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About Chiropractic Science + Clinical Chiropractic in Murdoch University

Course Description

Become a qualified healthcare professional with the skills to diagnose and manage pain and disability of the spine and musculoskeletal system.

As a chiropractor, you’ll be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of various disorders involving the musculoskeletal system and related pain syndromes. This course has a well-rounded scientific base combined with the evidence based clinical skills required, so you graduate ready to work.

In this double degree, you will firstly complete a Bachelor of Chiropractic Science (3 years), giving you the knowledge you need in human biological sciences and introducing you to chiropractic skills and theory.  You then progress on to the Bachelor of Clinical Chiropractic (2 years) in which you will learn the skills you need to practice as a primary contact healthcare professional. You must complete both degrees to be eligible for registration and clinical practice.

5 reasons to study Chiropractic Science + Clinical Chiropractic at Murdoch

• Study at the only fully accredited chiropractic course in Western Australia.
• Be eligible for registration in Australia, New Zealand and many other parts of the world, so you can travel while you work.
• Learn in laboratory facilities specifically for chiropractic science, including a human anatomy laboratory.
• Gain hands-on experience working in Murdoch’s purpose built, on-campus chiropractic and rehabilitation clinic. You’ll build your professional practice skills while working with real patients and treating a range of different issues so you graduate with the confidence to treat patients when you commence work.
• Thinking of running your own business? Get the commercial skills needed to run your own practice through our practice management unit.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• manual therapies for the spine and extremities
• differential diagnosis
• clinical anatomy, neurology and radiology
• rehabilitation and physical therapy
• pharmacology and applied nutrition.

Your future career

You’ll graduate with the internationally recognised qualifications you need to become a registered healthcare professional in Australia and other countries.

Careers could include:

• Registered Chiropractor in private practice
• Academic work in the tertiary education sector
• Researcher within a University setting or private facility
• Consultant to government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) health policy panels and regulatory bodies.

Academic qualification equivalents:

• Generally requires you to have completed a secondary school qualification equivalent to an Australian Year 12 certificate.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS        :      overall 6.0 with no band below 6.0 
• TOEFL      :      73 with no band less than 18
• PTE           :     50 with no band below 50

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Murdoch University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The tuition fee varies with course and degree. The cost of the complete program for some courses is tabulated below:

Cost of Living depends upon the lifestyle and preferences of the person. Approximately living expenses in Perth can be estimated to 500 AUD per week. Let us have a look at various expenses estimated per week:

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