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University Location | Gold Coast, Queensland |
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City Population | 666,087 |
Student Population | 5,710 |
Int'l Student Population | 2,261 |
Main Campus | Robina |
Program Campus | Gold Coast |
Program Duration | 2 years (6 semesters) |
Estimated Annual Tuition | AUD$84,120 (2025 fees; subject to increase)** |
Semester Intake | May |
Next Available Intake | 2026 |
Application Deadline | Varying rounds* |
International Places | 45 |
Studying Physiotherapy at Bond University
Bond University is proud to offer Australia’s best student-to-teacher ratio, with just 11 students per 1 teaching staff member. Students learn in small classes and with the benefit of personal attention from academics and dedicated support staff.
Bond Institute of Health & Sport
As a physiotherapy student, you’ll undertake studies in Bond University’s $45-million, state-of-the-art Bond Institute of Health & Sport. It’s a world-class teaching and training facility, focusing on promoting healthy behaviours and lifestyles through research to better the lives of students, athletes, and the wider community.
Located just 4 km from the Bond University main campus, the institute is adjacent to the Robina Hospital, the CBus Super Stadium, and the Robina train station.
You’ll be studying in clinical skills laboratories designed to simulate real medical environments, and modern teaching and research laboratories with the latest scientific equipment. The purpose-built tutorial rooms cater to small-group learning and lecture theatres are equipped with video streaming, wireless, and an audience-response system. The building also features a dedicated computer laboratory, conference and meeting facilities, a multimedia study centre, and an on-site café.
The facilities at the institute not only support the university’s student athletes and premier health and sport programs but also attract international athletes and sport organizations for elite competition preparation.
Bond Doctor of Physiotherapy Key Features
- Students gain experience in world-class simulation environments prior to placements.
- Students graduate with extensive clinical experience in up to 7 clinical environments. From hospitals to private practice, sport, and Bond’s on-campus community clinic, the program prepares students for practice.
- Most classes are taught out of the purpose-built Simulation Ward and Physiotherapy Clinical Skills & Collaborative Learning Rooms.
- Opportunity to engage in innovative and clinical research projects.
- Clinical placement opportunities at the onsite Bond University Health and Wellness Clinic (BUHAWC) help students develop their skills under the supervision of experienced clinicians and academics.
Meet Kendal, a former OzTREKK student now studying physiotherapy at Bond University!
Bond Doctor of Physiotherapy
Bond’s Doctor of Physiotherapy program is renowned for its unique blend of problem-based scientific learning, practical application, and extensive clinical experience.
Your classes will primarily be delivered at the Bond Institute of Health and Sport, where you will have access to advanced facilities and equipment. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to undertake innovative and clinical research projects.
In your final semester, you’ll complete a practical research project with a companion subject, when you’ll learn how to undertake research to inform evidence-based physiotherapy practice. You’ll learn by engaging in the planning, conduct, and reporting of a collaborative program of research relevant to physiotherapy practice. These extending clinical/research and coursework opportunities are designed to ensure you’re well prepared for entry into the physiotherapy workforce.
You’ll graduate equipped with the fundamental physiotherapy knowledge, critical skills, and professional behaviours and attitudes required to examine, diagnose, and treat clients across the lifespan by learning from an integrated curriculum of clinical and related basic sciences.
Clinical Placements
The Bond DPT features extensive clinical experience in up to 7 clinical environments. Clinical practice experiences are designed to produce work-ready, entry-level graduates who are competent to practice across the lifespan in a range of environments and settings.
Immerse yourself in clinical experiential learning, with clinical placements included in the core subject listing, and a further internship offered as an elective. Placements are sought in a variety of settings across the full spectrum of clinical areas including orthopaedics, cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, neurological, ortho-geriatric, rehabilitation, chronic disease, disability, occupational, and sports practice.
Clinical placements are designed to enable the graduate to be “work ready” at the completion of the Doctor of Physiotherapy program. You’ll be located in a clinical facility for the equivalent of 6 weeks full time (38–40 hours per week). This is when you’ll aim to achieve a greater level of autonomy in clinical decision making and holistic care of clients. You’ll have opportunities to communicate effectively with clients, their families and carers, and the broader healthcare team. This clinical practice experience marks a transitional stage for the physiotherapy student and ensures a high level of preparation and work readiness upon graduation as a physiotherapist.
Bond University Health and Wellness Clinic
The Bond University Health and Wellness Clinic serves as a multidisciplinary teaching clinic delivering allied health services to the Bond and Gold Coast community, where Bond physiotherapy students provide services under the direct supervision of fully qualified and accredited health professionals and academic experts.
The following physiotherapy services are available to book:
- Musculoskeletal / Sports Physiotherapy
- Neurological Rehabilitation (stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, dizziness)
- Remedial Massage and Manual Therapies
- Healthy Lifestyle Coaching
- Education and Exercise
- Return to Sport
Career Development
Building on the skills and resources produced during the Physiotherapist: Work Ready subject, the team at the Career Development Centre on the main Bond campus will help strengthen your interpersonal and employability skills, as well as helping you prepare for the job application and interview process. You’ll also be able to work on real-life projects of your own choosing under the guidance of academics and industry mentors in the Transformer program.
**Bond’s Doctor of Physiotherapy fees are calculated by semester (3 semesters per year instead of the standard 2).
Admission Requirements
1. Completed bachelor’s degree
You must have a completed undergraduate degree in a related discipline from a recognized university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5/4.0 and have extensive pre-existing knowledge in the following areas:
- Human anatomy or equivalent (2 semesters)
- Human physiology/exercise physiology/exercise prescription or equivalent (2 semesters)
- Research design/statistics or equivalent (1 semester)
View Bond’s Canadian equivalent courses.
2. Successful performance at a selection interview
Admission Timeline
*Applications are assessed on a rolling-admission basis (first come, first served)—the earlier you apply the better.
Bond will hold interviews for admission each month until places are filled for the intake. If the cap is met prior to an interview block, no further interviews will be held.
Applications will be held until the first round of interviews. The university will first assess all applicants’ prerequisite areas. Students who do not meet prerequisite areas will be notified that they are not successful. All applicants who meet the prerequisite areas will then be ranked according to academic standing and the top international applicants will be shortlisted for an interview. Based on academic standing and interview results, the top international applicants will be offered places in the program.
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