Program Overview

Explore the complexities of the human body and mind. Understand what happens to different body systems and functions during injury and illness, and the importance of movement and exercise for people across the lifespan from health to injury recovery, chronic disease management and palliative stages of care.

In the 4-year Bachelor of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation, you will learn how to work with people experiencing challenges to their health and function, and support them through the application of exercise medicine, physical activity, and movement. You will learn how to collaborate within healthcare teams and environments that facilitate healing, recovery, and quality of life. 

You’ll develop in-depth clinical and analytical skills and explore beyond the physical to discover how exercise as a medicine positively affects the mental and emotional recovery of each person.

During your time at UC, you will undertake regular Work Integrated Learning (WIL), in the form of placements where you will gain valuable experience by using your skills and knowledge in real-life situations to support real people, under the supervision of experienced health professionals.
 

Study our Bachelor of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation at UC and you will:

• Develop working knowledge of the integrated systems and functions of the human body. 
• Evaluate the impact of injury, illness, disorders and disease on a person’s physical and mental health, global function, and quality of life.  
• Explore, critique, and apply the evidence for exercise, physical activity, and movement as part of prevention, rehabilitation, recovery, and management for a wide range of health concerns. 
• Value person-centered care that respects diversity and aims to provide an inclusive and safe health environment for all people.
• Develop core cognitive, technical, and interpersonal skills with sound clinical reasoning to address the needs of clients across a wide range of clinical health areas. 
• Build respectful, inclusive, and effective communication skills to work collaboratively with clients, carers, peers, health professionals, and other health stakeholders. 
• Uphold the professional ethics, responsibilities, values, and standards that align with Exercise and Sports Science Australia, and national standards for (self-regulating) health professionals.
   

Work-integrated learning
WIL is an integral part of this course, giving you an invaluable opportunity to gain practical experience and form strong relationships with industry stakeholders and professionals before graduating. Over the 4 years (full time equivalent) of this course, you’ll undertake at least 500 hours of real-world placement in clinical health services, hospitals, sporting partners, private organisations, and community clinics and health services, both locally and/or interstate.

Specialist Major: Exercise Rehabilitation
This major provides students with an understanding of the theory and concepts underpinning exercise physiology clinical reasoning. It builds upon knowledge gained from foundational units and applies this to exercise rehabilitation practice across a range of conditions including musculoskeletal and cardio-pulmonary systems and a variety of other chronic clinical conditions including cancer.