MA/MS in Physical Therapy is a master's degree in Physiotherapy programme taught at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition is CAD 6,102 per semester for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Physiotherapy
Duration: 2 years
Local tuition: CAD 6,102 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Master of Physical Therapy at the University of Manitoba is a two-year graduate program delivered at the Bannatyne campus, integrating academic study with clinical placement throughout. The first year totals 43 weeks, made up of 37 weeks of academic coursework and 6 weeks of clinical placement; the second year is also 43 weeks, with 20 weeks academic and 23 weeks clinical, plus a capstone project. Clinical components involve supervised experience with real patients in clinical settings. The program holds Fully Compliant accreditation status through the Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada process, valid until June 2032. Admission requires a completed undergraduate degree with required and recommended prerequisite courses, Canadian citizenship or permanent residency, English language proficiency documentation for applicants who need it, completion of the CASPer test, and a Multiple Mini Interview for shortlisted candidates. The program describes its aim as preparing reflective practitioners for client-centred, evidence-based physical therapy practice across varied healthcare settings. It suits undergraduate degree holders seeking a clinically intensive, accredited path into professional physical therapy practice, with clinical placement weeks increasing steadily across the two years of study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an undergraduate degree together with several required and recommended courses, whose full detail and any minimum GPA are set out on the College of Rehabilitation Sciences' Physical Therapy applicant-information and admission-requirements pages linked from the programme page rather than stated here. Only Canadian citizens or permanent residents may apply. Applicants must complete the CASPer situational-judgement test and, if shortlisted, a series of 10-minute Multiple Mini Interview stations. The programme sets English-language requirements above the Faculty minimum: IELTS overall 7.0 covering all components, or TOEFL iBT total 92 with no sub-score below 21 (from 2026, TOEFL iBT total 5.0 with no sub-score below 4.5); only these test types are accepted.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
