Bachelor of Physiotherapy/Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
at University of Notre Dame Australia
The 5-year full-time program will prepare you to become an effective, culturally appropriate practitioner with a focus on the physiotherapist-client relationship.
Course Overview
This double degree allows you to explore and develop advanced knowledge, skills and abilities in analysing physical activity, exercise prescription and sports health. Graduates will be eligible for registration as a physiotherapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA).
Designed by highly-respected industry practitioners, our Bachelor of Physiotherapy/Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science program is the only degree in Australia. Accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council, this double degree provides a pathway that incorporates two complementary health and exercise sciences programs. Physiotherapy Exercise and Sport Science share a common bond in much of the human sciences while having specialised knowledge and application within each path. This allows you to develop profession-specific areas of knowledge and skills from both degrees. To ensure that you graduate with the practical skills and training necessary to excel, this combined degree contains 1150 hours of workplace experience. This practicum component comprises physiotherapy-specific clinical placements and Exercise and Sport Science practical experiences. Your formal physiotherapy clinical education program begins with a five-week placement in Year Three and continues in Year Four. It culminates in almost full-time clinical practice during Year Five of the course. Upon graduation, you will have developed your clinical assessment, treatment skills, reflective professional practice in laboratories, and exposure to patients in physiotherapy practices, hospitals or community health settings in urban and rural locations. The program also strongly focuses on evidence-based and reflective practice ensuring graduates will be well prepared to meet the challenge of current and future health provision across the many clinical and non-clinical areas in which Physiotherapists are employed.
UNDA Campus Life
The University of Notre Dame Australia is a multi campus university, with international campuses in bustling Sydney and the historic City of Fremantle, Perth (CRICOS: 01032F)
- A global community with students from across the world welcomed on campus
- Practical degrees with professional workplace experience
- International campuses in the bustling Sydney and the historic City of Fremantle, Perth
Notre Dame has been rated 5 stars in the Good Universities Guide 2024, undergraduate and postgraduate categories, for Learner Engagement, Skills Development, Graduate Salary and Full-Time Employment.
University of Notre Dame Australia
The University of Notre Dame Australia is a multi-campus university, with international campuses in bustling Sydney and the historic City of Fremantle, Perth.
Notre Dame has a strong commitment to honouring the individual, and recognises that each student is graced with their own gifts and talents. Notre Dame believes that higher education should prepare students for a rich, fulfilling and reflective life, not just a career path.
Notre Dame has been rated 5 stars in the Good Universities Guide 2024, undergraduate and postgraduate categories, for Learner Engagement, Skills Development, Graduate Salary and Full-Time Employment.
Why choose the University of Notre Dame Australia
Undergraduate and postgraduate catagories
for Learner Engagement, Skills Development, Graduate Salary and Full-Time Employment – Good Universities Guide 2024
Australian university
by Times Higher Education in 2026
for student satisfaction
by the Australian Financial Review 2023
Entry Requirements for
– ATAR
Grade required for programs in School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Education (Sydney: Primary and Early Childhood programs, Fremantle)
– 70 or higher
Grade required for programs in School of Education (Secondary degrees and double degrees, Fremantle)
– 80 or higher
Grade required for programs in School of Law, School of Physiotherapy
– 90 or higher
International Student Fees
You can find the applicable international student course fee for your chosen pathway study route listed below.
| Study Route | Tuition Fees (2025-26) |
|---|---|
| Postgraduate | Law – February, July – $42,695 Business – February, July – $34,356 Education – February, July – $36,401 Social Sciences – February, July – $34,078 Arts/ Science – February, July – $35,000-$41,471 Healthcare – February, July – $55,800-$83,997 |
| Undergraduate | Nursing – February, July – $38,818 Computing – February, July – $34,221 Education – February, July – $33,806-$37,490 Law – February, July – $40,785 Social Sciences – February, July – $32,849-$45,523 Healthcare – February, July – $38,222-$41,421 Business – February, July – $32,199-$40,256 Arts/Science – February, July – $34,371-$44,478 |
| *Fees are not inclusive of scholarships. All applications are subject to a non-refundable admin fee. | |
Scholarships at University of Notre Dame Australia
Reach out to our admissions team for details about scholarships available to you.
