Program Overview

Program Overview

The Baccalaurťat en physiothťrapie is a comprehensive program that offers a rigorous foundation in various health domains and physiotherapy practice. It prepares students for the maÓtrise professionnelle program or further research studies.

Program Structure

• 90 credits
• Full-time, 3 years
• Day courses
• Mandatory internships
• Accredited by the Accreditation of Physiotherapy Education (AEPC)

Courses and Specializations

Some of the courses offered in the program include:

• Anatomy of the locomotor system
• Collaboration in health sciences
• Introduction to physiotherapeutic practice
• Mobility and musculoskeletal physiotherapy
• Biomťcanique and rehabilitation
• Pathokinťsiologie articulaire and fonctionnelle
• Physiothťrapie musculosquelettique
• Physiothťrapie des affections neurologiques
• Modalitťs ťlectrothťrapeutiques

Admission Requirements

• Limited capacity
• Not offered to international students with a study permit
• Conditions for admission:
  • Hold a DiplŰme d'ťtudes collťgiales (DEC) or equivalent
  • Have completed specific prerequisite courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics
  • Pass the CASPer exam
  • May be required to participate in an interview

Admission Categories

• Collťgien: student with a DEC or equivalent
• Universitaire: student with a university degree or equivalent
• Technicien en rťadaptation physique: student with a DEC in techniques de rťadaptation physique
• Francophone hors-Quťbec: student from another Canadian province with a strong proficiency in French
• Candidat des communautťs noires: student from a Black community in Canada
• Candidat des PremiŤres Nations, Inuit et Mťtis du Canada: student from an Indigenous community in Canada

Tuition Fees

• Rťsident permanent du Quťbec: $2,177.05 per trimester (15 credits)
• Canadien non-rťsident au Quťbec: $5,387.20 per trimester (15 credits)
• …tudiant international: $15,602.05 per trimestre (15 credits)
• …tudiant franÁais ou belge francophone: $5,387.20 per trimester (15 credits)

Financial Aid

• Bourses d'ťtudes au 1er cycle
• Bourse d'exemption UdeM for international students
• Bourse de mobilitť for UdeM students studying abroad

Career Prospects

• Physiotherapist in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, CLSCs, and private clinics
• Manager in the health network
• Teacher of physiotherapy
• Owner of a private clinic
• Researcher in rehabilitation

Further Studies

Some graduates of this program have pursued further studies in:

• MaÓtrise en physiothťrapie
• Doctorat de 1er cycle en pharmacie
• Annťe prťparatoire - santť in medicine

Program Details

For more information on the program, please consult the official website of the Universitť de Montrťal.