Becoming a leading researcher, with expert support to prepare for your PhD in Human Movement. Our integrated program offers graduates an alternative path to a doctoral degree.VU's Integrated PhD in Human Movement program During your first year of our integrated program, you’ll receive intensive research training. On passing the components with a 70% average, you’ll begin an original PhD in Human Movement thesis, graduating within the standard timeframe. Our expert supervisors will continue to support your study in our interdisciplinary research focus areas. Our high-performance in sport and healthy populations research programs give you a wide selection of human-movement study topics. VU are leaders in human-movement research, rated as 'well above world standard' by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA). You’ll benefit from our commitment and investment in human-movement research: Footscray Park’s $68 million high-technology teaching and research facility collaborative programs in the Institute of Health and Sport contact with sporting and healthcare industry partners. You’ll submit your research findings as a formal PhD thesis and present your research in academic publications and conferences. Research programs in human movement; VU research into human movement is an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach focusing on high-performance sport, and healthy, active populations. Our sport research spans topics such as: clinical exercise science exercise performance GPS devices in sport medical physiology muscle and exercise metabolism sport in society. Our research into creating healthy, active communities, includes: enhancing and improving body image, mental and physical wellbeing across the lifespan exercise regimes for chronic disease and mental health improving health and physical activity in socially disadvantaged communities movement biomechanics and assistive technologies muscle function and muscle wasting. Course structure: To attain the award of Doctor of Philosophy through undertaking the Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) students will be required to complete in total 384 credit points consisting of: 72 credit points of Core studies in Year 1 24 credit points of Elective studies in Year 1 288 credit points of Thesis units as per standard PhD Careers in human-movement research A PhD in human movement can lead to high-level work in government, healthcare, the sport and recreation industries, and academia.