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BExSc/BPH

320 cp

Minimum Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:

• Brisbane, Queensland
• Melbourne, Victoria
• Sydney* (North Sydney), NSW
• Sydney* (Strathfield), NSW

* Students will normally be located at the Strathfield Campus, however, some units are undertaken at the North Sydney Campus. Students will not be required to travel between campuses on the same day.

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 to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

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 at year 12 level.

Queensland

• Prerequisites: English (4, SA)
• Recommended studies: One of health, physical education, mathematics biology, physics, chemistry or science 21 at year 12 level.

Victoria

• Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) 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 at year 12 level.

2. Completion Requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Public Health degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 170 cp from Exercise Science units, consisting of:
   1. 100 cp from Core Exercise Science units;
   2. 70 cp from Elective units (which will normally include at least 20 cp from an Exercise Science sequence)
2. 130 cp from Core Public Health Units;
3. 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units.

3. Progression Requirements

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.

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
ANAT100	10	Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science
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
EXSC107	10	Resistance Training: Science and Application
EXSC204	10	Exercise Testing and Prescription (EXSC198 Health, Fitness and Performance OR EXSC107 Resistance Training: Science and Application)
EXSC240	10	Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC198 Health, Fitness and Performance)
EXSC347	10	Nutrition and Exercise

Core Public Health Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
BIOL121	10	Human Biological Science 1
EXSC382	10	Programs and Practices in Health Promotion
PUBH100	10	Foundations of Public Health
PUBH101	10	Effective Communications
PUBH102	10	Foundations of Health Promotion
PUBH201	10	Epidemiology (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health)
PUBH202	10	Public Health Research Methods (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health)
PUBH204	10	Public Health Economics (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health)
PUBH300	10	Legal and Policy Frameworks to Promote Health (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health plus 30cp from Core Public Health Units)
PUBH302	10	Applied Public Health 1 (Pre: PUBH304 Public Health Entrepreneurship)
PUBH303	10	Communication in Public Health (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health plus 30cp from Core Public Health Units)
PUBH304	10	Public Health Entrepreneurship (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health plus 30cp from Core Public Health Units)
PUBH305	10	Applied Public Health 2 (Pre: PUBH302 Applied Public Health 1)

University Core Curriculum Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
UNCC100	10	Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society
UNCC300	10	Justice and Change in a Global World (Pre: UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society ; Inc: UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context)

Exercise Science Electives¹

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
EXSC106	10	Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People
EXSC201	10	Foundations of the Outdoor Experience
EXSC202	10	Journeying into the Natural World (EXSC201 Foundations of the Outdoor Experience)
EXSC230	10	Motor Control and Learning (Pre: EXSC187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing)
EXSC241	10	Programming Resistance Training
EXSC250	10	Gymnastics and Dance
EXSC290	10	The Aquatic Environment and the Outdoor Experience
EXSC294	10	Outdoor Environments and Therapeutic Interventions
EXSC306	10	Independent Study in Exercise Science
EXSC310	10	Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation (EXSC107 Resistance Training: Science and Application)
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)
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)
EXSC391	10	Evaluation of the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC390 Leadership Practices and the Outdoor Experience)
EXSC392	10	Leadership Development in Physical Activity
EXSC229	10	Leadership Development in Team Games
EXSC395	10	Outdoor Programming and Mentoring ‘Youth at Risk’
EXSC396	10	Strength and Conditioning: Prescription for Athlete Performance (EXSC204 Exercise Testing and Prescription, EXSC310 Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation)

Other undergraduate units approved by the Course Coordinator.

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¹ Students 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.