Master of Clinical Rehabilitation

• Advance your expertise in rehabilitation across diverse clinical and community contexts
• Focus your studies on areas like women's health, paediatrics, neurology, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
• Develop specialised skills in exercise prescription, goal setting, fitness evaluation, and more

The Master of Clinical Rehabilitation has been developed around three major themes: theory and practice, research and innovation, and rehabilitation in context. Gain hands-on experience while learning from expert educators. Within these themes, you can focus your studies on a variety of subjects related to your specific profession, including women's health, paediatrics, neurology, acute care, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, and emerging technology. You will also have the opportunity to develop skills in leadership and health advocacy.

As a student, you'll deepen your skills and learn the principles of best practice rehabilitation, including how to help people regain lost skills, the physiology of fitness and conditioning, the pathophysiology of common conditions, and the specific needs of those affected by limited ability and function.

Who is the Master of Clinical Rehabilitation for?

This course has been created for qualified health professionals seeking to improve their practice and develop internationally transferable skills in rehabilitation and health promotion. It is relevant to a range of qualified allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, exercise scientists, nurses, and medical doctors.

Designed to be interdisciplinary, the program is also suitable for professionals who already work in clinical areas such as nursing, prosthetics, orthotics, and podiatry. The unique course structure allows you to personalise your degree and design a program that best meets your practice needs and builds your professional profile and expertise.

Why study the Master of Clinical Rehabilitation?

This comprehensive program prepares graduates to effectively plan and review rehabilitation strategies to suit a range of scenarios, ranging from acute critical illness, community rehabilitation, and lifespan care. The course has been developed to give students an individualised career pathway while enhancing their understanding of human function and disability and the skills to promote physical well-being among people of all levels of ability.

As part of the course, you will identify and analyse the determinants of health that influence well-being. You will learn to design, implement, and evaluate rehabilitation strategies holistically. You will learn about the principles of rehabilitation, the physiology and pathophysiology of common conditions, and rehabilitation strategies for the effective and safe implementation of rehabilitation in a range of practice contexts. Specifically, you will learn techniques including exercise prescription, goal setting and health behaviour modification, measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviours, fitness evaluation, and the selection of appropriate outcome measurements and indicators. The course emphasises contemporary best practice rehabilitation in multiple clinical and community contexts, nationally and globally.

Courses related to the Master of Clinical Rehabilitation

The Master of Clinical Rehabilitation is part of a nested suite of courses, designed for versatility. You may also be interested in the following related courses:

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Rehabilitation

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation

Specialist Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation

If you are a physiotherapist with clinical experience in the area of pelvic health, you may also be interested in the Master of Physiotherapy (Pelvic Health).