Get directly admitted as a freshman into our Doctor of Physical Therapy program and graduate with both a bachelor's and a graduate degree in six years. Here, 测辞耻鈥檒濒 become a movement expert and rehabilitation specialist, and be prepared for a career helping patients recover from injury, restore function and promote long-term health. And, 测辞耻鈥檒濒 experience a wide variety of specialty areas like sports performance, neurological and pediatrics.
Spend your first three years pursuing a related major of your choice 鈥� such as exercise physiology, biomedical sciences or psychology. Your next three years will focus on professional experience. Throughout the entire program, you'll learn directly through hands-on clinical care and research.
And Marquette鈥檚 values-centered curriculum equips you to go beyond clinical expertise and make a lasting and holistic difference in your patients鈥� lives.
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As part of the College of Health Sciences, 测辞耻鈥檒濒 join our community of faculty scholars and academically talented peers who are doing cutting-edge research, providing expert care and serving communities in Milwaukee and around the world. And 98% of our students are employed, in graduate school or military service six months after graduation.
Many of our 糖心传媒 go on to work in hospitals, outpatient clinics, sports medicine settings, school systems and rehabilitation centers around the country. Our students have interned or gone on to work for some of the top hospitals and organizations, including:
While 测辞耻鈥檙别 here at Marquette, preparing you for 飞丑补迟鈥檚 next will be one of our top priorities. So, expect lots of learning by doing, connecting with others who share your passions, and reflecting on how you can Be The Difference.
Gain practical experience on campus by volunteering in our ComMUnity Clinic as well as shadowing and working in our full-service Physical Therapy Clinic or Neuro Recovery Clinic alongside specialty-trained, licensed physical therapists.
Clinical experience will be a key part of your training, and 测辞耻鈥檒濒 complete 32 weeks of it in Milwaukee and throughout the country once you are in the graduate program. You鈥檒l also be able to participate in adaptive sports, activities at senior centers, and our Parkinson鈥檚 disease exercise classes.
Immerse yourself in research through undergraduate internships, paid research technician positions or summer intensive research programs. You can even pursue a dual-degree D.P.T.-Ph.D. to become a clinician-scientist.
Here are some of the things Marquette faculty and students are investigating right now:
Become a people-centered leader guided by our Jesuit tradition. Join our E-Lead program sophomore year and 测辞耻鈥檒濒 complete a combination of leadership courses and experiences that prepare you to be the driver of innovation for the common good. You鈥檒l develop the skill set to generate innovative solutions and the mindset to reflect on the impact your work has on the world. Bonus: You鈥檒l graduate with a concentration in leadership, too
Expand your physical therapy education by studying abroad. Study program course work at prestigious universities around the world. Other international opportunities are available for physical therapy students through core courses, summer study, language study, faculty-led programs or research.
A Marquette education equips students to thrive professionally and personally through holistic student support, career preparation and an extended family that can't wait to meet you. But don't just take our word for it.
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