The course includes the following awards:

Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology MClinicalExPhysiol

Course Study Modes and Locations

Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (4717EP)

Distance Education - Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Part-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Part-time normal course duration: 2.5-3 years (6 Sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Entry into the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology is competitive based on GPA and requires:

• a Bachelor degree in Exercise Science and/or Sport Science or equivalent qualification; and
• an assessment for postgraduate Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) study from Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) indicating that all Exercise Science knowledge and skills criteria are met (other than apparently healthy practicum hours).

All students applying for admission MUST apply to ESSA for the assessment for postgraduate Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) study regardless of the accreditation status of their undergraduate Exercise Science qualification or current ESSA Exercise Science (Full) membership status.

Applicants that do not satisfy all Exercise Science knowledge and skills criteria may not be assessed for admission and referred to the
Diploma of Exercise Studies to address knowledge and skill deficits.

Applicants that satisfy all Exercise Science knowledge and skills criteria, but have not completed all apparently healthy placement
hours prior to start of academic year, are considered to have met admission criteria and will be assessed based on competitiveness.
Please note that ESSA may take up to 80 days to perform the assessment for postgraduate Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) study. Students interested in applying for this course are strongly encouraged to submit their assessment for postgraduate Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) study application prior to 30 September of the year prior to seeking admission to ensure they receive their assessment letter to attach to admission application. Details regarding how to apply for the assessment for postgraduate Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) study can be found on the ESSA website (https://www.essa.org.au/).  ESSA will perform a preliminary assessment for postgraduate study based on academic transcripts that are yet to include grades from final session of undergraduate study.  Not having a completed final transcript should not deter applicants seeking ESSA assessment.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

No special arrangements apply.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of nine (9) subjects in total; eight (8) x 8 point core subjects plus one (1) 32 point restricted elective subject. Completion of the 32 point restricted elective subject is required in order to undertake clinical placement hours. Enrolment in the restricted elective subject is dependent upon the student's mode of study. Full-time students will complete the subject within one (1) session of study and part-time students will compete the subject across two (2) multi-sessions of study.

Core Subjects:

• EHR518 Developing the Clinical Exercise Practitioner
• EHR519 Exercise Prescription for Cardiopulmonary Conditions
• EHR520 Pathomechanics & Exercise Prescription
• EHR521 Supporting Clients in Clinical Exercise
• EHR522 Exercise for Metabolic & Renal Conditions
• EHR523 Exercise Prescription for Cancer Management
• EHR524 Workplace Assessment & Rehabilitation
• EHR525 Exercise for Neurological & Mental Health Conditions

Restricted Elective:

Students must complete one of the two (2) 32 point subjects below depending on their mode of study:

• EHR526 Clinical Workplace Learning & Professionalism - Full-time (32 points)
  or
• EHR527 Clinical Workplace Learning & Professionalism - Part-Time 32 points)

Enrolment Pattern

FULL-TIME:

Full-time enrolment consists of three (3) consecutive sessions of study across one (1) academic year as described below:

Year One
Session 1 (30)

• EHR518 Developing the Clinical Exercise Practitioner (8 credit points)
• EHR519 Exercise Prescription for Cardiopulmonary Conditions (8 credit points)
• EHR520 Pathomechanics & Exercise Prescription (8 credit points)
• EHR521 Supporting Clients in Clinical Exercise (8 credit points)

Session 2 (60)

• EHR522 Exercise for Metabolic & Renal Conditions (8 credit points)
• EHR523 Exercise Prescription for Cancer Management (8 credit points)
• EHR524 Workplace Assessment & Rehabilitation (8 credit points)
• EHR525 Exercise for Neurological & Mental Health Conditions (8 credit points)

Session 3 (90)

• EHR526 Clinical Workplace Learning & Professionalism - Full-time (32 credit points)

PART-TIME:

Part-time enrolment consists of six (6) sessions of study across 2.5 academic years as described below:

Year One
Session 1 (30)

• EHR518 Developing the Clinical Exercise Practitioner (8 credit points)
• EHR519 Exercise Prescription for Cardiopulmonary Conditions (8 credit points)

Session 2 (60)

• EHR522 Exercise for Metabolic & Renal Conditions (8 credit points)
• EHR523 Exercise Prescription for Cancer Management (8 credit points)

Session 3 (90)

• No subjects available

Year Two
Session 3 (30)

• EHR520 Pathomechanics & Exercise Prescription (8 credit points)
• EHR521 Supporting Clients in Clinical Exercise (8 credit points)

Session 4 (60)

• EHR524 Workplace Assessment & Rehabilitation (8 credit points)
• EHR525 Exercise for Neurological & Mental Health Conditions (8 credit points)

Session 5 (90) & Session 6 (30) [multi-session]

• EHR527 Clinical Workplace Learning & Professionalism - Part-time (32 credit points)

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

EHR526 Clinical Workplace Learning & Professionalism - Full-Time
EHR527 Clinical Workplace Learning & Professionalism - Part-Time

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

EHR519 Exercise Prescription for Cardiopulmonary Conditions
EHR520 Pathomechanics & Exercise Prescription
EHR522 Exercise for Metabolic & Renal Conditions
EHR523 Exercise Prescription for Cancer Management
EHR524 Workplace Assessment & Rehabilitation
EHR525 Exercise for Neurological & Mental Health Conditions
EHR526 Clinical Workplace Learning & Professionalism - Full-Time
EHR527 Clinical Workplace Learning & Professionalism - Part-Time

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

This course is scheduled for professional accreditation in late 2017 and it is not expected that the course structure and enrolment pattern will pose any risk to gaining accreditation.   The School has initiated accreditation processes with the professional body - ESSA.