Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Public Health
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:
- 170 cp from Exercise Science units, consisting of:
- 100 cp from Specified Exercise Science units;
- 70 cp from Elective units (which will normally include at least 20 cp from an Exercise Science sequence)
- 130 cp from Specified Public Health Units;
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units.
3. Progression Requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this 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.
Specified Exercise Science Units
Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise or BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ANAT100 | 10 | Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science |
EXSC118 | 10 | Nutrition and Exercise |
EXSC120 | 10 | Mechanical Bases of Exercise |
EXSC187 | 10 | Growth, Motor Development and Ageing |
EXSC198 | 10 | Physiological Bases of Exercise |
EXSC199 | 10 | Psychology of Sport |
EXSC204 | 10 | Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery (Pre: EXSC198 Health, Fitness and Performance) |
EXSC216 | 10 | Resistance Training: Science and Application (Pre: EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC217 | 10 | Research and Ethics in Exercise Science |
EXSC240 | 10 | Exercise Physiology (Pre: EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise or BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1 ) |
Specified 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 | Communication and Interpersonal Skills |
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 |
EXSC115 | 10 | Foundations of the Outdoor Experience |
EXSC116 | 10 | Journeying into the Natural World |
EXSC117 | 10 | Leadership Development in Team Games |
EXSC119 | 10 | From Health to High Performance Sport |
EXSC230 | 10 | Motor Control and Learning (Pre: EXSC187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing) |
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 (Pre: EXSC217 Research and Ethics in Exercise Science) |
EXSC310 | 10 | Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation (EXSC216 Resistance Training: Science and Application or EXSC204 Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery) |
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: EXSC116 Journeying in the Natural World) |
EXSC316 | 10 | Nutrition for Sports Performance (Pre: EXSC118 Nutrition and Exercise OR EXSC347 Nutrition and Exercise OR NUTR101 Introduction to Nutrition AND EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise OR BIOL234 Nutritional Physiology) |
EXSC385 | 10 | Challenges and Opportunities in the Health of Young People |
EXSC390 | 10 | Leadership Practice and the Outdoor Experience (Pre:EXSC116 Journeying into the Natural World) |
EXSC391 | 10 | Evaluation of the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC390 Leadership Practices and the Outdoor Experience) |
EXSC392 | 10 | Leadership Development in Physical Activity |
EXSC395 | 10 | Outdoor Programming and Mentoring ‘Youth at Risk’ |
EXSC396 | 10 | Strength and Conditioning: Prescription for Athlete Performance (Pre: EXSC310 Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation) |
Other undergraduate units approved by the Course Coordinator.
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.
Page last updated: 2017-06-26
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1268721
Page last updated: 2017-06-26
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1268721