Movement is essential to health, happiness and connection to others - and physios help people move better. Students can get ready to use exercise and movement to improve the lives of athletes, children, adults and people recovering from surgery, injury or illness.
With La Trobe University's Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) students will get a detailed understanding of the human body and develop the practical skills to launch their career in this rewarding and dynamic field of health. At the university, not only will students learn from industry leaders and world-class researchers, they'll experience unique industry opportunities with a broad range of partners.
Students can start building practical skills as soon as they start first year and finish their degree with clinical training equivalent to seven months of workplace experience. They can graduate work ready and in-demand as a fully-qualified physiotherapist and step into their first job.
Throughout the course students will gain quality hands-on experience with placements at leading hospitals and private practices. They could find themselves in acute hospital units, rehabilitation facilities, community health clinics, private practice, sporting organizations, educational facilities or research centers.
Students can choose to take their physiotherapy degree global with international placement or study opportunities - like students before them who've experienced Denmark, Italy, Vietnam and India. Or keep it local with placements throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria.
In the Honours year, students will undertake research or industry-based project work where they'll solve real problems relating to human health and physical performance.
Students will learn:
- Bioscience - Gain an intricate understanding of the human body through the study of anatomy, physiology, pathology, biomechanics of human movement and pharmacology.
- Physiotherapy skills - Discover how to assess, diagnose and improve people's movement, health and quality of life.
- Specialized areas - Learn how to apply physiotherapy skills to help people with a variety of conditions which relate to cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, sports, neurological, women's, men's, pediatric and aged care health.
