CM51 Bachelor of Health and Rehabilitation Science

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 24 Total credit points: 144

This course is available to students who wish to exit from the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) (CB85).

This course will enable students to exit with a Bachelor of Health and Rehabilitation Science. This will support career paths into health related service careers.

Students attend observational work-based learning throughout Year 1 and Year 2 and this requires mandatory health and security requirements as detailed in the parent course.

Students must complete the following:

  • 16 Core units (96 credit points); and
  • 48 credit points from list specified Elective/Optional units, of which 36 credit points must be selected from Level 3 units. 


 Note: If students have completed and passed any clinical placements units, those units receive 12 credit points.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ALLH11001 Introduction to Allied Health Practice
BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1
ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals
PSIO11004 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 1
ALLH11006 Life Course Development for Health Professionals
BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2
PSIO11003 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2
PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour
ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Health Professionals
ALLH12008 Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics
ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology
PSIO12001 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 1
PSIO12002 Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy
PSIO12004 Neurological Physiotherapy 1
PSIO12005 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 2
MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology
Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
INDG11015 Contemporary Indigenous Issues
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
MRKT11028 Digital Marketing
BMSC12006 Cardiorespiratory Physiology and Measurement
BMSC12007 Neurological Physiology & Measurement
HLTH12031 Community Engaged Learning
MRKT19036 Marketing of Service Products
OCHS12015 Occupational Health and Safety Law
MGMT19105 Quality Management
Available units
Students must complete 6 from the following units:
ALLH13011 Rural and Remote Practice for Health Professionals
PSIO13001 Neurological Physiotherapy 2
PSIO13006 Physiotherapy Management of the Complex Patient
PSIO13007 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 3
MGMT13151 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups
MMST13017 Business of Digital Innovation
HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change
MGMT19128 Strategy and Change
HLTH13031 Population Health Epidemiology
HLTH13035 Health in all Policies
PSIO13002 Professional Physiotherapy Practice 1
PSIO13003 Professional Physiotherapy Practice 2