Admission

• 55 students are admitted each year
• 8 of these spots are reserved for Indigenous students

• Admission and requirements

Curriculum

The current MPT program is 2 years and 13 weeks.  In the first year, students are engaged in academic activities 11 of 12 months of the year, and in second year 10 of 12 months. The curriculum is composed of 9 scaffolding modules of varying lengths.  Embedded into the curriculum are five clinical placements, ranging from 1 to 6 weeks in length. Students can apply to participate in optional research projects during the program.  Please see below for more information.

*Important Upcoming Changes to the Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Program

Please note, the MPT program is currently undergoing a curriculum renewal aimed at enhancing the student learning experience. Pending final university approvals, the updated curriculum is set to launch in Fall 2025. Students entering the program in 2025 will experience this refreshed approach. The new curriculum is not anticipated to significantly alter the overall duration of the program or the cost of tuition.

More details about the renewed curriculum will be provided as soon as the approvals are confirmed.

Research

With the MPT Student Research Project program, M.P.T. students may obtain first hand training in research methods under a faculty member's supervision.

Full-time, clinical and associate faculty members are also actively engaged in a wide range of clinically-focused research projects. Several faculty members collaborate with other researchers on campus in a variety of disciplines.

• MPT Student Research Projects

Clinical Education

Clinical education is the “internship” or “clinical practicum” part of the School of Rehabilitation Science program. The purpose of the clinical education program is to integrate theory and practice. It consists of approximately forty percent of the student contact hours of the program.

Students are placed in a variety of clinical facilities and, under supervision, apply evidence-based theoretical knowledge to practice. The clinical education program promotes gradually decreasing supervision, increasing independence, and increasingly complex clinical situations over time to prepare students for entry-to-practice.

• A program is in compliance with 100% of the accreditation criteria within the Accreditation Standards.
• There are no criteria in non-compliance.
• There could be identified concerns that the program must improve upon and report back about in Progress Reports.
• If progress is not made, the program’s accreditation status could be changed to partially compliant or probationary at any time in the six year accrediation cycle.

• If a program loses its accreditation status, its students may not be considered graduates of an accredited physiotherapy education program.
• Students must be considered graduates from an accredited physiotherapy education program in Canada in order to be eligible to write the Physiotherapy Competency Exam and be licensed to practice physiotherapy in Canada.
• The program's accreditation status is important to graduating students with regards to becoming licensed to practice physiotherapy in Canada. It is recommended that students contact the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (alliancept.org) for information regarding the process to become licensed as a physiotherapist in Canada following graduation.