查尔斯特大学

Passionate about physical health and wellbeing? Looking for a rewarding career helping people to feel their best? Physiotherapists help to maintain or restore movement and function in people who are affected by injury, illness or disability. As experts in movement, they play a key role in promoting health, independence and quality of life for people of all ages.

With a proud history spanning nearly two decades, CSU’s Bachelor of Physiotherapy has a reputation for producing highly sought after graduates who have gone on to launch physiotherapy careers in Australia and overseas.

Course highlights

You won’t just learn physiotherapy, you will live it

You’ll gain hands-on experience through extensive workplace learning, making you job-ready when you graduate. You’ll work with clients of all ages from diverse backgrounds and you may even have the opportunity to work at an orphanage in Vietnam in your fourth year of study.

Exceptional teachers

As recognised leaders in the profession, our physiotherapy staff contribute to the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) National Professional Standards Panel and APA’s national groups, the National Allied Health Conference, Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) and the Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) network.

Quality facilities

CSU’s School of Community Health works in partnership with communities to provide allied health education and research. Facilities designed to simulate clinical environments found in real workplaces include a musculoskeletal clinic, hospital ward, rehabilitation gym, movement laboratory, on campus clinics, skills laboratories and simulation facilities.

Graduate with Honours

If you achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 or above across your first and second year subjects, you’ll be eligible to apply to transfer to the Honours stream. If selected, you’ll complete specific Honours subjects that replace standard subjects and develop your organisational, research and writing skills.

Pathways to physiotherapy

If you haven’t achieved the required ATAR (or equivalent) for the Bachelor of Physiotherapy, you may be eligible to apply for the Bachelor of Health and Rehabilitation Science or the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science. On successful completion of the first year of either of these courses, it is possible to transfer to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy, subject to approval based on academic merit.

Career opportunities

Demand for physiotherapists is growing as the population ages and awareness of the benefits of physiotherapy increases. The Australian Government’s Job Outlook forecasts very strong employment growth in the profession in the next five years.

Diverse employers

You’ll find roles in hospitals, community health, rehabilitation, aged care, sports therapy clinics or organisations like the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Employment opportunities are also found in education, management and research.

Private practice

Work in private practices or as a consultant to the public or private sector.

Rural opportunities

Want to work in rural Australia? There are great opportunities to apply your skills in rural and regional communities where there is often limited access to physiotherapy services.