Non-Award
The program exposes you to the principles and practice of clinical rehabilitation and provides the opportunity of studying in an area relevant to your field of clinical practice. The Masters of Clinical Rehabilitation (Neurological Physiotherapy / Neurological Occupational Therapy) are designed to advance your neurological rehabilitation skills.
In addition, the Masters by coursework provides training in research methods and enables you to develop either research expertise or advanced practice skills in clinical rehabilitation and apply this to a specific project.
You can participate in a clinical placement.
Students enrolled in the 74-unit Masters of Clinical Rehabilitation will complete a 9-unit placement topic in a rehabilitation hospital (topic REHB8030 Clinical Rehabilitation Practice). This is optional for the 54-unit Masters of Clinical Rehabilitation.
Students enrolled in the Masters of Clinical Rehabilitation (Neurological Physiotherapy) will complete a 9-unit advanced neurological placement in a rehabilitation hospital (topic REHB9041 Advanced Practice in Neurological Physiotherapy).
Students enrolled in the Masters of Clinical Rehabilitation (Occupational Therapy) will complete a 9-unit advanced neurological placement in a rehabilitation hospital (topic REHB9043 Neurological Occupational Therapy Advanced Practice).
In addition, Occupational Therapy students enrolled in any program can chose to complete the 9-unit Occupational Therapy Driver Assessment and Rehabilitation topic (REHB8037) which provides occupational therapists with the training required to be able to practice within the advanced area of driver assessment and retraining for people with medical conditions.
As per Australian Government regulations, courses that have a placement involving contact with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults, will require students to undergo criminal history check prior to placement.