Clinical exercise physiology is an allied health discipline with a focus on working with clinical populations across the lifespan. The professionals who practise clinical exercise physiology are called accredited exercise physiologists (AEPs). AEPs are advanced practitioners who have professional accreditation from Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
Why study clinical exercise physiology?
If you’re looking for a clinical career that puts movement at the heart of human health, welcome to the CUA Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology. This leading degree will prepare you to transform quality-of-life and improve outcomes for people with chronic conditions.
Accredited exercise physiologists (AEPs) are allied health professionals who deliver clinical exercise interventions, health education and lifestyle support for people living with, or at risk of, illness, injury or disability. As an AEP, you can work in a variety of settings, but you’ll have a particular focus on supporting priority populations facing high levels of chronic health risk. These include people living with cancer, cardiovascular disease, mental ill health, intellectual and physical disabilities and workplace injury, among others.
You’ll also work with people experiencing significant health disparities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and linguistically diverse populations; and people living in rural, regional and remote Australia.
Designed to meet industry demand, the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology* is your launching pad to a challenging, inspiring, and lifelong career.
With 1 in 2 Australians having at least one chronic health condition, there is a critical need for clinical exercise physiologists to help prevent, reduce, and reverse the burden of chronic disease through prescribed exercise.
