A Bachelor of Health Science in Myotherapy teaches skills and knowledge in evidence-based assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain and associated conditions. You'll gain supervised experience at our student-led clinic as well as via external placement.

This course combines health science with skills in manual therapy, pain management and exercise therapy. You'll learn to help clients recover from pain or injury and improve their physical function and quality of life.

The Bachelor of Health Science (Clinical Myotherapy) consists of 36 subjects.

Each subject requires 10 hours of study per week, of which three are facilitated and seven are self-directed.

International students on a student visa must not enrol into any more than a third or 33% of online subjects over their course and must study at least one subject that is face to face in each trimester.

Year 1:

12 Core subjects

• Myotherapy History and Foundations | CMY101A

• Professional Communication and Collaboration | MYO101

• Human Structure and Physiology 1 | HSP101B 

• Biological Foundations | BFD105B 

• Human Structure and Physiology 2 | HSP102B 

• Evidence based practice | EBP107B 

• Musculoskeletal Anatomy 1 | CMY102A

• Neuromuscular Techniques | CMY103A

• Human Biochemistry |HBC205B

• Surface Anatomy and Trigger Point Location 1 | CMY104A

• Clinical Assessment 1 | CMY105A

• Musculoskeletal Anatomy 2 | CMY106A

Year 2:

12 Core subjects

• Human Biology and Disease | HBD106B 

• Surface Anatomy and Trigger Point Location 2 | CMY202A

• Neuroscience and Motor Control | CMY201A

• Clinical Assessment 2 | CMY203A

• Clinical Assessment 3 | CMY212A

• Biomechanics and Kinesiology | CMY205A

• Myofascial Dry Needling 1 | CMY206A

• Pain Management 1 | CMY207A

• Musculoskeletal Pathology | CMY204B 

• Exercise Prescription 1 | CMY209A

• Myofascial Dry Needling 2 | CMY210A

• Pain Management 2 | CMY211A

Year 3:
 

10 Core subjects

Choose 2 elective subjects from the electives tab

• Integrated Pharmacology | DIP303B 

• Joint Mobilisation | CMY311A

• Myotherapy Clinical Practicum 1 | CMY303A

• Exercise Prescription 2 | CMY304A

• Pain Management 3 | CMY306A

• Myotherapy Clinical Practicum 2 | CMY307A

• Entrepreneurship Professionalism and Business Skills in Health | EPR307B

• Critical Literature Review | CLR308B 

• Neuropsychology | CMY309A

• Myotherapy Clinical Practicum 3 | CMY310A

Electives:

Choose 2 elective subjects from below:

• Foundations of Human Nutrition | FHN201 

• Lifespan Myotherapy | CMY301A

• Sports Injury Management | CMY312A

• Social Enterprise | SEN301

• Active Ageing and Falls Prevention | HWEL2009

• Corporate Health | HWEL2010

• Healthcare in the Digital World | HDW204

• First Peoples Culture History and Health | HPSYSD105

• Health Promotion | HPR200A

This course will prepare you to work in a range of settings, such as complementary or medical clinics, sporting clubs and even your own myotherapy practice.

Career paths:

• Myotherapist

Year 12 or equivalent; OR An Australian Certificate III in Individual Support or disability work; OR For students wanting to apply as a mature age entry, be 21 years of age or older

Equivalent IELTS 6.5 (Academic) with no skills band less than 5.5