Bachelor of Physical Therapy

The Department of Physiotherapy at Qatar University will produce graduates who demonstrate:

• • PLO1.Excellence in clinical practice through safe, ethical, competent, and compassionate care.
  • PLO2.Emotional and cultural intelligence in their professional behaviors.
  • PLO3.Commitment to the development of the profession of physiotherapy and healthcare in Qatar.

The program will produce graduates who are:

• • PLO4.Patient-centered practitioners committed to shared decision-making with patients and clients.
  • PLO5.Critical consumers of research and evidence-informed practitioners
  • PLO6.Innovative and entrepreneurial in their thinking.
  • PLO7.Excellent communicators and team participants.
  • PLO8.Capable and confident advocates for their patients and communities.

The program will produce graduates who:

• • PLO9.Embrace the wider influences on the lived experience of health.
  • PLO10.Empower and facilitate health behavior changes.
  • PLO11.Value diversity as individuals and professionals.
  • PLO12.Establish themselves as the next generation of leaders in the way they think and act.

Acceptance into the major is based on competitive GPA and program capacity – we welcome 20 students per year with one intake only each academic year.

First Year – First Semester
MEDI 101 – Human Structure & Function I – 3 Credit Hours
MEDI 102 – Health Professions Education – 3 Credit Hours
PUBH 151 – Biostatistics for Health – 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 101 – General Chemistry – 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 103 – Experimental General Chemistry – 1 Credit Hour
CORE XXX – Core Curriculum – 3 Credit Hours

First Year – Second Semester
PTRS 100 – Foundations of Movement Science – 3 Credit Hours
PHYS 110 – General Physics for Biology – 3 Credit Hours
BIOM 243 – Introduction to Pathology – 2 Credit Hours
CORE XXX – Core Curriculum – 3 Credit Hours
CORE XXX – Core Curriculum – 3 Credit Hours
CORE XXX – Core Curriculum – 3 Credit Hours

Second Year – First Semester
PTRS 210 – Movement Science I – 4 Credit Hours
PTRS 220 – Movement Science II – 3 Credit Hours
PTRS 214 – Professional Issues, Practice, and Perspectives I – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 212 – Critical Inquiry and Innovations I – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 213 – Health: The Lived Experience I – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 211 – Rehabilitation: Exercise and Function I – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 216 – Integration Lab I – 1 Credit Hour

Second Year – Second Semester
PTRS 230 – Movement Science III – 3 Credit Hours
PTRS 240 – Movement Science IV – 3 Credit Hours
PTRS 250 – Movement Science V – 3 Credit Hours
PTRS 224 – Professional Issues, Practice, and Perspectives II – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 222 – Critical Inquiry and Innovation II – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 215 – Practice Education I – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 226 – Integration Lab II – 1 Credit Hour

Second Year – Summer Semester
CORE XXX – Core Curriculum – 3 Credit Hours
CORE XXX – Core Curriculum – 3 Credit Hours
CORE XXX – Core Curriculum – 3 Credit Hours

Third Year – First Semester
PTRS 360 – Movement Science VI – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 370 – Movement Science VII – 1 Credit Hour
PTRS 321 – Rehabilitation: Exercise and Function II – 7 Credit Hours
PTRS 331 – Rehabilitation: Exercise and Function III – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 323 – Health: The Lived Experience II – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 332 – Critical Inquiry and Innovation III – 1 Credit Hour
PTRS 336 – Integration Lab III – 1 Credit Hour

Third Year – Second Semester
PTRS 341 – Rehabilitation: Exercise and Function IV – 4 Credit Hours
PTRS 317 – Clinical Reasoning and Complexity I – 3 Credit Hours
PTRS 334 – Professional Issues, Practice, and Perspectives III – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 325 – Practice Education II – 4 Credit Hours
PTRS 335 – Practice Education III – 4 Credit Hours
PTRS 346 – Integration Lab IV – 1 Credit Hour

Fourth Year – First Semester
PTRS 444 – Professional Issues, Practice, and Perspectives IV – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 442 – Critical Inquiry and Innovation IV – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 433 – Health: The Lived Experience III – 2 Credit Hours
PTRS 427 – Clinical Reasoning and Complexity II – 3 Credit Hours
PTRS 445 – Practice Education IV – 4 Credit Hours
PTRS 455 – Practice Education V – 4 Credit Hours

Fourth Year – Second Semester
PTRS 454 – Professional Issues, Practice, and Perspectives V – 3 Credit Hours
PTRS 452 – Critical Inquiry and Innovation V – 4 Credit Hours
PTRS 437 – Clinical Reasoning and Complexity III – 3 Credit Hours
PTRS 465 – Practice Education VI – 4 Credit Hours