Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Business Administration
BExSc/BBA
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.
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 (Standard) Band 3, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), Mathematics (any) plus one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4, SA)
- Recommended studies: 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 (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.
2. Completion Requirements
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:
- 120 cp from Specified units;
- 20 cp from Elective units;
- 20 cp from Industry Experience;
- 0 cp Industry Experience Preparation
- 140 in Business units, consisting of:
- 130 cp from Specified Business Units;
- 10 cp from BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities;
- 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 progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Specified Exercise Science Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ANAT100 | 10 | Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science |
BIOL125 | 10 | Human Biology 1 |
EXSC118 | 10 | Nutrition and Exercise |
EXSC120 | 10 | Mechanical Bases of Exercise |
EXSC187 | 10 | Growth, Motor Development and Ageing |
EXSC198 | 10 | Physiological Bases of Exercise (Pre: BIOL125 Human Biology 1) |
EXSC199 | 10 | Psychology of Sport |
EXSC204 | 10 | Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery (Pre: EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC216 | 10 | Resistance Training: Science and Application (Pre: EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC222 | 10 | Functional Anatomy (Pre: ANAT100 Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science) |
EXSC230 | 10 | Motor Control and Learning (Pre: EXSC187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing) |
EXSC242 | 10 | Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment (Pre: EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise ) |
Electives1
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EXSC106 | 10 | Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Young People |
EXSC109 | 10 | Games and Sports Skills (NSW only) |
EXSC115 | 10 | Foundations of the Outdoor Experience |
EXSC116 | 10 | Journeying in the Natural World (Pre: EXSC115 Foundations of the Outdoor Experience) |
EXSC117 | 10 | Leadership Development in Team Games |
EXSC119 | 10 | From Health to High Performance Sport |
EXSC220 | 10 | Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC120 Mechanical Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC250 | 10 | Gymnastics and Dance (NSW only) |
EXSC268 | 10 | Financial Management of Sport and Exercise |
EXSC290 | 10 | The Aquatic Environment and the Outdoor Experience |
EXSC294 | 10 | Outdoor Environments and Therapeutic Interventions |
EXSC296 | 10 | Health and Exercise Psychology (Pre: EXSC199 Psychology of Sport OR PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
EXSC303 | 10 | Exercise Behaviour Change (Pre: EXSC204 Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery OR EXSC216 Resistance Training: Science and Applications; AND EXSC296 Health and Exercise Psychology) |
EXSC306 | 10 | Independent Study in Exercise Science (EXSC217 Research and Ethics in Exercise Science) |
EXSC310 | 10 | Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation (Pre: 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 (NSW only) |
EXSC314 | 10 | Healthy Relationships for Young People (NSW only) |
EXSC315 | 10 | Alpine Ecology and the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC11 Journeying in the Natural World) |
EXSC316 | 10 | Nutrition for Sports Performance (Pre: EXSC118 Nutrition and Exercise OR NUTR101 Introduction to Nutrition; AND EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise OR BIOL234 Nutritional Physiology) |
EXSC320 | 10 | Advanced Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC220 Biomechanics) |
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 (NSW only) |
EXSC390 | 10 | Leadership Practices and the Outdoor Experience (Pre: EXSC116 Journeying in the Natural World OR EXSC202 Journeying in the Natural World) |
EXSC392 | 10 | Leadership Development in Physical Activity |
EXSC396 | 10 | Strength and Conditioning: Prescription for Athlete Performance (Pre: EXSC310 Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation) |
PUBH102 | 10 | Foundations of Health Promotion (NSW only) |
Other undergraduate units approved by the Course Coordinator.
Industry Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EXSC205 | 0 | Industry Experience Preparation (Pre: EXSC118 Nutrition and Exercise AND EXSC187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing AND EXSC199 Psychology of Sport AND BIOL125 Human Biology 1) |
EXSC399 | 20 | Industry Experience (Pre: EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise AND EXSC205 Industry Experience Preparation AND ANAT100 Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science ) |
Specified Units - Business Administration
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN104# | 10 | Money Matters |
BUSN111# | 10 | Working with Technology |
BUSN112# | 10 | Managing Markets |
BUSN113# | 10 | Managing People and Organisations |
BUSN201 | 10 | International Business |
OR | 10 | Working with Diversity and Conflict OR Professional Experience |
ECON200 | 10 | Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets |
HRMG200 | 10 | Applied Human Resource Management |
HRMG204 | 10 | Organisational Behaviour |
MGMT304 | 10 | Strategic Management |
MGMT310 | 10 | Managing Organisational Change and Development |
MGMT311 | 10 | Managing Entreprenurship and Innovation |
MKTG202 | 10 | Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders |
# Business Foundations Units
Business Administration - Community Engagement Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIPX202 | 10 | Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities |
University Core Units
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Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
And one unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
- 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: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422368
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422368