Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences
Further information
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Applicants need to have completed a bachelor’s degree with a major in Human Movement with a weighted average of at least 60 per cent* and which includes the following units or their equivalent:
* Note: entry is competitive and candidates with a better academic record will be given priority. |
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If you have queries about the suitability of your previous academic record, please contact: School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health Tel: (08) 6488 2361 |
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The Graduate Diploma in Science in Exercise Rehabilitation offers candidates the opportunity to gain a qualification in a specific area of professional training through one year of full-time or two years of part-time study.
You may structure a course tailored to your future requirements; successful completion will satisfy the majority of the requirements necessary for specialist accreditation by the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science.
The course is designed to provide a holistic understanding of the use of exercise as a modality in the treatment of musculoskeletal and cardiovascular disability. Students are provided with a background in pathology and the contraindications which apply in exercise therapy during the chronic stage of rehabilitation.
Specific learning outcomes for the course include:
- A broad education necessary to understand the impact and implications of assessment, exercise, injury and disease on health, lifestyle and work, in individual and societal contexts.
- The ability to communicate, through written and oral means, a sound theoretical knowledge of the anatomy, pathomechanics and pathophysiology of disease and injury, and the role and implications of exercise within these states.
- An ability to demonstrate, through the application of practical skills, the assessment of normal and altered function.
- An ability to demonstrate, through practical skills, the prescription of exercise related to lifestyle and work environments and in disease and injury states.
- An ability to communicate and function within a multidisciplinary team.
- A knowledge of contemporary issues related to exercise rehabilitation.
- Recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in, life-long learning, critique and analysis of issues related to exercise rehabilitation.
