Continuing Education & Professional Development

The School of Physiotherapy and its affiliate centres provide a variety of professional development opportunities for physiotherapists and allied health practitioners. 

Short Courses (Professional Development) Calendar 2007/2008
Single Subjects (CAP)
English Language Requirements
Courses Conducted at your Venue
Courses for Physiotherapy Educators
Enquiries

Short Courses Calendar 2007/2008

The School of Physiotherapy offers a range of short courses both locally and overseas. Refer Professional Development Calendar 2007/2008.

Single Subjects

Qualified physiotherapists and other allied health professionals may take a single subject from the Master of Physiotherapy by Coursework under the Community Access Program (CAP).

Some subjects are taught and assessed over a full semester and other subjects are taught in an intensive teaching block (with assessment over the full semester). Please check the timetable for each subject. Note that not all subjects are offered every year.

Application and enrolment is through the Community Access Program of the University. Please email the Postgraduate Officer before applying for a subject. Local applicants may enrol on either an assessed or non-assessed basis. Under certain conditions, successfully completed assessed subjects may be considered for credit towards a postgraduate degree.

Subjects offered under the Community Access Program include:

513-664 Anatomy for Neurological Physiotherapy
513-661 Applied Physiology
513-662 Cardiorespiratoy Science
513-672 Clinical Anatomy
513-910 Dry Needling for Physiotherapists
513-642 Exercise for Women
513-660 Graduate Research Methods
513-692 Health Promotion and Professional Communication
513-887 Introduction to Research Methods
513-676 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy A
513-684 Neurosciences
513-668 Paediatric Biosciences
513-669 Paediatric Physiotherapy Theory
513-680 Professional Issues
513-652 Radiology for Physiotherapists
513-696 Sports Physiotherapy A
513-640 The Pelvic Floor: Function and Dysfunction

English Language Requirements

For assessed single semester subjects from degree courses of the School you will need to meet the University English language requirements.

For non-assessed continuing education courses, short courses or single semester subjects from higher degree programs you are not required to meet the University English language requirement.   However your English language skills need to be at a sufficient standard to benefit from the instruction.   You should still check the University requirements to see what an expected level of competency would be.

Courses Conducted at your Venue

We provide short professional development courses at local, country, interstate or overseas centres. A range of study areas are offered, including musculoskeletal (manipulative), sports, women's health (exercise, continence and pelvic floor rehabilitation) and cardiopulmonary physiotherapy. Courses may be arranged in other study areas by negotiation. Fees are charged on a negotiated basis.

Courses for Physiotherapy Educators

Four-week program for physiotherapy educators, providing observation and participation in lectures, tutorials and practical classes in the School of Physiotherapy. Includes observation of clinical training of physiotherapy students in the teaching hospitals of The University of Melbourne. Fees are charged on a negotiated basis.

Enquiries

For all enquiries please contact the School of Physiotherapy:
physio-postgrad@ unimelb.edu.au or call us on: +61 3 8344 4171