Bachelor of Exercise Physiology

The Bachelor of Exercise Science/Master of Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology takes five years to complete, after which you will hold both a bachelor's and a master's degree. When studied separately, this set of qualifications would normally take a minimum of six to seven years to complete, making this combination an accelerated pathway.

The program offers at least 1,500 hours of real-world professional placements across the five years. You will be exposed to health promotion settings, community (or outpatient) settings including strength and conditioning and other musculoskeletal settings (e.g., sports injuries), hospital-based settings (e.g., cardiorespiratory, and intensive and aged care), rehabilitation (e.g., neurological and orthopaedic) and more specialised categories (e.g., paediatrics, women's health, men's health). Regional, rural and international placements may be undertaken in your fourth or fifth year.

The professional practice stream is an embedded component of the degree where you learn alongside students from UNSW's dietetics and food innovation, clinical exercise physiology and pharmacy programs. It includes seven courses and teaches critical interprofessional skills including professionalism and communication, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based and value-based healthcare, ethics and law, leadership and business management skills, innovation and entrepreneurship, advocacy, and investigation and creative problem-solving.

For domestic students in 2026, the lowest selection rank (ATAR plus adjustment factors) is 98.0, while the lowest ATAR before adjustment factors is 88.1. The assumed knowledge includes Chemistry and Mathematics Advanced. Adjustment factors are available through schemes such as the Elite Athletes, Performers and Leaders (EAPL) scheme (up to 5 points), the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) (1 to 10 points), and the Gateway Admission Pathway for students attending Gateway schools.

For domestic students in 2026, the indicative first year full fee is $11,500 and the indicative full fee to complete the degree is $62,000. For international students, the indicative first year full fee is $64,000 and the indicative full fee to complete the degree is $354,500.