If you’re a qualified physiotherapist with an interest in working with athletes and active people, the Master of Clinical Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy) can help you achieve your professional goals.

This course will enable you to integrate the most up-to-date research and evidence-informed management into clinical and sporting physiotherapy practice.

Physiotherapy practice is a significant component of this course, in both the sporting and clinical environment. Experienced sports physiotherapists will supervise you through your clinical practice placements, and will work collaboratively with you to maximise your professional development.

Sports placements are in a variety of settings including elite sporting environments. Your placements will be tailored to suit your area of interest and level of experience.

Why study

• More than 60 years’ experience underpins Curtin's internationally recognised and challenging, yet very rewarding physiotherapy courses.
• These courses are taught by highly qualified staff with excellent clinical and research capabilities, in world-class facilities.
• Curtin prioritises a supportive learning environment for you to maximise your postgraduate goals. There is a strong emphasis on individual mentoring, supervision and feedback on skills and their application.

How this course will make you industry ready

The Sports Physiotherapy Major can help you:

• gain the professional skills to improve your patient management, confidence and enjoyment of your career
• develop a high-level clinical reasoning skills using the Musculoskeletal Clinical Reasoning Framework to integrate research and evidence-informed practice into clinical practice
• develop the professional skills for advanced management of the active and sporting population, considering biopsychosocial factors in assessment and rehabilitation
• develop manual therapy skills for advanced level assessment and treatment that are relevant to the active and sporting population
• develop advanced level management planning skills including targeted exercise rehabilitation for sport-specific and active populations to improve patient outcomes and achieve successful return to sport
• develop your skills to work with elite level athletes and manage criterion-based return to sport planning.

Professional recognition

The Sports Physiotherapy Major is accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) and is part of the APA career pathway.

Once you graduate you can apply to become an APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist as well as a Registered International Sports Physical Therapist with the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapists (IFSPT), potentially enhancing global recognition and professional mobility. Sports Physiotherapy titling is a step towards specialisation and becoming a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists.

A masters qualification in sports physiotherapy can lead to an exciting range of professional roles in elite and recreational sports teams, sporting organisations and private practice environments, opening up career opportunities in more advanced roles.

Sports physiotherapists are working in high level elite sporting organisations as medical directors, head physiotherapists, researchers and educators. It is a requirement to be a titled sports physiotherapist to work with national teams, institutes of sport and Olympic events.

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