Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPhty)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2027
TUITION FEES
NZD 48,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international fee | NZD 8200 - 9800 domestic fee
Key Summary
About: The University of Otago Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPhty) is a four-year undergraduate programme at New Zealand's first university (founded 1869). The academic year runs late February to November. Year 1 is Health Sciences First Year; years 2–4 are at the School of Physiotherapy. Graduates completing competencies are eligible to apply for registration as a physiotherapist with the New Zealand Physiotherapy Board. Keywords: physiotherapy, rehabilitation, clinical practice.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as clinical physiotherapists, sports physiotherapists, musculoskeletal and rehabilitation therapists in hospitals, private practice, sports teams, aged-care or community health, and move into research, teaching or allied-health leadership.
The Otago Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPhty) degree is a prestigious four-year programme positioned at the cutting edge of physiotherapy education. It is internationally renowned for excellence, because the graduates it prepares for the profession are among the best in the field.
The academic year is from late February to November. The programme is of four years' duration with years 2 to 4 being undertaken at the School of Physiotherapy. In the first year students take the Health Sciences First Year course and in the majority of cases students are selected from this year.
Students who complete all the competencies of the four years of study are then eligible to apply for registration as a physiotherapist with the New Zealand Physiotherapy Board.