Program Overview

Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology

The Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology is a four-year full-time or eight-year part-time course that equips students with the knowledge and skills to assess, prescribe, and deliver exercise programs for patients with chronic medical conditions.

Course Overview

• 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 ranked 1st in Queensland, 3rd in Australia, and 11th worldwide in the 2025 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments.
• Graduates work alongside other health professionals in hospitals and private practice, providing Medicare services in exercise therapy.
• As a student, you have access to 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.

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.

Course Details

• Duration: 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time
• Delivery: Kelvin Grove
• ATAR/Selection Rank Threshold: 76.00
• Course Code: XN51
• QTAC Code:
• CRICOS Code: K

Requirements

• Assumed 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), and one of Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C), Physics (Units 3 & 4, C), or Biology (Units 3 & 4, C).
• English Language Proficiency: IELTS (Academic) 6.5 or better overall with no subscore below 6.0, PTE 58 or better overall with no subscore below 50, TOEFL (IBT) 79 or better overall with listening and reading subscores of 16 or better, a writing subscore of 21 or better, and a speaking subscore of 18 or better, Cambridge English Score 176 or better overall with no subscore below 169.

Fees

• 2026 Fees: CSP $16,400 per year full-time (96 credit points), $40,300 per year full-time (96 credit points) for international students.
• Additional Costs: There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs.

Scholarships

• QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic): QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
• Equity Scholarships Scheme: A scholarship for low-income students studying in any faculty.
• International Merit Scholarship: A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• International Talent Scholarship: A new scholarship for 2026 that covers tuition fees, with eligibility based on prior academic achievements.

Careers and Outcomes

• Honours Pathway: This course offers an honours pathway at the end of the second year into the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours).
• 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.