Master of Physiotherapy (Pelvic Health) (MC-PHTYPH) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

Generic skills

• Construct, manage and develop a career plan in accordance with standards of practice, professional titling, identified opportunities and career goals
• Apply advanced knowledge of biological, social and medical sciences relevant to Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health physiotherapy to best-practice clinical management
• Show advanced understanding, application and monitoring of the processes of clinical reasoning and the need to develop strategies of expert reasoning
• Critically evaluate clinical practice in relation to new information, promoting the appropriate application of new knowledge and innovations in multidisciplinary practice and decision-making processes
• Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary clinical team and all involved parties in case management
• Provide evidence-based advice and education to patients and other professionals regarding the optimal treatment for specific conditions, and promote health

Graduate attributes

Graduate attributes from this Masters program are aligned with those of The Melbourne Graduate; and further distinguished by professional Masters level competency and standards frameworks in the domain of Women’s, Men’s and Pelvic Health.

The Melbourne Graduate

The University of Melbourne educational experience prepares well-rounded graduates who are academically outstanding, practically grounded and socially responsible. Melbourne's graduates are distinguished by their broad outlook and openness to different perspectives. Melbourne's degrees develop research and reasoning skills that equip graduates to be influential citizens with high leadership potential. The University's graduates engage with national and global issues and are attuned to social and cultural diversity. They have high levels of self-awareness and value their personal integrity and wellbeing.

• Academic distinction: This degree provides graduates with in-depth knowledge and skills in examining interdisciplinary issues within Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health physiotherapy. Graduates are critical, creative thinkers with strong clinical reasoning skills. They can apply knowledge, information and research skills to complex patient management in a range of contexts and are effective oral and written communicators. The Melbourne educational experience prepares graduates to be entrepreneurial and innovative thought-leaders. Melbourne graduates bring research and inquiry skills to challenges in their workplaces, communities and specific professional practice domains. They are adept lifelong learners who generate bold and novel ideas by critically evaluating alternative possibilities and viewpoints.
• Active citizenship: Melbourne graduates have engaged with contemporary local, national and global issues, with a high regard for human rights, social inclusion, ethics and the environment. They have developed an appreciation of social and cultural diversity that influences Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health clinical practice and can work collaboratively with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds; equipping them to be active, well-informed citizens and have the potential to be leaders in their professions and communities. Through advocacy and innovation they are able to lead change for a sustainable future in health and their profession.
• Integrity and self-awareness: Graduates of the Master of Physiotherapy (Pelvic Health) are motivated, self-directed and well-organised for life-long learning. They are also highly self-aware and reflective practitioners, with skills in self-assessment. They place great importance on their personal and professional integrity and are confident of their knowledge, yet flexible, adaptable and aware of their role and responsibilities within an interdisciplinary professional network.