Master of Physiotherapy (Paediatrics)

The Master of Physiotherapy (Paediatrics) is designed to produce graduates with advanced knowledge and skills for professional practice in Paediatrics. It is targeted toward early and mid-career physiotherapists who wish to further their careers within this clinical interest stream of physiotherapy practice. The curriculum is designed for practicing clinicians, is internationally relevant, and can be studied part or full time.

Course description

The course is a blended program that combines ten fully online subjects with one off campus clinical subject. This course emphasises linking theory, research evidence and practice utilising research evidence to underpin paediatric physiotherapy clinical practice and decision making. Subjects extend knowledge and understanding and introduce research principles and innovations that are necessary to undertake clinical practice in different environments. The flexible course structure enables you to personalise your degree by selecting from a wide range of elective subjects that are most relevant to your areas of interest and career goals.

The Master of Physiotherapy (Paediatrics) will support students to strategically align their learning with established competencies required towards industry-recognised paediatric physiotherapy professional titling. Further, this course can be designed to be relevant for the local as well as international context.

Who should apply

This course is designed for currently practising registered physiotherapists, with at least two years of post-qualification clinical experience in the area of paediatrics.

Pathways

You may also be interested in the following courses:

• Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy (Paediatrics)
• Graduate Certificate in Physiotherapy (Paediatrics)

English language requirements

All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. If you are from a non-English speaking background, the required standard of English for this degree is one of the following English proficiency test scores:

• English language test score requirements

• If you need to undertake an English language test, you must meet one of the scores* below:

  IELTS

  7.0

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  with no band less than 7.0

  TOEFL

  94+

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  with writing 27; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13

  PEARSON

  72+

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  with written communicative skill of 75 and no other communicative skill below 60

  CAMBRIDGE

  185+

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  with no less than 185 in writing and no less than 169 in each other skill

  *Accepted tests: IELTS (Academic English Only); TOEFL Internet-based test; Pearson Test of English Academic; Cambridge English: Advanced/Certificate of Advanced English (CAE). If a test displays N/A, it means it is not accepted for this course.

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