UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

PTY5203 Clinical practice 2

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

PTY5203 Clinical practice 2 is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Peninsula. It needs PTY5201 and unlocks 3 units, leading on to 5 units in all.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2026
Semester 1, Semester 2
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks

This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before PTY5203

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

Overview

This clinical placement unit will require you to complete a 5-week full time clinical placement in an acute, subacute/rehabilitation or community setting. This unit will enable you to build upon your knowledge and experience to further develop the competencies required for independent practice as a physiotherapist. Through supervised practice, you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in assessment, treatment and client education, whilst working as part of a larger health care team. The professional, ethical and legal aspects of physiotherapy will be applied to practice, providing an opportunity to develop technical, clinical, personal and professional skills. There is a focus on developing skills in feedback dialogue for facilitating learning in self and others. Additional study modules on pharmacology and feedback will supplement the clinical placement experience.

Offerings in 2026

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semester (extended)PeninsulaImmers blk
Second semesterPeninsulaImmers blk

Assessment

  • Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (5-week clinical placement)Work integratedCompetency hurdle
    50%
  • Case study analysis (2,400 words equivalent)WrittenCompetency hurdle
    20%
  • Survey analysis (2,400 words equivalent)WrittenCompetency hurdle
    20%
  • Work integrated learning portfolio (1,200 words)WrittenCompetency hurdle
    10%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Demonstrate professional behaviour in client care and rights that is culturally sensitive and in accordance with legal requirements;

  2. 2

    Communicate appropriately and effectively across written and verbal mediums, with clients, staff, and other health care stakeholders;

  3. 3

    Reflect critically on practice and propose knowledge and skill gaps and methods to achieve them;

  4. 4

    Analyse the role of feedback in learning;

  5. 5

    Synthesise the input of other professions and the patient/ client/family to reach a shared vision of care plans;

  6. 6

    Describe and analyse the pharmacological management of common clinical cases;

  7. 7

    Tailor knowledge and skills to effectively assess client needs, including selection of relevant measures of health indicators and outcomes;

  8. 8

    Analyse and plan appropriate patient interactions, including patient-centred goal development, and the selection of appropriate interventions;

  9. 9

    Critically analyse risks and adverse events associated with client assessments and interventions;

  10. 10

    Identify, critically appraise and apply evidence-based practice to client care;

  11. 11

    Analyse the ethical principles of conducting clinical-based physiotherapy research;

  12. 12

    Describe the steps required for an audit and design a survey for a research question;

  13. 13

    Describe purpose and main methods of qualitative research methods and their use within physiotherapy research.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures1 hours
  • Seminars3 hours

On-campus: Students will have a 2-week on-campus study week. This will include 4 hours of lectures/seminars total.

Off-campus clinical placement:  You will be allocated 32 contact hours per week for 5 weeks. Variations to placement hours may occur due to public holidays, host organisation factors, or student absences. Make-up placement time may be offered at the discretion of the Department and only when convenient for the organisation in which the placement is taking place.

 In addition to contact hours, you are expected to complete approximately 8 hours/week of self-directed study related to your clinical placement.

Off-campus: During the 7 weeks where you are not on clinical placement, an average of 16 hours of online modules and private study is required weekly.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Udari Colombage
Unit Coordinators
Dr Jon Foo

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PTY5203?

You need PTY5201 before you enrol; and PTY5204 before or alongside it.

What can I take after PTY5203?

PTY5203 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including PTY5204, PTY5302 and PTY5303. Those lead on to 5 units in all.

When is PTY5203 offered?

In 2026, PTY5203 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Peninsula.

Does PTY5203 have an exam?

No. PTY5203 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Physiotherapy
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027