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‘I’ve enjoyed studying subjects like biomechanics where we measure and analyse human movement and learnt apply biomechanical principles to prescribe exercises. Later, in functional anatomy laboratory tutorials, we built upon our knowledge of these biomechanical principles.'
'We use Electromyography in the lab to measure our muscle activity during various movements and then discuss how, in a clinical setting, we could optimise these movements through exercise prescription.’
Get connections and experience
Jon Hood undertook his dream internship with USA Rugby in San Diego with the support of QUT. It led to a full-time position with the team.
Start your career with confidence
The most rewarding aspect of my practical experiences was seeing patients make significant progress over the short time I worked with them. These experiences gave me confidence in myself and additional contacts in rural areas of Queensland for potential employment. I am now in contact with agencies in London to begin my career as a cardiac scientist thanks to the connections I made.
Gain the experience you need
'I found the experience at both the QUT Health Clinics and my external practicum sites invaluable. By my final year I was confident consulting one-on-one with patients, performing blood pressure readings, blood glucose tests, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular assessments. The experience I gained at the QUT Health Clinics equipped me to handle complex patient cases at external placement sites.'
What’s it like studying clinical exercise physiology?
‘I’ve enjoyed studying subjects like biomechanics where we measure and analyse human movement and learnt apply biomechanical principles to prescribe exercises. Later, in functional anatomy laboratory tutorials, we built upon our knowledge of these biomechanical principles.'
'We use Electromyography in the lab to measure our muscle activity during various movements and then discuss how, in a clinical setting, we could optimise these movements through exercise prescription.’
Get connections and experience
Jon Hood undertook his dream internship with USA Rugby in San Diego with the support of QUT. It led to a full-time position with the team.
Start your career with confidence
The most rewarding aspect of my practical experiences was seeing patients make significant progress over the short time I worked with them. These experiences gave me confidence in myself and additional contacts in rural areas of Queensland for potential employment. I am now in contact with agencies in London to begin my career as a cardiac scientist thanks to the connections I made.
Gain the experience you need
'I found the experience at both the QUT Health Clinics and my external practicum sites invaluable. By my final year I was confident consulting one-on-one with patients, performing blood pressure readings, blood glucose tests, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular assessments. The experience I gained at the QUT Health Clinics equipped me to handle complex patient cases at external placement sites.'
Highlights
- Exercise physiologists develop programs for patients for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of chronic medical conditions. They can also provide advanced injury prevention and exercise programming advice.
- QUT is the top institution in Queensland for sport science and we rank 12th in the world according to the Shanghai Global Rankings 2023.
- Graduates work alongside other health professionals in hospitals and private practice, providing Medicare services in exercise therapy.
- As a student, you have access to the industry equipment in biomechanics, motor control, exercise physiology and strength conditioning laboratories, and in QUT Health Clinics.
- Complete more than 500 hours of clinical placement for valuable work experience that prepares you for the transition to employment.
Highlights
- Exercise physiologists develop programs for patients for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of chronic medical conditions. They can also provide advanced injury prevention and exercise programming advice.
- QUT is the top institution in Queensland for sport science and we rank 12th in the world according to the Shanghai Global Rankings 2023.
- Graduates work alongside other health professionals in hospitals and private practice, providing Medicare services in exercise therapy.
- As a student, you have access to the latest industry equipment in biomechanics, motor control, exercise physiology and strength conditioning laboratories, and in QUT Health Clinics.
- Complete more than 500 hours of clinical placement for valuable work experience that prepares you for the transition to employment.
- This course is accredited with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) and gives graduates professional recognition as an accredited exercise physiologist.
Why choose this course?
You will complete 500 hours of professional placement during this course. This work integrated learning is completed at QUT Health Clinics and external locations including hospitals, local government and private health providers.
QUT Health Clinics, located at Kelvin Grove campus, provide professional health services to the community and students in this course deliver many of these services under the supervision of accredited professionals. You will become familiar with equipment and techniques that are used across industry, including technology used by clinicians to analyse and monitor performance.
