Masters (Coursework)
Take your place in the exciting world of sports and exercise physiotherapy. Advanced skills in sport and exercise physiotherapy will prepare you to work with athletes of all ages, at local, national and international levels.
If you're a practising physiotherapist ready to advance your career in the fields of sport and exercise physiotherapy, this course is designed for you.
Our Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy gives you an in-depth understanding of the clinical sciences underpinning musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy.
Explore the pain sciences and human tissue sciences, including muscle, tendon, connective tissue and bone. Learn how tissues develop, adapt to normal and intense use, and respond to overload and injury - vital knowledge for developing rehabilitation programs.
Learn to use client-centred management techniques when meeting and assessing patients and examine clinical reasoning processes using case studies.
Your practical subjects allow you to apply what you've learned in a clinical setting. Work under the supervision of recognised sports and exercise physiotherapists and hone your advanced neuro-musculoskeletal examination and management skills. You'll also build your clinical decision-making skills, including selecting and progressing treatments and planning ongoing management programs.
Delivered largely online, this course gives you the flexibility to fit study around your career.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 9 - Masters Degree.
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 Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy, students must complete a total of 120 credit points across 2 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 60 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 60 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 ADVANCED CLINICAL SCIENCES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY PTY5ACS 1 15 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ADVANCED PHYSIOTHERAPY PTY5001 1 15 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SPORTS & EXERCISE PHYSIOTHERAPY PTY5005 1 15 SEARCH AND EVALUATE EVIDENCE (SPORT AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY) PTY5SEE 1 15 CLINICAL REASONING IN PHYSIOTHERAPY PTY5CRP 2 15 WEBINARS IN SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY PTY5WSP 2 15 ADVANCED PRACTICE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE PHYSIOTHERAPY PTY5004 2 30The 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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After graduation, you could work across a range of sporting environments, including private practices and sports clubs.
Possible roles include: