MSportsExPhty/MHighPerfSport

Credit points

160

Minimum duration

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • ACU Online

Note:

Full-time students must attend a compulsory, 7-10 day on-campus component during their program, delivered at ACU's Brisbane campus. Part-time students may attend this compulsory on-campus component split across two years.

This course includes supervised Professional Practice experiences.


EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

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:

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

OR

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

NOTE: Applicants having completed ACU’s Graduate Certificate in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of up to 40 credit points.

NOTE: Applicants having completed ACU’s Graduate Diploma in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of up to 80 credit points

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy/Master of High Performance Sport, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp from Specified Physiotherapy Units (Part A);
  2. 40 cp from Specified High Performance Sport Units (Part B);
  3. 20 cp from Elective High Performance Sport Units (Part C);
  4. 40 cp from Research Units (Part D).

Other requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

  • A student who has completed 80 cp from the Schedule of Specified Unit Offerings, including a minimum 40 cp from Specified Physiotherapy Units, may exit with the Graduate Diploma in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy.
  •  A student who has completed 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, including a minimum 30 cp from Specified Physiotherapy Units, may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy.
  •  A student who has completed 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, including a minimum 30 cp from Specified and Elective High Performance Sport Units, may exit with the Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • PHTY614Advanced Principles of Human Movement for Exercise and Sports Performance10 CP
  • PHTY615Clinical Exercise for Health and Performance Across the Lifespan10 CP
  • PHTY616Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice for Physiotherapists10 CP

    Compulsory, ~1 week on-campus component, delivered at ACU's Brisbane campus

  • PHTY617Physiotherapists Working in Sport10 CP

    Compulsory, ~1 week on-campus component, delivered at ACU's Brisbane campus

  • PHTY618Leadership, Management and Advocacy for Sports and Exercise Physiotherapists10 CP
  • EXSC669Exercise Rehabilitation for Return to Sports Performance10 CP

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC510Strength and Conditioning for Performance and Rehabilitation10 CP
  • EXSC650Fatigue, Recovery, Adaptation and Performance10 CP
  • EXSC651Sports Injury Prevention10 CP
  • EXSC674Contemporary Practice in Strength and Conditioning10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC513Data Analysis and Interpretation for High Performance Sport10 CP
  • EXSC652Contemporary Issues in Sports Science10 CP

    Online Intensive

  • EXSC657Industry Internship20 CP
  • EXSC668Performance Nutrition10 CP
  • EXSC672Theoretical Foundations of Performance Analysis10 CP

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • HLSC640Interpreting Health Research10 CP
  • HLSC641Introduction to Health Sciences Research10 CP
  • HLSC646Qualitative Research Methods10 CP
  • HLSC647Quantitative Research Methods10 CP
  • PHTY606Physiotherapy Research Project A10 CP
  • PHTY607Physiotherapy Research Project B10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing ACU Term 1 - 2 year option

  • Specified Physiotherapy UnitsPHTY614Advanced Principles of Human Movement for Exercise and Sports Performance10 cp
  • Specified High Performance Sport UnitsEXSC510Strength and Conditioning for Performance and Rehabilitation10 cp
  • Specified High Performance Sport UnitsEXSC651Sports Injury Prevention10 cp
  • Research UnitsHLSC640 Interpreting Health Research ORResearch UnitsHLSC641 Introduction to Health Sciences Research 10 cp
  • Specified Physiotherapy UnitsPHTY616Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice for Physiotherapists10 cp
  • Specified Physiotherapy UnitsPHTY617Physiotherapists Working in Sport10 cp
  • Specified Physiotherapy UnitsPHTY615Clinical Exercise for Health and Performance Across the Lifespan10 cp
  • Research UnitsHLSC642 Biostatistics for Health Sciences Also offered in ACU Term 2ORHLSC646 Qualitative Research Methods

    For HLSC642 - (Inc: PUBH620, HLSC647)

    For HLSC646 - (Pre: HLSC640 OR HLSC641)

    10 cp

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Commencing ACU Term 1 - 4 year option

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Commencing ACU Term 3 - 2 year option

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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