• Flinders University enjoys strong partnerships with many organisations, including all SA Health local health networks in both metropolitan and regional South Australia, Ashford and Flinders Private Hospitals, Novita, ECH, PhysioXtra and other private practices, Adelaide United Football Club, and many more.
• The majority of our staff are working in senior clinical physiotherapy roles, including in private practices, public and private hospitals, with sporting teams and specialist areas such as womens’ and mens’ continence and pelvic health,
• Over 1000 hours of clinical placement experience are built into the Master of Physiotherapy which is in addition to practical skill and clinical simulation teaching.
• Rewarding industry opportunities are available in a range of locations, in metropolitan, regional and remove areas, including across South Australia and the Northern Territory with support from Flinders’ extensive campus locations.

• Flinders offers state of the art facilities including physiotherapy practical laboratories, anatomy laboratories, gym and exercise physiology laboratories and a large acute hospital simulation facility. Combined with use of technologies in our teaching such as VR headsets, we can accelerate learning in a realistic way.
• We have our very own purpose-built working interprofessional clinic, Health2Go, on site at our Sturt campus giving you the opportunity to work with clients alongside professional clinicians to gain real-life experience in a modern multidisciplinary environment.
  

• Smaller cohort teaching ensures a personal approach to learning. The relationships we have with our students and graduates are highly supportive and long-lasting.
• We focus on student development to build confidence, sound communication skills and to nurture the importance of holistic, patient-centred care.
• Our program is highly innovative with focuses around interprofessional practice, cultural awareness, leadership and communication, exercise and behaviour change.
  
• Students receive employment and job seeking support throughout their degree and at graduation. 

• Our graduates have an excellent understanding of whole-of-health management and are well equipped to deliver patient-centred care.
• Practical components are taught throughout the program. Students have practical components to examinations to ensure they are career-ready at graduation.
• Flinders graduates have an excellent reputation in the health industry and are principled leaders.
  
• Graduates will enhance their skill set with inter-professional practice and learning alongside and with students and supervisors from other disciplines on campus and on clinical placements.

• Many of our teaching staff are also active researchers and members of Flinders University’s Caring Futures Institute.
• We ensure our programs always have the latest evidence-based learning outcomes.
  

No, but knowledge of SACE Stage 2 Biology and Physics or equivalent is recommended, as a foundation to studying human bioscience, anatomy and exercise physiology topics.

According to the National Skills Commission (2021 employment projections for the five years until 2026), employment growth for physiotherapists is 28.70%,

All Master of Physiotherapy program graduates are eligible for registration as a Physiotherapist in Australia. Registration requirements in other countries vary from country to country.

Both the Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Physiotherapy and the Master of Physiotherapy require two years of full-time study and are not offered externally or on a part-time basis.

However, the teaching in many topics includes online sessions, in addition to tutorials workshops and practical sessions held on campus.

You can undertake either a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Therapy Studies) which is available both at Bedford Park campus and in the city at Festival Plaza. You can also undertake a Bachelor of Exercise Science. Both of these degrees contain topics that meet the content pre-requisites to be eligible for entry into the Master of Physiotherapy.

Please note, completion of these alternative degrees does not guarantee entry into the Masters of Physiotherapy, and entry is competitive based on Grade Point Average (GPA). More information about requirements for entry to the Master of Physiotherapy is available here.

• Applications are completed via SATAC
• Visit: www.satac.edu.au