Bachelor of Physiotherapy students will undertake several work-integrated learning activities throughout their program of study. Students will undertake clinical...
Read moreBachelor of Physiotherapy students will undertake several work-integrated learning activities throughout their program of study. Students will undertake clinical experiences from Year 1 to Year 4 as part of academic courses. Students will also undertake five week full-time clinical placements as part of five clinical placement courses.
Physiotherapists aim to enhance the movement and function of individuals and populations across the lifespan especially when actual or potential impairments and...
Read morePhysiotherapists aim to enhance the movement and function of individuals and populations across the lifespan especially when actual or potential impairments and disability relate to the musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, and neurological systems. Physiotherapists work in various settings such as hospitals, private practices, community health centres, schools, sporting teams and the armed forces. Physiotherapists may also be employed at universities to teach or conduct research or consult for industry and government bodies.
Positives: The first year of the course includes courses in which many other health related courses undertake. This means that you will build a strong basis of medical knowledge that will be useful not only in your later years of Physiotherapy, but if you change courses you will be able to gain credit. Unlike other universiti...
Read morePositives: The first year of the course includes courses in which many other health related courses undertake. This means that you will build a strong basis of medical knowledge that will be useful not only in your later years of Physiotherapy, but if you change courses you will be able to gain credit. Unlike other universities, the physiotherapy course at griffith is very hands on from the first trimester. Within the first 2 weeks we were already practicing treatments such as massage on each other. This is a strong incentive to continue with the course as you are very aware of what your future job will entail.
Negatives: There are very few negative aspects of the course. But, as this degree is a new program at Griffith there were small things that other students and myself dislike. The first would be how some of the assessment is arranged. Certain online quizzes weren't able to be accessed whereas others were required to be completed before content was taught. These were only small hiccups which will more than likely be resolved for future students.
My advice to future students is: To any future students I would say to develop strong study methods from day 1. It is a very full on course which makes it easy to fall behind. Plus, the content is all interlinked, so if you dont understand the basics it is very difficult to progress.