Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Complete all required components of this program, to be eligible for accreditation as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) with Exercise and Sports Science Australia* (ESSA).
• Complete 500 hours of supervised practice (as per ESSA requirement), comprising a minimum of 140 hours for apparently healthy clients, 140 hours for neuromuscular/musculoskeletal clients and 140 hours for metabolic/cardiopulmonary clients. These hours can be completed as part of Clinical Placement and the Advanced Professional Experience for Exercise Science courses.

* Pending professional registration from Exercise and Sports Science Australia.

Program notes

• Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
• Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
• As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
• Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
• When enrolling, please refer to the [TabLink top Study Plan]Study Plan.

Program structure

Core courses (2)

Select 2 courses from:
COR109 Administrative Law
COR110 Professional Conduct
COR111 Regulation

Introductory courses (7)

LFS100 Communication and Thought
LFS112 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
LFS122 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
PSY100 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
SCI105 Migrants' Lives in the World
SCI110 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
SPX102 Teaching and Learning in English: Curriculum B

Advanced courses (23)

BIM341 History Teaching: Curriculum B
LFS201 Talking History: Memory and the Past
LFS202 20th Century and Beyond: A History
LFS251 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
LFS303 Cultural Heritage
PUB351 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
SPX201 Secondary Professional Learning 2: Managing the Diverse Learning
SPX202 Teaching and Learning in English: Curriculum A
SPX211 History Teaching: Curriculum A
SPX212 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
SPX221 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
SPX222 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
SPX231 The Psychology of Learning
SPX300 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
SPX301 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
SPX302 Using Data for Learning
SPX303 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
SPX331 Communication and Thought
SPX352 Introduction to Economics
SPX401A Management and Organisational Behaviour
SPX401B Introduction to Psychology A
SPX401C Business Analytics
SPX401D Introduction to Marketing

Study Plan

The Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Science Study Plan is for students commencing in the current semester.

Year 1

• One (1) Core course:
  Core course should be studied in Semester 2
• Seven (7) required courses:
  SCI110 should be studied in Semester 1

Core courses (1)

Select 1 course from:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
COR109 Torts A
COR110 Cell Biology
COR111 Foundations of Sustainability

Required courses (7)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
LFS100 Measuring Sustainability
SCI105 Torts B
SCI110 Communicating Sustainability
PSY100 Contracts A
LFS112 Introduction to Mathematics
LFS122 Mathematics Foundations
SPX102 Planning and Environmental Law

Year 2

• One (1) Core course:
  Core course should be studied in Semester 1
• Seven (7) required courses

Core courses (1)

Select 1 course from:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
COR109 Plant Diversity and Ecology
COR110 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
COR111 Environmental and Resource Economics

Required courses (7)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
LFS201 Climate Change Adaptation
SPX201 Integrated Environmental Management
SPX221 International Community Development and Global Justice
SPX202 Green Justice: Environment and Social Issues
LFS202 Work Place Learning I
SPX212 Contracts B
SPX211 Sustainability Problem Solving

Year 3

• Eight (8) required courses:
  SPX300 should be studied in Semester 1

Required courses (8)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SPX231 Regions, Change and Sustainability
SPX300 Participation and Conflict Resolution
LFS251 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
SPX331 Coastal Conservation and Management Project
SPX222 Introduction to Climate Change Mitigation
SPX301 Environmental Health Risk Management
SPX302 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
SPX352 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management

Year 4

• Eight (8) required courses:
  SPX401B should be studied in Semester 2
  SPX401C should be studied in Semester 2

Required courses (8)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
BIM341 Work Place Learning I
LFS303 Property A
SPX303 Constitutional Law
SPX401A Corporations and Partnership Law
PUB351 Property B
SPX401B Equity & Trusts
SPX401C Civil Procedure
SPX401D Evidence

# Subject to special entry requirements. Course Coordinator approval only.