MPT - Program Description

Year 1

Foundations (14 weeks)

  • Anatomy 9501 (Gross Anatomy)
  • Anatomy 9531 (Neuroscience for Rehabilitation Sciences)
  • Physical Therapy 9510 (Professional Practice Issues)
  • Physical Therapy 9511 (Foundations of Physical Therapy Practice)
  • Physical Therapy 9512 (Integrated Assessment Skills)
  • Physical Therapy 9513 (Functional Anatomy)

Regional Conditions (7 weeks)

  • Anatomy 9501 (Gross Anatomy)
  • Physical Therapy 9521 (Regional Assessment)
  • Physical Therapy 9522 (Treatment of Regional Conditions)
  • Physical Therapy 9523 (Applied Cardiorespiratory Physiology)
  • Physical Therapy 9528 (Critical Appraisal and Evidence-Based Practice)

Clinical Practice Settings (14 weeks)

  • Physical Therapy 9524 (Physical Therapy in Community Settings I)
  • Physical Therapy 9525 (Physical Therapy in Rehabilitation Settings I)
  • Physical Therapy 9526 (Physical Therapy in Acute Care Settings I)
  • Physical Therapy 9527 (Physical Therapy in Physical Therapy Clinics I)
  • Physical Therapy 9528 (Critical Appraisal and Evidence-Based Practice)

Clinical Placements

  • Physical Therapy 9581 - Clinical Experience I (6 weeks)

Year 2

Advanced Practice (9 weeks)

  • Physical Therapy 9535 (Physical Therapy in Rehabilitation Settings II)
  • Physical Therapy 9536 (Physical Therapy in Acute Care Settings II)
  • Physical Therapy 9537 (Physical Therapy in Physical Therapy Clinics II)
  • Physical Therapy 9539 (Therapeutic Modalities II)
  • Physical Therapy 9590 (supervised research project)

Specialized Practice (10 weeks)

  • Physical Therapy 9540 (Business and Entrepreneurship in Physical Therapy)
  • Physical Therapy 9541 (Physical Therapy in the Community II)
  • Physical Therapy 9542 (Manual Therapy)
  • Physical Therapy 9590 (Supervised Research Project)
  • Electives Physical Therapy 9543 (Pharmacology for Physical Therapists)
  • Physical Therapy 9544 (Sports Physiotherapy)
  • Physical Therapy 9545 (Pediatrics)
  • Physical Therapy 9546 (Women's Health)
  • Physical Therapy 9547 (Exercise in Special Populations)
  • Physical Therapy 9548 (Motor Control Colloquium)
  • Physical Therapy 9549 (Advanced Therapeutic Modalities)

Comprehensive Exams and Research Project (11 weeks)

  • Physical Therapy 9590 (Supervised Research Project)
  • Physical Therapy 9550 (Professional Consolidation)

Clinical Placements

  • Physical Therapy 9582 - Clinical Experience 2 (6 weeks)
  • Physical Therapy 9583 - Clinical Experience 3 (6 weeks)
  • Physical Therapy 9584 - Clinical Experience 4 (6 weeks)
  • Physical Therapy 9585 - Clinical Experience 5 (6 weeks)

Academic Regulation

Progression in the program will be based on each year's achievement, the minimum for which is:

  1. a passing grade in all courses
  2. an overall average of 70%
  3. a minimum of 60% in all required physical therapy courses
  4. a pass in a pass/fail course
  5. satisfactory performance in clinical placements

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