Physiotherapy is a dynamic health care profession with foundations in theory and research and specialized clinical expertise. Physiotherapy is focused on enabling individuals to preserve, develop, and /or restore movement, function, and health.

Physiotherapists provide valuable health care for individuals throughout their life - from newborns to the oldest adults in our society. Their training in movement sciences including biomechanics, motor control and learning, and health psychology is the basis for their skills targeted at helping individuals to participate fully in society. They offer skills and knowledge to determine movement diagnoses, develop interventions to optimize and / or maintain and / or prevent loss of function.

The MSc (PT) is a course-based Master's degree. It's curriculum is based on the principles of problem-based, small-group, self-directed learning. Students will integrate theory, evidence and practice, to become evidence-based practitioners in the present and future health care environment.

Graduates with a strong educational bias may be eligible to proceed to thesis-based graduate programs should they wish to do so in the future. Please refer to the MSc Rehabilitation Science page.

The MSc (PT) offers a Northern Studies Stream (NSS) option in collaboration with Lakehead University. Approximately one-half of the students in each of the two programs will be able to participate in clinical education in Northwestern Ontario. This is a unique educational opportunity to explore remote and northern health care issues.

Click here for goals of Northern Studies Stream