Study Clinical Exercise Physiology at Flinders

Overview

The Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology aims to prepare you for practice as an exercise physiologist. Graduates will be able to contribute to interdisciplinary health interventions using exercise as part of the management strategy of disease, dysfunction, and injury across a range of public and private settings and work within an interprofessional environment including rural and remote areas.

Courses

Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology

Duration: 2 years

Delivery mode:
Online plus placement/intensive

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March

SATAC code: 2CM224

Annual indicative fees (2025):
$32,152 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

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Your career

The Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology prepares you for a career as an exercise physiologist. Exercise physiologists prescribe and deliver exercise-based lifestyle and behaviour modification programs to prevent and treat injury and disease.

Potential employers include:

hospitals
community health units
workplaces
gymnasiums
aged-care facilities
disability service organisations
sporting clubs and associations
private health clinics
return to work providers
schools, universities and TAFE
sporting academies
not-for-profit or community organisations.

Potential occupations include:

rehabilitation/allied health work
private practice
acute care
day-care rehabilitation
home-care rehabilitation.

Professional accreditation/recognition:

This program is accredited by Exercise and Sports Science Australia. Graduates are eligible to apply to be recognised as Accredited Exercise Physiologists and Accredited Exercise Scientists.

What you will study

The Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology consists of 72 units.

You will undertake topics in interprofessional practice, chronic disease management and private practice, exercise management in priority conditions, advanced exercise prescription and musculoskeletal injury management, and clinical exercise assessment and prescription, as well as clinical placements.

Practical experience

You will undertake a compulsory 360 hours in clinical exercise physiology placement. Clinical placements can be taken at various metropolitan or rural and remote locations, including the Northern Territory.

Practical experience requirements

Before commencing a placement you will need:

DHS for Working with Children, Aged Care Sector, and Worker Check
Police Check
SA Tuberculosis Services Screen
Immunisations
Annual Influenza
COVID-19 Vaccination
SA Health Better Placed Deed Poll
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate
First Aid Certificate
Manual handling
Hand hygiene
Infection Control
SA Health Electronic Medical Records training.

These requirements are subject to change.

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Entry requirements

Applicants will have normally completed a bachelor degree in the field of sport and/or exercise science (or a related degree) that is accredited, or be a current member or eligible for membership with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) as an exercise scientist. Applicants will have completed 140 hours of practicum experience with apparently healthy individuals.

Applicants who hold a closely related non-ESSA accredited course may wish to apply for the 'Graduate Entry Assessment', once they can demonstrate they meet the ESSA Exercise Science Standards and 140 hours of approved practical experience, for membership as an Exercise Scientist. View more information about graduate entry assessment.

Additional requirements

Applicants must show English language competence equivalent to a score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) or equivalent, unless subject to an exemption as defined by Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA).

Potential students must read the eligibility requirements for obtaining credentialing with ESSA following graduation, in terms of ESSA’s English Language Requirements.

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Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology

2CM224

Flinders students can apply to transfer to this course internally. Visit: www.flinders.edu.au/internaltransfer for more information.

Entry requirements

Applicants must normally hold an Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) accredited Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification and be eligible for full membership with ESSA as an Exercise Scientist and need to have completed 140 hours of practicum experience topic.

Applicants who hold a closely related non-ESSA accredited course may wish to apply for the 'Graduate Entry Assessment', once they can demonstrate they meet the ESSA Exercise Science Standards and 140 hours of approved practical experience, for membership as an Exercise Scientist.

Additional requirements

Applicants with an ESSA accredited degree will be asked to provide confirmation of the placement topics they completed in their degree to confirm they meet the placement requirements.

Applicants who hold a closely related non-ESSA accredited course and have demonstrated they have met the ESSA Exercise Science Standards through 140 hours of approved practical experience must provide to Flinders University, within ten working days of submitting their application, confirmation of their approved Graduate Entry Assessment. View more information about graduate entry assessment.

English language requirements