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.

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 provisionally accredited with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA). QUT will seek full accreditation with ESSA to give graduates professional recognition as an accredited exercise physiologist during 2019.

Possible careers

• Cardiac Scientist
• Exercise Physiologist
• Exercise Scientist
• Rehabilitation Professionals