Department of Physical Therapy

Master’s Degree

Department Introduction

Cherishing the University’s motto of “kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity,” the department prepares students to become physical therapy professionals who will attend to patients’ needs with humanism and professionalism. In addition, the department inspires students to be willing to carry out health promotion and continue their lifelong learning

Future Career

Pursue advanced studies

Students have a wide range of choices. They can choose to study doctoral programs in physical therapy, neuroscience, medical engineering, public health, or basic medicine. They can also consider occupational medicine, environmental medicine, sports and performance, kinesiology, or health industry management.

 

Seek employment

Students have many job selections. They can work as schoolteachers, physical therapists in healthcare institutions, long-term care institutions, educational institutions, or other institutions. They may start their own practice. They can also do R&D or marketing work for the institutions involving physical therapy-related treatment and assistive equipment, conduct clinical or kinesiology research, become athletic trainers, or work as personal trainers.

Language of Instruction

Chinese

Documents to Be Submitted

  • Certificate of Bachelor degree
  • Transcripts and / or GPA
  • Autobiography in Chinese or English. (Introduction of yourself, motivation of study, and the experience in research should be included)
  • Research proposal
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Chinese or English Proficiency Test results within 2 years. (Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of English for International Communication(TOEIC) or other equivalent certificate for English; Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) or other equivalent certificate for Chinese)
  • Other documents pertinent to the application
  • Chinese proficiency test results within 2 years. Test of
    Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) or other equivalent
    certificate for Chinese:
    ․Level A2 of the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language
    (TOCFL);
    ․Level 4 of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK); or
    ․Level A2 of the Common European Framework of
    Reference for Language (CEFR).

Evaluation Criteria

Documents review：100%

Remarks

Website：http://www.pt.tcu.edu.tw/

醫學院
College of Medicine

學生餐廳 / 每天
Student Cafeteria / Day

生活費 / 每月
Living Cost / Month

宿舍費 / 每學期
Dormitory / Semester

$48,849~$61,975

$65（校本部 Main Campus）

$91（人社院校區 Jieren Campus）

$5,000~$10,000

$8,200

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Papers writing and Research Ethics

 

1

Seminar (Ⅰ)

 

1

 

Medical Humanity and Its Practice

 

0

Required

Research Ethics Education Online Program

 

0

 

Research Methodology and Statistics

 

3

Evaluation and differential diagnosis in physical therapy

 

2

Advance Professional Knowledge, Lifelong Learning and Professional Innovation, Logical Thinking and Speculation, Literacy of Medical Humanity

 

Evidence-Based Physical Therapy

 

2

Chinese Medical Meditation and Treatment

 

2

Electives

Individual Studies in Physical Therapy (Ⅰ)

 

1

 

Specific Topics in Cardiovascular Disease

 

2

 

Clinical Pharmacology

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Required

Independent Study I

 

2

 

Theory, technique and practice in physical therapy

 

2

Spinal Mobilization and practicum

 

2

 

Assessment and Prevention of Sports Injury

 

2

Clinical Biomechanics and Applications

 

2

Advance Professional Knowledge, Lifelong Learning and Professional Innovation, Logical Thinking and Speculation, Literacy of Medical Humanity

Elective

Individual Studies in Physical Therapy (Ⅱ)

 

1

New Concepts of Modern Neurophysical Therapy

 

2

Tissue Engineering and Soft tissue Biomechanics

 

2

 

Human Motion Analysis and Its Clinical Application

 

1

 

Clinical paper reading and analysis

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Required

Independent Study II

 

2

Possess oral and dissertation writing skills

Ability to design experiments and analyze data

Familiarity with basic medical biotechnology

Seminar (Ⅱ)

 

1