Bachelor of Physiotherapy – Indigenous Health Careers Access Program

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1

Additional selection requirements

Submit JCU internal application form by 30 September

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

Clinical placement/professional practice:

This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements).

Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, graduates will be able to:

• Integrate and adapt a broad and coherent body of theoretical knowledge and technical competencies in diverse contexts as an entry level physiotherapist

• Review professional and ethical frameworks, and underlying principles and concepts, to inform professional behaviours and responsibilities

• Retrieve, critically evaluate and apply established and evolving evidence and concepts to physiotherapy practice

• Formulate, implement and evaluate physiotherapy management plans, across the lifespan, for culturally and demographically diverse peoples, especially in tropical, rural, remote and Indigenous communities

• Demonstrate effective oral and written English language and numerical skills that enable clear, coherent and appropriate communication of theoretical or therapy concepts, treatment options and professional decisions, with clients, families, communities and other professionals

• Apply physiotherapy-based health assessment, promotion, prevention and self-management strategies to individuals and populations

• Deliver and facilitate safe, sustainable and effective collaborative client-centred healthcare within a clearly defined and accepted scope of practice for a physiotherapist.

• Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to determine future professional development requirements.

Townsville

Maximum time to complete

8 years

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

Clinical placement/professional practice:

This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements).

Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students.

Accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

Not applicable

Maximum allowed

6 credit points

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 18 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Eligibility

Entry to embedded honours

At the start of level 3 of the course the Head of School will invite applications from students

• Normally candidates will have obtained a GPA of 5 (Credit or better) for the subjects completed for levels 1 and 2 of the course

• A quota may be imposed on the number of candidates accepted for entry to the honours course depending on the availability of supervisors

Entry to graduate honours

Successful completion of a pass degree in Physiotherapy

• Normally candidates will have achieved a GPA of not less than 5.0 calculated over the four levels of the pass degree.

• Candidates professional experience and continuing  professional development will be also be considered in their application

• Candidates may be required to undertake work additional to the pass degree before commencing honours