As a physiotherapist, you’ll work with a wide range of people to help them overcome physical problems due to issues like age, illness or injury. Most New Zealand physiotherapists work privately, but you can also work in hospitals or general practices.
AUT physiotherapy graduates are recognised around the world for their knowledge and leadership in healthcare. There’s a strong focus on clinical practice in this four-year programme.
Key features:
- Includes 1,000 years of workplace experience
- One of the largest and most advanced programmes in the Southern Hemisphere
- The only physiotherapy degree in the North Island
Entry Requirements
Minimum requirements
- Must be capable of meeting Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA Act) requirements and Vulnerable Children’s Act (VCA Act)
- Police clearance
- Applicants with two or more years of secondary and/or tertiary education outside New Zealand must meet IELTS requirements and may be interviewed.
Selection criteria
- Preference will be given to applicants with the highest level of academic achievement and/or evidence of accomplishments in the relevant field.
- Interview may be required
Career Opportunities
Physiotherapists specialise in:
- Acupuncture
- Cardiothoracic illness
- Hand therapy
- Health promotion and primary healthcare
- Manual healthcare (including acute and chronic pain, injury, and back and neck problems)
- Mental health
- Neurology (for spinal cord injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis)
- Occupational health
- Older adults
- Paediatrics
- Sports