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Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)

UndergraduateUSQ-CPH-DEG2024

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Practical and theoretical exercise physiology expertise—plus research

Explore how exercise helps people with medical conditions, injuries, or disabilities. You’ll build foundations in anatomy and physiology. Learn to prescribe exercise. Build clinical skills and put them to practice in professional placements.

Study method
Online & on-campus
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Duration
4 years full time or part time equivalent
Total subjects
32

Indicative total fee

$65,292

Fee details

Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
CSP available
Yes

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)

About this degree

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Career opportunities

Graduate as an exercise physiologist, with the ability to be accredited with Exercise and Sport Science Australia. You can apply for a Medicare provider number and be recognised by private health funds for exercise physiology sessions. Accredited clinical exercise physiologists can find jobs within the health, exercise, sports, and fitness industries. Positions are available within private practices, general practices, hospitals, insurance companies, and community health services. Graduates can work with general medical practitioners to assist with patient care under general practice management plans (part of the Medicare system). Accredited exercise physiologists work across many areas of clinical care, including in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, musculoskeletal injury management, occupational health and work injury rehabilitation, cancer care, neurological rehabilitation, metabolic disease, renal disease, mental health care, and chronic, complex disease management. Careers are also available in corporate health as organisations are realising the importance of employee health. Roles within this sector may include managing and rehabilitating injured staff or educating employees on safe work practices. Opportunities range from supporting baggage handlers at an airline, training hospitality staff in best health practice, or managing fatigue and physical strain of manufacturing production line employees. Graduating with research skills as well as clinical skills allows you to undertake roles such as interpreting health related data, policy writing within the sports industry, contributing to health papers, and working with specialised agencies, such as the World Health Organisation.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours) is accredited with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) at the level of Accredited Exercise Physiologist. 

Australian job snapshots

Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.

Role

Earnings

Employment change

Exercise Physiologists

N/A^

N/A^

Fitness Instructors

N/A^

Up 9.7%

Physiotherapists

$75K to $93K

Up 37.6%

Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials

$60K to $74K

Up 3.2%

^ There is no data available

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