Exercise science courses
If you want to work as an exercise physiologist, the degree you choose matters more than usual: it has to be accredited for the profession. Here's what the course involves, how long it takes and what the job pays.
- Quickest way to start
- About 2.5 years
- Bachelor degree, typical full time length
- What the jobs pay
- $96,100
- median pay across 1 job
- Demand
- In shortage
- on the national shortage list
Which course do you need?
It depends on the job you want.
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Work as an exercise physiologist
Use exercise to help people manage long term illness, injury or disability, assessing them and prescribing programs that suit.
Median pay$96,100
- How long it takes
- About 2.5 to 4 years full time
- How you'll study
- Online or on campus
Other university courses
- Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science3 years. A broader look at human movement, exercise and sport performance, with career areas across health, fitness and sport.
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- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science3 years. Covers how the body responds to training and how to use that to improve health and performance. Some students go on to further study in clinical exercise physiology.
- Bachelor of Exercise Science3 to 4 years. Studies how exercise affects the body and how to plan activity for health and performance, leading into fitness, rehabilitation, health promotion or sport.
- Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences3 to 4 years. A mix of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and exercise psychology, with practical skills in prescribing and delivering exercise.
- Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science3 years. Human movement applied to sport, health and rehabilitation, for work in private practice, gyms, aged care or sport teams.
- Bachelor of Human Movement3 years. Looks at how people move and how activity shapes health, with some providers offering a choice of school teaching subjects or sport and exercise science.
Jobs you can do with this study
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, not a starting salary.
“In demand” means the job is on the national skills shortage list. Check the course and provider are approved for the work you want, as rules differ by state.
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