Overview

Using an evidence-informed person-centred approach, you will develop an understanding of how wellbeing relates to performance and be able to critically analyse, synthesise and apply knowledge for the physiotherapy management of sports injuries or other health conditions and to enhance sports or exercise performance and wellbeing in athletes and people of all ages, abilities and cultural contexts within the relevant ethical and legal frameworks. Top 100 worldwide in Sport and Exercise Science Shanghai Ranking, Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2024

The course in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy from Australian Catholic University (ACU) will be delivered online with short, intensive face-to-face blocks, over 1.5 years full-time equivalent. The course is suitable for graduate physiotherapists eligible for registration in their own country, with a minimum two years’ experience post-graduation.

The majority of the units will be delivered in online mode with some units delivered in multi-mode incorporating online, intensive residential workshops, practicums and a research project. All residential workshops and assessments will be scheduled for 1-2 weeks in the same ACU Online Term.

Careers

You will be able to apply theory and practice learned in 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
Emergency Departments in hospitals
government and non-government funded sporting programmes (e.g. university, school or post-school sporting clubs)
government prevention and management of chronic disease through exercise programmes

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Principles of Human Movement for Exercise and Sports Performance

Strength and Conditioning for Performance and Rehabilitation

Sports Injury Prevention

Health Sciences Research

Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice for Physiotherapists

Biostatistics for Health Sciences

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-20 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

94

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Physiotherapy Sport and Exercise Science View 30 other Masters in Physiotherapy in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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94

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65

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7

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General requirements

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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:

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

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

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Tuition Fees

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25568 AUD / year

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25568 AUD / year

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Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

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Funding

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