Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology

Become an accredited exercise physiologist and help people live more active lives, manage and prevent disease or help athletes reach peak physical fitness in this one-year Masters degree. If you’re passionate about a profession that focuses on keeping people moving and helping to improve quality of life, this postgraduate course will give you the qualification you need to work as an accredited Exercise Physiologist. Develop, implement and manage physical activity and behavioural programs for healthy clients and clients living with a range of chronic conditions, as you explore how exercise can improve health and wellbeing. Learn about the delivery of exercise, lifestyle and behavioural modification programs to help prevent and manage chronic diseases and injury. You’ll learn how to provide physical activity and behavioural programs for clients with conditions as diverse as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, depression, cancer, arthritis, respiratory disease and many others.

Entry into this course is restricted to those with a course weighted average of 60 in previous study and meet one of the following criteria: 1) Registered as an Accredited Exercise Scientist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia 2) Completed a course accredited at the level of Exercise Science with Exercise and Sports Science Australia within the last five years 3) Undertaken a Graduate Entry Assessment by Exercise and Sports Science Australia to the satisfaction of the Academic Chair. For Murdoch graduates completion of B1317 with a double major in Movement Science and Sport and Health Science OR, B1348 OR B1352 meets the requirements for point 2 above.

IELTS overall score of 6.0 with no band less than 6.0; Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): 169 overall with no band below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE): 50 with no band below 50; Test of English as a Foreign Language - IBT (TOEFL IBT): 73 with no band less than 18; Occupational English Test (OET) - C (250-290) in each of the four components.