Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science and Doctor of Physiotherapy | Bachelor's degree | Health & Well-Being | On Campus | 4 years | Bond University | Australia

The Bond University packaged degrees allow you to combine your passion for science with your desire to be a physiotherapist, completing two degrees in just four years. The Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science equips you with an understanding of health and human movement, while the Doctor of Physiotherapy integrates the clinical, pathological and related sciences with the physiotherapy knowledge preparing entry level physiotherapists for their next role. Bond University’s Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science sequentially followed by the Doctor of Physiotherapy enable you to become both an accredited exercise scientist and an accredited physiotherapist. The Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science equips you with an understanding of health and human movement including healthy ageing, chronic disease prevention, athlete preparation, exercise prescription, health promotion and nutrition. It provides a strong foundation for the Doctor of Physiotherapy, enabling you to explore areas of study such as anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology and biochemistry, biomechanics, motor learning and control, as well as sports nutrition and exercise prescription and planning for both athletic and non-athletic populations. The Doctor of Physiotherapy offers an innovative problem based learning model of physiotherapy education to prepare entry level physiotherapists for their roles and responsibilities as first contact practitioners. The program integrates the clinical, pathological and related sciences with the physiotherapy knowledge, skills and professional behaviors and attitudes required to examine, diagnose and treat physiotherapy clients. The Doctor of Physiotherapy assists you to progressively develop and apply your knowledge, skills and professional attitudes and behavior for physiotherapy practice and places a strong emphasis on clinical experiential learning with 50 per cent of the program undertaken in a clinical context.