BExHSc
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years 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 Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
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
Prerequisites: English, plus one of health, physical education, mathematics biology, physics, chemistry or science 21.
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, health or physics.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the pass degree, a student must complete:
- 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 100 cp from Core units;
- 110 cp from Elective units (which will normally include at least 60 cp from a specialisation sequence);
- 10 cp from Industry Experience;
- 20 cp from University Core units;
- Industry Experience Preparation.
3. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete 100-level units before undertaking related 200-level units, and 200-level units before undertaking related 300-level units.
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
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
UNCC100 |
10 |
Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 |
10 |
Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
Electives1
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EXSC204 |
10 |
Exercise Testing and Prescription |
EXSC220 |
10 |
Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC120) |
EXSC240 |
10 |
Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC105 OR BIOL121) |
EXSC241 |
10 |
Programming Resistance Training |
EXSC268 |
10 |
Financial Management of Sport and Exercise |
EXSC306 |
10 |
Independent Study in Exercise Science |
EXSC311 |
10 |
The Australian Sport and Exercise Industry |
EXSC320 |
10 |
Advanced Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC220) |
EXSC330 |
10 |
Advanced Motor Control and Learning (Pre: EXSC230) |
EXSC335 |
10 |
Advanced Exercise and Sport Psychology (Pre: EXSC296) |
EXSC340 |
10 |
Advanced Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC240) |
EXSC367 |
10 |
Managing Events for Sport and Exercise |
EXSC369 |
10 |
Marketing and promoting Sport and Exercise |
Specialisation Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EXSC200 |
10 |
Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People |
EXSC201 |
10 |
Foundations of the Outdoor Experience |
EXSC202 |
10 |
Journeying in the Natural World (Pre: EXSC201) |
EXSC203 |
10 |
Games and Sport Skills |
EXSC250 |
10 |
Gymnastics and Dance |
EXSC290 |
10 |
The Marine Environment and the Outdoor Experience |
EXSC294 |
10 |
Outdoor Environments and Therapeutic Interventions |
EXSC295 |
10 |
Foundations of Health Promotion |
EXSC296 |
10 |
Health and Exercise Psychology (Pre: EXSC199) |
EXSC310 |
10 |
Coaching Science |
EXSC312 |
10 |
River Journeys and Connections to Place |
EXSC313 |
10 |
Aquatics and Athletics |
EXSC314 |
10 |
Healthy Relationships for Young People |
EXSC315 |
10 |
Alpine Ecology and the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC202) |
EXSC382 |
10 |
Programs and Practices in Health Promotion |
EXSC385 |
10 |
Challenges and Opportunities in the Health of Young People |
EXSC390 |
10 |
Leadership Practices and the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC315) |
EXSC391 |
10 |
Evaluation of the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC390) |
EXSC392 |
10 |
Sport Studies 1 |
EXSC393 |
10 |
Sport Studies 2 |
EXSC395 |
10 |
Outdoor Programming and Mentoring 'Youth at Risk' |
EXSC396 |
10 |
Advanced Coaching Science (Pre: EXSC310 OR EXSC203) |
EXSC397 |
10 |
Health Education and Harm Minimisation Strategies (Pre: EXSC295) |
Other undergraduate units approved by the Course Coordinator.
Industry Experience
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EXSC205 |
0 |
Industry Experience Preparation |
EXSC399 |
10 |
Industry Experience (Pre: EXSC205) |
1Students may need to take electives in a particular sequence in order to satisfy state-based entry into relevant postgraduate teaching courses and to meet registration requirements.
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2017-06-29
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