BackDeakin University
OpenMaster degree (coursework)Health

Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology

ProviderDeakin University
Course code: SIA-211711UniversityStudy area: HealthCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

Study with the world's #1 sport science school and prepare for a career supporting people with chronic conditions through evidence-based exercise. Deakin's Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology is recognised for teaching excellence, graduate employability and hands-on clinical learning. From your first trimester, you will gain experience working with real clients in a community-facing clinical environment, building practical skills under professional supervision. Across the course, you will complete 300+ hours of clinical placement in diverse health settings. This ESSA-approved pathway supports your progression towards becoming an Accredited Exercise Physiologist. Grounded in science and research, you will develop the clinical reasoning skills to assess, prescribe and evaluate exercise interventions for a wide range of conditions, injuries and disabilities.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet the following criteria:

  • completion of a bachelor degree in relevant area with eligibility for Exercise Scientist accreditation (AES Accredited Exercise Scientist) from Exercise and Sports Science Australia
  • To meet the academic requirements, you will need to meet one or more of the following criteria:
  • graduates of the H343 Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science at Deakin University, H353 Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science Advanced (Honours), D333 Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science/Bachelor of Nutrition Science and D394 Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) where acknowledgment of eligibility for accreditation with ESSA is included as a professional recognition statement on your transcript

applicants who have previously completed an ESSA accredited Exercise Science undergraduate degree at another university.

Please refer to ESSA accredited exercise science courses to view the list of accredited universities and courses

  • applicants with current AES accreditation with ESSA.

Applicants are required to provide membership evidence with their MCEP application

  • graduates of undergraduate degrees other than those above, who can demonstrate that they have covered all of the elements required for accreditation at the Exercise Science level of ESSA via completion of an ESSA Graduate Entry Assessment and provide a copy of the outcome letter as evidence with their MCEP application
English requirement
IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Past Offers

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesViet Nam · Malaysia
Common pathwayBachelor background · Foundation background
Target levelBachelor degree · Master degree
Offer fieldsArchitecture · General English
1
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of MidwiferyBachelor degree · Nursing and Midwifery · Offshore
percentage guessPercentage 71.1%71.10 · mid band · approx. top 25-30%
2
Viet NamBachelor background
X067A - English for Academic Purposes Stream - DueliGeneral English · In Australia
ib guessIB 7.56/45.0lower band · approx. top 80-85%
3
Viet NamBachelor background
Master of ArchitectureMaster degree · Architecture · In Australia
ib guessIB 7.56/45.0lower band · approx. top 80-85%

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

Refer to the institution course handbook.

References

Official course, fees, admissions, English, curriculum and related sources.

7
Official course pagehandbook.deakin.edu.auTuition fee sourcestudiesinaustralia.comDeakin Cottage by the Sea Scholarshipsearch.studyaustralia.gov.auDeakin-Coventry Cotutelle - Design and impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Educationsearch.studyaustralia.gov.auHDR Scholarship - Wearable technologies in healthsearch.studyaustralia.gov.auHDR Scholarship - School Support Systemsearch.studyaustralia.gov.auAchieva course data JSONAchieva course information