About the School

Our emphasis is on professional, ethical and evidence-based practice with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach.

Students have the opportunity to study within a range of collaborative areas including occupational therapy, social work, speech pathology, podiatry and human nutrition, working to develop knowledge and skills in assessment and treatment.

Within the school, our orthoptics group is one of only two training departments for orthoptics in Australia.

Departments

• Department of Community and Clinical Allied Health
• Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport

Study options

All of our courses include placement opportunities as part of your studies, and many of our courses are accredited with national and international accreditation authorities.

• Audiology
• Dietetics
• Exercise Science
• Human nutrition
• Occupational therapy
• Orthoptics
• Physiotherapy
• Podiatry
• Prosthetics and orthotics
• Social work
• Speech pathology

Research

Our research is of the highest standard and our research graduates are trained in contemporary clinical practice.

• Living with Disability Research Centre
• La Trobe Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine Research