Applicants will have normally completed a bachelor degree in the field of sport and/or exercise science (or a related degree) that is accredited, or be a current member or eligible for membership with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) as an exercise scientist. Applicants will have completed 140 hours of practicum experience with apparently healthy individuals.
Applicants who hold a closely related non-ESSA accredited course may wish to apply for the 'Graduate Entry Assessment', once they can demonstrate they meet the ESSA Exercise Science Standards and 140 hours of approved practical experience, for membership as an Exercise Scientist.
Additional requirements
Applicants with an ESSA accredited degree will be asked to provide confirmation of the placement topics they completed in their degree to confirm they meet the placement requirements.
Applicants who hold a closely related non-ESSA accredited course and have demonstrated they have met the ESSA Exercise Science Standards through 140 hours of approved practical experience must provide to Flinders University, within ten working days of submitting their application, confirmation of their approved Graduate Entry Assessment.
International students must satisfy our English language proficiency requirements for admission. If your first language is not English you will need to have:
- Achieved the required test score for the course you are applying for. The IELTS and equivalent scores to meet the various levels #. IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and Cambridge tests must be taken in a registered testing centre.; or
- Successfully completed an approved secondary or tertiary qualification, taught in the English language in a country where English is the official language or the main language spoken (for up to an overall IELTS of 6.5) with evidence no more than five years old on the proposed date of commencement of the course; or
- Successfully completed a pre-course English program from an approved ELICOS Provider*.
