Bachelor (Honours)
Become a fully-qualified physiotherapist.
Movement is essential to our health, happiness and connection to others - and physios help us move better. 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's Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) you'll get a detailed understanding of the human body and develop the practical skills to launch your career in this rewarding and dynamic field of health. At La Trobe, not only will you learn from industry leaders and world-class researchers, you'll experience unique industry opportunities with our broad range of partners.
Start building your practical skills as soon as you start first year and finish your degree with clinical training equivalent to seven months of workplace experience. Graduate work ready and in-demand as a fully-qualified physiotherapist and step into your first job.
Throughout the course you'll gain quality hands-on experience with placements at leading hospitals and private practices. You could find yourself in acute hospital units, rehabilitation facilities, community health clinics, private practice, sporting organisations, educational facilities or research centres.
Choose to take your physiotherapy degree global with international placement or study opportunities - like students before you who've experienced Denmark, Italy, Vietnam and India. Or keep it local with placements throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria.
In your Honours year, you'll undertake research or industry-based project work where you'll solve real problems relating to human health and physical performance.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Bachelor Degree Honours.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), students must complete a total of 480 credit points across 4 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 4 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS OF MOVEMENT SPE1CBM 1 15 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PTY1CEP 1 15 FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION HLT1FPC 1 15 HUMAN BIOSCIENCES A HBS1HBA 1 15 HUMAN BIOSCIENCES B HBS1HBB 1 15 PRINCIPLES OF ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY PTY1PAE 1 15 RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE HLT1RAE 1 15 UNDERSTANDING HEALTH AND WELLBEING PHE1UHW 1 15 ANATOMY OF LOWER LIMB & TRUNK HBS2ALT 2 15 ANATOMY OF UPPER LIMB, HEAD & NEUROSCIENCES HBS3AUN 2 15 APPLIED PHYSIOTHERAPY B PTY2APB 2 15 APPLIED PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT A PTY2APA 2 15 FOUNDATIONS IN PHARMACOLOGY HBS3PCY 2 15 INTEGRATING EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE HLT2IEP 2 15 PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC BASIS OF DISEASE HBS3PBD 2 15 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN PTY2PPL 2 15 MANAGING COMPLEXITY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE PTY3MCP 3 15 PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR CARDIO-RESPIRATORY DYSFUNCTION PTY3CAP 3 15 PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DYSFUNCTION PTY3MUP 3 15 PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION PTY3NEP 3 15 PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PAEDIATRICS, WOMEN'S AND PELVIC HEALTH PTY3PWP 3 15 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICUM A PTY3PPA 3 15 SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR PERSON-CENTRED PHYSIOTHERAPY PTY3PCP 3 15 CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PTY4CDM 4 15 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICUM C PTY4PPC 4 15 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICUM D PTY4PPD 4 15
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points PROFESSIONAL PRACTICUM E PTY4PPE 4 15
Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.
Students to select one learning pathway from the list below.
Stream
For more information on these please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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Graduates can pursue a career in industries such as:
The Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) is conditionally accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council. Graduates of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) may be eligible to apply for registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia. Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.