University of South Australia
Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy (Sports)
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
Accelerates your skills with an advanced qualification in sports physiotherapy practice, enhancing your sports-specific knowledge, reasoning and clinical skills for future work with sporting organisations or private practice.
Course overview
Degree overview
- Develop advanced sports and musculoskeletal competencies essential to sports physiotherapy.
- Benefit from flexible study options that include a blend of on-campus and online study and full-time or part-time.
- Benefit from more than 50 years’ experience in physiotherapy education.
- Study a curriculum informed by the above world-class research in physiotherapy.
- Learn from internationally-renowned teachers and clinicians.
- Benefit from UniSA’s strong industry partnerships and alliances.
- Advance your clinical skills through supervised practice.
- UniSA is an unstoppable university for unstoppable people. As one of the World’s Top Young Universities, we’ll ensure you get the experience your future profession demands, so it’ll feel like you’re studying one minute and in a career the next.
Sports physiotherapists help all types of athletes, from recreational to elite, perform at their best. This master’s degree is for qualified physiotherapists who want to gain advanced clinical skills and knowledge in the prominent field of sports physiotherapy.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy (Sports), students must take 36 units or eight courses, each worth 4.5 units.
Core courses
Complete the following courses:
- Allied Health Research Evidence Translation
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 1
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 2
- Integrated Pain Sciences
- Current Issues in Sports Physiotherapy
- Strength and Conditioning
- Advanced Physiotherapy Practice 1
- Advanced Physiotherapy Practice 2 (Sports)
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have:
- Completed a Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional entry-level qualification from a recognised higher education institution in Physiotherapy.
- A minimum of 10 months full-time or equivalent, physiotherapy practice in a relevant field following completion of the professional entry-level qualification.
- Met the requirements for eligibility for registration as a physiotherapist or limited registration under supervision with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Students must apply for limited registration after acceptance into the program.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Credit transfer (study credit) formally recognises your prior learning and work/life experience. It can be granted for specific courses (subjects) or a block of courses where your previous qualification or experience is equivalent to the learning.
So, what counts as prior learning? It can be from one of the following providers:
- Recognised higher education provider.
- TAFE or other recognised VET provider.
- A professional body, enterprise, private educational institution or other similar body.
- Work experience.
Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Through various theoretical classes and practical experiences, you'll develop advanced skills and knowledge in sports physiotherapy. You'll study topics such as:
- Allied health evidence translation
- Pain theory and science, assessment and management
- Advanced musculoskeletal examination and management
- Exercise and conditioning
- Advanced sports physiotherapy theory
Clinical practice is a significant component of this degree. You'll be able to apply your new knowledge to clinical practice, under the supervision of postgraduate qualified physiotherapists.
Career outcomes
Unisa’s master’s degree, combined with the Australian Physiotherapy Association membership, means that sports physiotherapists can typically work in private practice in primary health care, consultancy practices and sporting teams or organisations. These environments vary across:
- Private practice
- Clinics
- Sport and exercise services
- Rehabilitation centres
- Home and community services
- Hospitals
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative Annual fee in 2025: $33,600 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The indicative annual fee is based on 1.0 EFTSL (Equivalent Full-Time Study Load) or 36 units.
Student fees may vary per:
- The number of courses studied per year.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
