They will expect you to have had lab courses in biology, chemistry, and physics. The competitive ones are also going to require an interview and will be highly selective. Physical therapists are most likely to be employed in a hospital or medical center setting. Some physical therapists are also employed in outpatient medical settings. They may be asked to develop individual programs for people who have a range of physical problems and are of any age.
Some physical therapists specialize and therefore work with only one age group.
For example, they may work in a children's hospital or a department of pediatrics, centering their work with children. Others may become affiliated full-time with a specific type of program such as chronic pain or rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury. Your graduate work in this discipline teaches you the relevant human anatomy and as well as the physics of the human system in order to remediate its dysfunction. Most physical therapists have a master's degree. This is a master's degree which required several years of study with an integrated program of courses and practical experiences.