{"id":13758,"date":"2017-10-31T19:06:01","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T18:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/?page_id=13758\/"},"modified":"2019-03-01T20:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T19:25:27","slug":"masters-degree-for-practising-physiotherapists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/en\/studies\/physiotherapy-training\/masters-degree-for-practising-physiotherapists\/","title":{"rendered":"Master&#8217;s degree for practising physiotherapists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Presentation of the program<\/h2>\n<p>The master\u2019s degree in physiotherapy (profile B) is composed of the theoretical courses included in the Specialized Graduate Certificate (DESS in French) in physiotherapy and of a clinical integration project. This professional master\u2019s program is intended for practising physiotherapists. It aims at acquiring new knowledge based on clinical evidence, developing skills and competencies relating to physiotherapy and integrating clinical evidence into practice.<\/p>\n<p>The program totalizes 45 credits, which include 30 course credits (21 mandatory course credits, 6 elective physiotherapy course credits and 3 additional elective course credits) from the DESS program in physiotherapy and 15 credits dedicated to the clinical integration project.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Admission requirements<\/h2>\n<div class=\"side-box right  \">\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etudes.umontreal.ca\/index_fiche_prog\/274511_desc.html\">Official description of the DESS program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.futursetudiants.umontreal.ca\/fr\/admission\/index.html\">To submit an application for admission to the DESS program<\/a> (between November 15 and February 1st)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>DESS (physiotherapy)<\/h3>\n<p>To be eligible to register in the DESS (physiotherapy) as a regular student, the candidate must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have a Bachelor of Health Sciences (physiotherapy) diploma or a diploma considered to be equivalent;<\/li>\n<li>have obtained a grade point average of at least 2,7 out of 4,3 (or the equivalent) at the undergraduate level;<\/li>\n<li>be a member of a Canadian physiotherapy professional order or college;<\/li>\n<li>have a level of proficiency in written and spoken French and written English;<\/li>\n<li>submit an application for admission along with a cover letter;<\/li>\n<li>participate in an interview if requested by the admissions committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"side-box right  \">\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etudes.umontreal.ca\/index_fiche_prog\/274510_desc.html\">Official description of the Master of Science program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>M.Sc. (physiotherapy) \u2013 Profile B for practising physiotherapists<\/h3>\n<p>To be eligible to register in the M.Sc. (physiotherapy) \u2013 Profile B, the applicant must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have successfully completed the DESS (physiotherapy) program offered by the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al with a grade point average of at least 3,0 out of 4,3;<\/li>\n<li>have obtained a grade point average of at least 3,0 out of 4,3 or the equivalent at the end of his or her undergraduate studies;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Objectives and competencies<\/h2>\n<p>The master\u2019s degree (profile B) for practising physiotherapists aims at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>offering a professional training centred on clinical assessment using outcome measures\u00a0as well as on the selection and use of therapeutic methods based on evidence-based practice and this, in relation to client populations with complex problems;<\/li>\n<li>improving expertise, particularly in relation to the musculoskeletal and neurological systems, but also to the cardiovascular and respiratory systems;<\/li>\n<li>developing a practice based on efficiency and effectiveness;<\/li>\n<li>developing the capacity to assimilate research results and contribute to their transfer to practice;<\/li>\n<li>training therapists that will be qualified to assume roles such as consultant, teacher or manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presentation of the program The master\u2019s degree in physiotherapy (profile B) is composed of the theoretical courses included in the Specialized Graduate Certificate (DESS in French) in physiotherapy and of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":13752,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13758","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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