BExSc/BBA
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North 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 (PDHPE); mathematics plus one of biology, chemistry or physics.
Queensland
Recommended studies: 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. Requirements for completion of the degree
To qualify for the Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Business Administration degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 160 cp from Exercise Science units, consisting of:
- 130 cp from Core units;
- 20 cp from Elective units;
- 10 cp from Industry Experience;
- Industry Experience Preparation (0 cp)
- 140 in Business units, consisting of:
- 100 cp from Core Business Units;
- 40 cp from Business Electives;
- 20 cp from University Core Units
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 Exercise Science Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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BIOL121 | 10 | Human Biological Science 1 |
EXSC105 | 10 | Foundations of Exercise Science |
EXSC120 | 10 | Mechanical Bases of Exercise |
EXSC187 | 10 | Growth, Motor Development and Ageing |
EXSC198 | 10 | Health, Fitness and Performance |
EXSC199 | 10 | Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity |
EXSC203 | 10 | Games and Sport Skills (NSW only) |
EXSC220 | 10 | Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC120 Mechanical Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC222 | 10 | Functional Anatomy (Pre: EXSC105 Foundations of Exercise Science) |
EXSC230 | 10 | Motor Control and Learning (Pre: EXSC187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing) |
EXSC240 | 10 | Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC105 Foundations of Exercise Science OR BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1) |
EXSC241 | 10 | Programming Resistance Training |
EXSC296 | 10 | Health and Exercise Psychology (Pre: EXSC199 Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity ) |
EXSC314 | 10 | Healthy Relationships for Young People (NSW only) |
EXSC347 | 10 | Nutrition and Exercise |
Electives1 Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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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 Foundations of the Outdoor Experience) |
EXSC203 | 10 | Games and Sports Skills |
EXSC204 | 10 | Exercise Testing and Prescription |
EXSC250 | 10 | Gymnastics and Dance |
EXSC268 | 10 | Financial Management of Sport and Exercise |
EXSC290 | 10 | The Marine Environment and the Outdoor Experience |
EXSC294 | 10 | Outdoor Environments and Therapeutic Interventions |
EXSC295 | 10 | Foundations of Health Promotion |
EXSC306 | 10 | Independent Study in Exercise Science |
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 Journeying in the Natural World) |
EXSC320 | 10 | Advanced Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC220 Biomechanics) |
EXSC335 | 10 | Advanced Exercise and Sport Psychology (Pre: EXSC296 Health and Exercise Psychology) |
EXSC340 | 10 | Advanced Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC240 Exercise Physiology) |
EXSC369 | 10 | Marketing and promoting Sport and Exercise |
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 Alpine Ecology and the Outdoor Experience) |
EXSC392 | 10 | Sport Studies 1 |
EXSC393 | 10 | Sport Studies 2 |
EXSC396 | 10 | Advanced Coaching Science (Pre: EXSC310 Coaching Science OR EXSC203 Games and Sports Skills) |
EXSC397 | 10 | Health Education and Harm Minimisation Strategies (Pre: EXSC295 Foundations of Health Promotion) |
Other undergraduate units approved by the Course Coordinator.
Industry Experience Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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EXSC205 | 0 | Industry Experience Preparation |
EXSC399 | 10 | Industry Experience (Pre: EXSC205 Industry Experience Preparation) |
Core Business Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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ACCT100 | 10 | Principles of Accounting |
BUSN202 | 10 | Professional Ethics |
ECON200 | 10 | Principles of Business Economics |
HRMG204 | 10 | Organisational Behaviour (Pre: MGMT100 Foundations of Management) |
ISYS111 | 10 | Fundamentals of Business Information Systems |
LEGL101 | 10 | Introduction to Business Law |
MGMT100 | 10 | Foundations of Management |
MGMT304 | 10 | Strategic Management (Pre: 150 cp including MGMT100 Foundations of Management) |
MKTG100 | 10 | Principles of Marketing |
STAT102 | 10 | Business Data Analysis |
Business Electives
Any unit listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for any bachelor degree course offered by the Faculty of Law and Business.
University Core Units Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives (Pre: UNCC100 Our World: Community and Vulnerability) |
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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