Course Schedule
Curriculum Plan
The MSc PT curriculum is organized over a period of 28 months (7 terms), beginning in September and ending with the fall term in Year 3. During this time our students are immersed in a learning environment that includes both academic (on-campus) and clinical education (placements in Atlantic Canada) courses. Our faculty and clinical preceptors are dedicated to the education of physiotherapy in our region. The MSc PT curriculum contains course work in all three fall, winter and spring/summer terms and follows the academic calendar of the university. Below illustrates the typical course progression of our MSc PT program.
| Year | Term | Courses |
| 1 | Fall, Sept - Dec | ANAT 5217 – Anatomy PHYT 5101 – Introduction to Physiotherapy PHYT 5202 – Scientific Inquiry 1 PHYT 5103 – Movement Science PHYT 5114 – Cardiorespiratory 1 PHYT 5115 – Musculoskeletal 1 IPHE 5900 - Inter-Professional Health Education Portfolio Reading Week |
| 1 | Winter, Jan - April | PHYT 5214 – Cardiorespiratory 2 PHYT 5215 – Musculoskeletal 2 PHYT 5460 – Exercise Physiology IPHE 5900 - Inter-Professional Health Education Portfolio Reading Week |
| 1 | Spring/Summer, May - August | PHYT 5501 – Clinical Placement 1 PHYT 5502 – Clinical Placement 2 IPHE 5900 - Inter-Professional Health Education Portfolio |
| 2 | Fall, Sept - Dec | PHYT 6115 – Musculoskeletal 3 PHYT 6107 – Neurotherapeutics PHYT 6140 – Neuroscience PHYT 6202 – Scientific Inquiry 2 IPHE 5900 - Inter-Professional Health Education Portfolio Reading Week |
| 2 | Winter, Jan - April | PHYT 6501 – Clinical Placement 3 PHYT 6202 – Scientific Inquiry 2 IPHE 5900 - Inter-Professional Health Education Portfolio |
| 2 | Spring/Summer, May - August | PHYT 6118 – Integrated Practice 1 PHYT 6218 – Integrated Practice 2 PHYT 6106 – Professional Issues IPHE 5900 - Inter-Professional Health Education Portfolio |
| 3 | Fall, Sept - Dec | PHYT 6502 – _Clinical Placement 4 PHYT 6503 – _Clinical Placement 5 IPHE 5900 - Inter-Professional Health Education Portfolio |
A complete list of MSc PT course descriptions can be found in the School of Physiotherapy section fo the Graduate Academic Calendar. The academic timetable, it can be found here.