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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

  • 12% international / 88% domestic

Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy/Master of High Performance Sport

  • Masters (Coursework)

This double degree empowers physiotherapists to work with athletes and people of all ages, abilities and cultural contexts, in community, elite or high performance sport and exercise settings, in both the private and public sectors.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 years full-time
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Jan, Jul

About this course

This double degree empowers physiotherapists to work with athletes and people of all ages, abilities and cultural contexts, in community, elite or high performance sport and exercise settings, in both the private and public sectors.

You will acquire advanced knowledge of normal and pathological human movement relating to sports, exercise, performance, injuries, pathology and disease. You will also better understand how wellbeing relates to performance, and critically analyse, synthesise and apply knowledge using an evidence-informed, person-centred approach to manage sports injuries or other health conditions.

Learn to integrate specialised technical skills with advanced principles and strategies of strength and conditioning, fatigue management and recovery to design, deliver and evaluate meaningful interventions to enhance athlete and team performance and reduce the likelihood and/or duration of injury and illness. This course emphasises the application of knowledge and skills in an ethical manner that promotes the dignity of the individual, athlete or performer.

This double degree is suitable for graduate physiotherapists eligible for registration in their own country, with a minimum two years' experience post-graduation.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International applicants must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

a. Bachelor degree or higher in Physiotherapy and:

  1. hold current registration with the required Authority in Australia, or Registration Authority in country of current practice; and
  2. have a minimum of 2 years clinical experience as a physiotherapist post-graduation (including minimum 1 year in musculoskeletal or sports areas);

OR

b. ACU's Graduate Certificate in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy

NOTE: Applicants having completed ACU's Graduate Certificate in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of up to 40 credit points.

NOTE: Applicants having completed ACU's Graduate Diploma in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of up to 80 credit points

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.

Study locations

Online

Career pathways

You will be able to apply the theory and practice you've learned to a range of health provider settings including but not limited to:

  • professional and semi-professional sporting organisations
  • community sport settings
  • national and state institutes of sport
  • academies of sport
  • government and non-government funded sporting programs (e.g. university, school or post-school sporting clubs)
  • government prevention and management of chronic disease through exercise programs
  • international high performance sport organisations
  • sport, health and disease-based research

Examples of potential employment roles include:

  • sports and exercise physiotherapist for a club, a team or a sports event at national or international levels for visiting or host nation programs
  • E.g. Australian Olympic Team, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Australian University Games
  • sports medicine manager for a team, an event
  • venue medical manager for major games
  • performance analyst
  • high performance manager
  • fitness coach
  • government advisor on exercise
  • sports science manager

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
86.4%
Overall satisfaction
92.6%
Skill scale
86.4%
Teaching scale
82.7%
Employed full-time
$73.1k
Average salary