Overview
This endorsement is offered both on campus and by distance learning.
As part of the School of Physiotherapy's staircasing options, students enrolled part time can complete any or all of the following qualifications endorsed in Sports Physiotherapy, i.e. enrolment in Certificate, Diploma then Masters, or directly into the Masters. Students enrolled full time can complete the Postgraduate Diploma or Master of Physiotherapy.
Please note that a B grade average or above is required in the first four papers for students to progress to the Masters level papers.
Postgraduate student profile
Sebastian Hammarborg from the Swedish city of Bromma recently completed a Master of Physiotherapy Endorsed in Sports Physiotherapy at Otago. It gave him an opportunity to develop a wider worldview and apply those insights to his work in physiotherapy.
Line of study for part time, distance taught programmes
Postgraduate Certificate in Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy)
Year 1
PHTY 501 Biomedical Science in Physiotherapy (Semester 1)
PHTY 542 Sports Physiotherapy (Semester 2)
Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy)
Upon successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate, with a B grade average or above, students can staircase to the Postgraduate Diploma (Sports Physiotherapy)
Year 2
Two further papers, of which at least one is a PHTY paper, worth 30 points from Part 2 of the Schedule.
Master of Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy)
Upon successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, with a B grade average or above, students can staircase to the Master of Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy)
PHTY 610 Research Methods (Semester 1)
PHTY 650 Research Projects (Semester 2)
Line of study for full time, on-campus programmes
Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy)
PHTY 501 Biomedical Science in Physiotherapy (Semester 1)
PHTY 543 Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy (Semester 1)
PHTY 542 Sports Physiotherapy (Semester 2)
PHTY 561 Clinical Practice (Semester 2)
Master of Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy)
Upon successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, with a B grade average or above, students can staircase to the Master of Physiotherapy (Sports Physiotherapy)
PHTY 610 Research Methods (Semester 1)
PHTY 650 Research Project (Semester 1)
Paper options
You may choose an optional paper from the School of Physiotherapy such as PHTY543 , PHTY545 or PHTY561 and up to one paper from another department:
MSME Musculoskeletal Medicine (MSME701-MSME711)
OCCH Occupational Health (OCCH401-OCCH402)
PAIN Pain Management (PAIN701-PAIN703)
PUBH Public Health (PUBH701-PUBH709, PUBH721-PUBH722)
REHB Rehabilitation (REHB701-REHB715)
SPME Sports Medicine (SPME701-SPME711)
Use the following link to find more information on each of these papers: http://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/subjects/
Note: This list is not exclusive
Optional paper must be approved by the Associate Dean of Postgraduate Studies, School of Physiotherapy
Find out more
Contact the Academic Administrator to find out more about full time distance taught study.