Updating Results

University of South Australia

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy

  • Graduate Certificate

UniSA has over 40 years' experience in physiotherapy education. If you want to advance your skills and knowledge in specialised physiotherapy, then this may be the degree for you.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time
Course Code
ICMS, 0100852
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Jul
Domestic Fees
$15,000 per year / $15,000 total
International Fees
$39,375 per year / $39,375 total

About this course

UniSA has over 40 years' experience in physiotherapy education. If you want to advance your skills and knowledge in specialised physiotherapy, then this may be the degree for you.

You will learn from postgraduate-qualified physiotherapists, with a curriculum informed by above world-class research in Clinical Sciences1 to advance your musculoskeletal physiotherapy reasoning and clinical skills.

We are fast becoming a renowned centre of innovation and enterprise in the sectors that will drive Australia's future, including health and biomedicine. It's a very good time to choose UniSA for your postgraduate study.

12018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)

Study locations

City East

What you will learn

Musculoskeletal and Sports physiotherapists 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, advanced clinical reasoning, and communication, education and procedural management skills. Through a variety of theoretical classes and practical experiences you will develop advanced skills and knowledge in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. You will study topics such as:

  • allied health evidence translation
  • pain theory and science
  • advanced musculoskeletal examination and management.

Career pathways

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.

As a graduate, you may further your physiotherapy career 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