Overview
Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, our Physical Therapy graduates at The University of Alabama at Birmingham are prepared to:
- Deliver value-based and consumer-centered patient/client management to diverse populations to optimize movement, function and health.
- Abide by national and state regulatory and legal standards and adhere to the core values and ethical principles adopted by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
- Engage in interprofessional collaborative practice by effectively educating, communicating and partnering with consumers, peers, other healthcare and non-healthcare providers, regulatory agencies, third-party payers, and other stakeholders.
- Critically appraise the literature and other resources to guide evidence-based physical therapy practice.
- Influence the ever-changing health care landscape through personal leadership, advocacy, lifelong learning in the clinic, community, professional organizations and society.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Functional Anatomy
- Physical Therapy Intervention
- Pathology and Pharmacology for Movement Disorders
- Human Performance Physiology
- Analysis of Human Movement
- Neuroscience
- Clinical Evaluation in Physical Therapy
- Management of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Kinesiology View 90 other PhDs in Kinesiology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university within the United States in a field other than physical therapy. Acceptance will be based on the student's academic ability and aptitude for a career as a physical therapist.
- PTCAS application
- Have a minimum 3.0 (A=4.0) for the following grade point averages: 1) cumulative, 2) prerequisite, and 3) last 60 semester hours.
- The applicant must have a grade of C or better in all prerequisite courses.
- Complete a required minimum of at least 20 hours of shadowing with a licensed physical therapist.
- Submit three letters of recommendation to PTCAS.
Tuition Fee
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International
26197 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1541 USD per credit during 84 months. -
National
24837 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1461 USD per credit during 84 months. -
In-State
10115 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 595 USD per credit during 84 months.
Living costs for Birmingham
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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