During your studies, you will be taught by experts who have industry experience that spans hospitals, private practice, and research. You will access industry equipment in the biomechanics, motor control, exercise physiology, strength conditioning and clinical skills laboratories and consultation rooms.
Under the supervision of accredited professionals, you will apply your knowledge and practise patient care skills to deliver services in:
- exercise-based rehabilitation and advice for clients with an acute injury or after surgery
- exercise programs for those at risk of, or those with, existing chronic conditions and medical conditions
- personal exercise programs and fitness assessments for the local community.
Explore this course
Clinical exercise physiologists have expert knowledge about how exercise can improve health and fitness or reduce the onset of chronic disease and its related symptoms. They are skilled in developing rehabilitation programs for patients with acute and chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and cardiovascular disease. With their extensive understanding about the effects of exercise on the body’s systems, they can also provide advanced injury prevention and exercise programming advice. Medicare and many private health insurers recognise and cover services supplied by accredited exercise physiologists.
Work Integrated Learning
During this course you will be required to complete 500 hours of work placements.
Honours pathway
This course offers an honours pathway at the end of the second year into the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours). You will complete an honours research project that extends your knowledge of the professional field, offering a competitive advantage in your career.
Entry into the program is competitive and based on grade point average. On entry to the course you will retain all of the credit you have successfully completed in the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology and will complete a further two years of full-time study.
Careers and outcomes
Accredited exercise physiologists have skills that can be applied to a variety of clinical professions. Many graduates are employed by hospitals and clinics for prevention and rehabilitation of patients with injuries and a range of cardiac, musculoskeletal, occupational, neurological and psychological disorders. Graduates can also move into private practice and work as specialists in clinical diagnostics, exercise programming and health promotion.
Professional recognition
This course is accredited with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) and gives graduates professional recognition as an accredited exercise physiologist.
Possible careers
- Cardiac scientist
- Exercise physiologist
- Exercise scientist
- Rehabilitation professionals
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 75.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2024.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- XN51
- QTAC code
- 425422
- CRICOS code
- 070085K
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- Kelvin Grove
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- Kelvin Grove
- 4 years full-time
- 8 years part-time
- 4 years full-time
- February
- February
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Plus one of Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C), Physics (Units 3 & 4, C) or Biology (Units 3 & 4, C).
Overseas qualifications
QUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction, you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.
English language proficiency
We require students to demonstrate they can speak, write, read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.
Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:
- IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 7.0
- PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 65
- TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with listening and reading subscores of 24 or better, a writing subscore of 27 or better, and a speaking subscore of 23 or better
- Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 185
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 85.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
To ensure students meet accreditation requirements after successful completion of this degree, advanced standing will not be granted:
- for studies completed at Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 5 or lower. AQF levels can be confirmed at https://www.aqf.edu.au/aqf-levels
- for un-credentialed learning or work experience cannot be used for the purposes of receiving credit for units of study or meeting practicum requirements within the course.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2023
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
94.15
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Selection rank
99.90
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
84.80
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Selection rank
85.85
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
74.40
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Selection rank
78.20
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
I completed my studies outside of Australia
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
Assumed knowledge
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Plus one of Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C), Physics (Units 3 & 4, C) or Biology (Units 3 & 4, C).
I completed secondary school in Australia
Assumed knowledge
Plus one of Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C), Physics (Units 3 & 4, C) or Biology (Units 3 & 4, C).
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
- ATAR/selection rank
- 75.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 85.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
| IELTS Academic | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| TOEFL iBT | 98 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 |
| Pearson PTE (Academic) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Course requirements
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them. Some of these requirements have associated costs.
Blue card: You must undergo a criminal history check for working with children and be issued with a suitability card (blue card) before commencing clinical placement/practicum in an organisation where they may work with children or young people.
The processing of your application may take several months so you must submit your blue card application to HiQ as early as possible to ensure you have your card before you begin any unit that requires contact with children. There is no charge for student blue cards. Students who already have a blue card must register it with QUT.
Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP fees available from September
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2025 fees
2025: Available from July
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2024 fees
2024: CSP $13,600 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2024 fees
2024: $37,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic)
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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