Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology

Bachelor degree
48 months
Application deadlines: 17 May
Processing time: 30 days
Full-time
Intakes: July
International tuition: A$27,000
Domestic tuition: A$9,359

Program overview

In this program, you will: Learn how to use exercise to prevent and manage chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis and mental health conditions. Train to prevent and manage musculoskeletal injuries in sport and recreational settings. Study anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, exercise assessment, exercise programming, psychology and nutrition. Build your professional skills through 500 hours of supervised work placement in hospitals, clinics and sport settings. Test and train athletes in USC’s AIS-accredited sport science labs. Qualify to work as an exercise physiologist in hospitals, health clinics, rehabilitation facilities, community health, occupational rehabilitation, gyms and more.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • TOEFL iBT
  • PTE
  • TOEFL PBT
  • IELTS
Certificate of Secondary (Complete) Education Minimum grade of 3.0, or Successful completion of USC's Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP) program or other recognised pre-tertiary or foundation program IELTS (Academic) Overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each subtest TOEFL: Paper-based Overall score of 550 with minimum essay score of 4 TOEFL: Internet-based Overall score of 76 with minimum score of 18 for writing Pearson Test of English Overall score of 50 with no subscore less than 50

Career opportunities

This degree qualifies you to practise as an exercise physiologist in a range of healthcare settings, and to seek provider status with Medicare. While Clinical Exercise Science can provide a pathway to studies in physiotherapy, it can also lead to careers in cardiac and pulmonary testing, occupational rehabilitation, case management and research.

Campus location

Sippy Downs , Australia

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