Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science

Australian Catholic University - MacKillop Campus

Bachelor's degree

In Brisbane, Melborne and Sydney (Australia)

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Description

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science focuses on the benefits of exercise and a healthy lifestyle in the contexts of elite sport, recreational physical activity, community health and well being.
It will teach you about

exercise assessment and prescription
sports performance analysis
applying the scientific principles of fitness and health for a wide range of people, from the chronically ill to elite athletes.
Possible careers include:

health and fitness consultant
exercise scientist
sports scientist
sports coach
exercise physiologist.

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Brisbane (Australia)
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Melborne (Australia)
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Sydney (Australia)
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About this course

Graduates can work as health and fitness consultants, exercise scientists, sports scientists, sports coaches, and exercise physiologists.

After completing a postgraduate qualification in exercise physiology

Applicants require an academic IELTS minimum overall score of 6.5 (with a minimum score of 6.0 in all bands), or an equivalent acceptable test score as outlined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy (Schedule 3).

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Subjects

  • Sports Science
  • Fitness
  • Exercise
  • Motor
  • Psychology
  • Development
  • Ageing
  • Growth
  • Anatomical
  • Foundations
  • Science

Course programme

Year 1 - Semester 1
  • EXSC187 Growth, motor development and ageing
  • EXSC199 Psychology of sport
  • EXSC118 Nutrition and exercise
  • BIOL125 Human biology 1
Year 1 - Semester 2
  • ANAT100 Anatomical foundations of exercise science
  • EXSC217 Research and Ethics in Exercise Science
  • EXSC120 Mechanical bases of exercise
  • UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
Year 2 - Semester 1
  • EXSC230 Motor Control and Learning (Pre: EXSC187)
  • EXSC222 Functional anatomy (Pre: ANAT100)
  • EXSC220 Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC120)
  • EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise (Pre: BIOL125)
Year 2 - Semester 2
  • EXSC296 Health and exercise psychology (Pre: EXSC199)
  • EXSC204 Exercise testing, prescription and delivery (Pre: EXSC198)
  • EXSC204 Exercise testing, prescription and delivery (Pre: EXSC198)
  • EXSC242 Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment (Pre: EXSC198)
Year 2 – Semester 2
  • EXSC206 Professional experience preparation (Pre: EXSC118, EXSC187, EXSC199 , or BIOL125
Year 3 - Semester 1
  • EXSC398 Professional experience 20 credit points (Pre: ANAT100, EXSC120, EXSC198 , EXSC204, EXSC206, EXSC216)
  • EXSC394 Exercise, health and disease (Pre: EXSC204)
  • Elective
Year 3 - Semester 2
  • UNCC300 Justice and change in a global world (Pre: UNCC100)
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Additional information

Start dates

Brisbane
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Melbourne
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Strathfield
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Course costs

Average first year fee: $8100 Commonwealth Supported (indicative only; subject to passage of legislation)

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Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science

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