Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy
This graduate certificate is for qualified Physiotherapists who want more specialised qualifications in both musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy. You’ll develop advanced knowledge and leadership skills through critical, reflective engagement with contemporary theory and case-based discussion. This graduate certificate involves a blend of on-campus and online learning, making it ideally suited…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This graduate certificate is for qualified Physiotherapists who want more specialised qualifications in both musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy. You’ll develop advanced knowledge and leadership skills through critical, reflective engagement with contemporary theory and case-based discussion.
This graduate certificate involves a blend of on-campus and online learning, making it ideally suited to busy Physiotherapists already working in their field and balancing clinical commitments. Graduates wishing to expand their knowledge even further can use this program to continue, with credit, into the Masters of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal) or Masters of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy (Sports) programs. Graduates can then seek formal recognition by the Australian Physiotherapy Association, and specialist recognition by the Australian College of Physiotherapists.
What you’ll learn
To excel in the fields of musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy, you need to be able to assess and manage a wide range of clinical presentations within an evidence informed framework. This requires advanced biomedical and psychosocial knowledge, advanced clinical examination skills, clinical reasoning, communication, and procedural management skills.
Through a variety of theoretical classes and practical experiences you’ll develop advanced skills in:
- allied health evidence translation
- pain theory and science
- exercise and conditioning
- advanced musculoskeletal examination and management.
Career outcomes
Your career
Contemporary healthcare and clinical practice require therapists’ reasoning and practice to be critical, reflective, patient-centred and evidence informed. Postgraduate education is the optimal way to develop the advanced clinical knowledge and skills essential to expert physiotherapy clinical practice.
This graduate certificate offers Physiotherapists the opportunity to extend their practical skills in specialised areas and across a variety of settings, including:
- private practice
- clinics
- sport and exercise services
- rehabilitation centres
- hospitals
- home and community services
- disability services
- aged care facilities.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to have:
– completed a Bachelor degree level, or equivalent professional entry level qualification, from a recognised
higher education institution, in Physiotherapy; AND
– a minimum 10 months full-time, or equivalent, physiotherapy practice in a relevant field following completion
of the professional entry level qualification.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS score of 7.0; TOEFL iBT score of 94 with no band less than 22; TOEFL paper-based test (PBT) score of 600 with TWE of 5.0; Cambridge CAE/CPE score of 186; Pearson’s test of English (Academic) (PTE) score of 65 with no communicative score less than 65; CELUSA score of AE6.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of South Australia is a globally connected and engaged university with industry-informed teaching and research that is inventive and adventurous. Ranked in the world’s top 50 under 50^ and with 100% of assessed research rated at or above world-class*, the University is young, innovative and offers students the chance to gain real-world experience.Focused on life beyond the classroom, the University of South Australia offers a practical approach to teaching and learning. Degrees are designed in partnership with industry, giving students opportunities to gain the latest insights and trends and ensuring they graduate career ready.^Ranked in the World’s Top 50 Under 50 – Ranked #29, 2021 QS Top 50 Universities Aged Under 50 and Ranked #46, 2022 THE Young University Rankings*2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), 4-digit Fields of Research
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