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Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (Pass and Honours)

BExSSc

240 cp (Pass)

Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

80 cp (Honours)

Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.

New South Wales
Recommended studies: English advanced, personal development, health and physical education; mathematics plus one of biology, chemistry or physics.

Queensland
Recommended studies: English, physical education and mathematics plus one of biology, physics, chemistry, science 21 and health education.

Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English, and a study score of at least 25 in one of mathematics (any), biology, chemistry, outdoor and environmental studies, psychology, physical education or physics.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Pass Degree

To qualify for the pass degree, a student must complete:

  1. 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
    1. 120 cp from Core Units;
    2. 70 cp from Specialisation Units;
    3. 10 cp from Professional Experience 3;
    4. 40 cp from Electives;
  2. Professional Experience 1 and 2 (total of 120 hours).

3. Admission Requirements – Honours Degree1

To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours degree course, a student must have completed a relevant Bachelor pass degree and attained grades of Distinction or above in at least half of the graded units at second and third year levels, or completed at least one year’s experience in a related area of exercise and/or sports science.

4. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree

To qualify for the honours degree a student must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the pass degree, complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units.

5. Progression within the Course

Students normally complete:

  1. 100-level units before undertaking related 200-level units, and 200-level units before undertaking 300-level units; and
  2. the Core Units in Exercise Science (other than EXSC300 Ethics, Law and Exercise Science Practice) before commencing specialisation sequences.

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
BIOL119 10 Foundation Biological Science 1
BIOL120 10 Foundation Biological Science 2
EXSC112 10 Functional Anatomy (Pre: BIOL119)
EXSC120 10 Mechanical Bases of Exercise
EXSC187 10 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing
EXSC189 10 Research and Ethics in Exercise Science
EXSC198 10 Health, Fitness and Performance
EXSC199 10 Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (Pre: EXSC187)
EXSC220 10 Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC120, EXSC210)
EXSC240 10 Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC292)
EXSC292 10 Exercise Metabolism
EXSC347 10 Nutrition and Exercise

Specialisation Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EXSC204 10 Exercise Testing and Prescription
EXSC241 10 Programming Resistance Training (Pre: EXSC120, EXSC112)
EXSC293 10 Neural Basis of Human Movement (Pre: BIOL119, BIOL120, EXSC187)
EXSC296 10 Health and Exercise Psychology (Pre: EXSC199)
EXSC330 10 Advanced Motor Control and Learning (Pre: EXSC293)
EXSC346 10 Exercise Rehabilitation
EXSC394 10 Exercise, Health and Disease (Pre: EXSC240, EXSC292)

Professional Experience units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EXSC114 0 Professional Experience 1
EXSC206 0 Professional Experience 2 (Pre: EXSC114)
EXSC398 10 Professional Experience 3 (Pre: EXSC206)

Electives

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EXSC295 10 Foundations of Health Promotion
EXSC306 10 Independent Study in Exercise Science
EXSC310 10 Coaching Science
EXSC311 10 The Australian Sport and Exercise Industry
EXSC320 10 Advanced Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC220, EXSC230)
EXSC335 10 Advanced Exercise and Sport Psychology (Pre: EXSC199)
EXSC340 10 Advanced Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC292, EXSC240)
EXSC367 10 Managing Events for Sport and Exercise
EXSC368 10 Financial Management of Sport and Exercise
EXSC369 10 Marketing and Promoting Sport and Exercise
EXSC382 10 Programs and Practices in Health Promotion (Pre: EXSC295)
EXSC396 10 Advanced Coaching Science (Pre: EXSC310, EXSC203)
EXSC397 10 Health Education and Harm Minimisation Strategies (Pre: EXSC295)

Other units in Exercise Science, Health Science or Sport Science approved by the Course Coordinator.

Schedule of Honours Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EXSC407 10 Honours Thesis Part A
EXSC408 40 Honours Thesis Part B
EXSC411 10 Research Methods in Health Sciences
EXSC412 10 Preparing for Research in Health Sciences
EXSC413 10 Data Management in Health Sciences

1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.