Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)

University of Queensland

About

The Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours) degree will prepare you for an exciting career as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (including Accredited Exercise Scientist).

You will learn in state-of-the-art exercise science and physiology facilities including specialised biomechanics, motor control, exercise physiology, and strength and conditioning laboratories.

Accredited Exercise Physiologists are recognised allied health professionals who design and deliver exercise interventions for the prevention and management of a range of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic, neurologic, cancer and mental health conditions.

They can also provide advanced health and physical activity education, advice and support to promote a healthy and active lifestyle.

Medicare and many private health insurers recognise and cover services supplied by accredited exercise physiologists.

Structure

During this program you will learn how to deliver exercise-based lifestyle and behavioural programs for people at high-risk of developing, or with existing, chronic and complex medical conditions and injuries such as musculoskeletal conditions, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and depression. You will be involved in a variety of ongoing practicum experiences with 'apparently healthy' clientele and high-risk, 'chronic and complex medical condition' clientele.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours).

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Placement courses

You will undertake more than 550 hours of supervised clinical practice in a range of clinical settings that includes hospitals, a variety of health care organisations and fitness facilities (including sporting teams). During your placements, you will have the opportunity to apply your theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework to practice and develop your clinical skills in real life setting. From year two, a variety of sessional practical experiences are undertaken before commencing block placements in years three and four. Please note, some placement providers require students to provide a criminal history check and the students allocated to these placement providers will be required to supply this. Clinical placements may be outside of the Brisbane metropolitan area where you will required to fund your travel, accommodation and daily living expenses. This program has pre-placement requirements which must be met prior to commencement of the program or a placement course. Further details can be found on the Placement Ready website.

Honours

Honours will be awarded to all graduates of this program.

Entry requirements

To complete the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours), a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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