Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy

The Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy from Australian Catholic University (ACU)will provide you, as a physiotherapist, with the opportunity to acquire advanced theoretical, scientific and clinical knowledge of normal and pathological human movement as it relates to sports, exercise, performance, injuries, pathology and disease.

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 programs (e.g. university, school or post-school sporting clubs)
• government prevention and management of chronic disease through exercise programs

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