University of Melbourne
Master of Physiotherapy (Pelvic Health)
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
Deepen your knowledge and skills in this key area of physiotherapy and be ready to apply them to your clinical practice.
Course overview
The program will challenge and extend your clinical knowledge and you will increase your understanding of the assessment and treatment of conditions across the lifespan, including paediatrics, adolescence, young and older adults. You will also build on your anatomy, physiology, diagnosis and complex case management knowledge further.
This blended program includes both campus-based subjects taught in intensive face-to-face mode and fully online subjects. It is tailored to the needs of currently practising professionals and will allow you to study part-time while applying your learning to your clinical practice.
The flexible course structure lets you personalise your degree by selecting from a wide range of elective subjects most relevant to your areas of interest and career goals. This course is designed for currently practising registered physiotherapists with at least two years of post-qualification clinical experience in women's, men's and pelvic health.
Special announcement: APA recognition
The University of Melbourne is excited to announce that the Master of Physiotherapy (Pelvic Health) course is recognised on the academic pathway for the Australian Physiotherapy Association's (APA) Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health career pathway. The APA Physiotherapist “Title” is a measure of career progress. It represents a physiotherapist who is highly qualified in a particular area of practice.
Graduates of this course will be eligible to apply for the title 'APA Titled Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist'
Key facts
What you will study
To earn the Master of Physiotherapy (Pelvic Health), students must complete 12 subjects or 150 credit points. Unless otherwise indicated, each subject is worth 12.5 credit points.
Students must complete 75 credit points of core subjects:
- The Pelvic Floor: Function and Dysfunction
- Advanced Practice in Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
- Exercise for Women
- Musculoskeletal Disorders in Women
- Evaluation of Rehabilitation Practice
- Research and Evidence in Practice
Entry requirements
To be considered for entry into this course, you must
- Be qualified to practice as a physiotherapist.
- Have at least two years of documented relevant professional work experience in women’s, men’s and pelvic health.
English language requirements
All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in several ways, including a recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. If you are from a non-English speaking background, the required standard of English for this degree is one of the following English proficiency test scores:
- IELTS (Academic) – 7.0, with no band less than 7.0
- TOEFL – 94+, with writing 27; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13
- Pearson – 72+, with written communicative skill of 75 and no other communicative skill below 60
- Cambridge – 185+, with no less than 185 in writing and no less than 169 in each other's skill
Contact the university or visit their website for more information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Prior studies may be credited towards your degree and potentially reduce the duration of your course. This is known as Advanced Standing (also known as credit or recognition of prior learning).
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
As a course student, you will interrogate the latest evidence and innovation in the discipline and use this to develop your clinical practice. You can choose from a wide range of elective subjects and scaffold your learning to your particular career goals.
Throughout the course, you will learn how to:
- Discuss principles and frameworks of professional and ethical practice.
- Integrate evidence in providing advice and promoting health and well-being in diverse patient populations.
- Utilise technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to practice advancement.
- Design and implement advanced clinical management for patients with conditions relevant to Women’s, Men’s and Pelvic Health physiotherapy.
- Understand the scope of practice and expertise of other relevant professionals, leading to appropriate referrals and information communication.
- Integrate theory, evidence and clinical reasoning in your clinical decision-making.
Career outcomes
This high-quality clinical master's degree will enable you to advance your career in high-level roles within public health and to apply for the APA's WMPH physiotherapy status academic.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year fee in 2026: $34,976 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative total course fee in 2026: $54,213 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Unless otherwise noted, the indicative total course fee shown above assumes a study load of 1 EFTSL (equivalent full-time student load) commencing semester one of the listed year, except for courses with a duration of less than 1 EFTSL.
Fees are subject to annual review by the University, with any new rates effective from the beginning of each calendar year.
A student’s fee may vary depending on:
- The number of subjects studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of subjects.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.
