Overview
The Physical Therapy DPT program from the Long Island University (LIU) has been designed to prepare highly competent professionals to act as autonomous practitioners in health care settings that include direct access by the public to physical therapy services.
Graduates will be prepared to provide a full range of physical therapy services including screening and referral, evaluation, diagnosis, intervention, consultation and education.
Key facts:
The DPT program enables the graduate to:
- Value individual diversity and respect the human dignity of patients, family members and professional associates
- Provide physical therapy services as an autonomous practitioner, who is able to competently serve as a point of entry to, and collaborate within, the health care environment
- Integrate theory, academic knowledge and clinical skills to practice physical therapy within the complexities of the current health care environment
- Assess the physical therapy or health care needs of a patient; establish optimum patient outcomes based on examination, evaluation, diagnosis and prognosis; and plan and implement interventions to address the identified needs
- Communicate clearly and effectively with patients, families, colleagues, policy makers, reimbursement representatives and community members
- Apply critical thinking strategies and self-directed learning to the role of physical therapist
- Pursue and apply knowledge of the underlying science on which physical therapy practice is based
- Understand the contributing economic, medical, cultural and psychosocial issues that impact delivery of health care services
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Anatomy
- Movement Analysis
- Tests and Measurements
- Human Physiology
- Psychological Issues
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Musculoskeletal PT
- Physical & Mechanical Modalities
- Cardiac Pathology, Diagnosis and Management
- Neuromuscular Pathology
- Pulmonary Pathology, Diagnosis and Management
- Prosthetics & Orthotics
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Hold a baccalaureate degree in any major
- Have a total grade-point average (G.P.A.) of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0
- Have a combined math and science grade-point average (G.P.A) of at least 2.75 of a scale of 4.0
- Have successfully completed the prerequisite courses with no grades lower than C
- Submit an official score report for the GRE revised general test.
- Provide evidence of a minimum of 36 hours of work experience in 2 different physical therapy settings, including an inpatient and an outpatient setting, with at least 18 hours in each setting.
- Submit two completed recommendation forms, one from a physical therapist and one from an academic reference
- Submit an application for the DPT Program through the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS)
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62815 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1597 USD per credit during 36 months. -
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62815 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1597 USD per credit during 36 months. -
In-State
62815 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1597 USD per credit during 36 months.
Living costs for New York City
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Scholarships Information
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