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BHighPerfSport

240 cp

Minimum duration: 2.5 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 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

• Prerequisites: English (Standard) –Band 3
• 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: Health Education, Physical Education, Mathematics (any), Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.

Victoria

• Prerequisites: A study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English, plus a study score of at least 25 in one of Mathematics (any), Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Physical Education or Physics..

2. Completion Requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of High Performance Sport degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 190 cp from Specified Units
2. 20 cp from Practicum Units
3. 0 cp EXSC218 Internship Preparation for Coaching and Prescription
4. 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units
5. 10 cp from Elective 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) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Specified Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
ANAT100	10	Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science
BIOL125	10	Human Biology 1
EXSC118	10	Nutrition and Exercise
EXSC119	10	From Health to High Performance Sport
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 Health, Fitness and Performance)
EXSC216	10	Resistance Training: Science and Application (Pre: EXSC198 Health, Fitness and Performance)
EXSC217	10	Research and Ethics in Exercise Science
EXSC220	10	Biomechanics (Pre: EXSC120 Mechanical 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)
EXSC296	10	Health and Exercise Psychology (Pre: EXSC199 Psychology of Sport OR PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
EXSC310	10	Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation (Pre: EXSC204 Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery OR EXSC216 Resistance Training: Science and Application)
EXSC319	10	Performance Analysis in Sport (Pre: EXSC230 Motor Control and Learning)
EXSC396	10	Strength and Conditioning: Prescription for Athlete Performance (Pre: EXSC310 Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation)

Professional Experience Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
EXSC218	0	Internship Preparation for Coaching and Prescription (Pre: EXSC119 From Health to High Performance Sport AND EXSC187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing AND EXSC199 Psychology of Sport AND BIOL125 Human Biology 1)
EXSC309	20	Internship in Coaching and Prescription (Pre: EXSC118 Nutrition and Exercise AND EXSC120 Mechanical Bases of Exercise AND EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise AND ANAT100 Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science AND EXSC204 Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery AND EXSC216 Resistance Training: Science and Application AND EXSC218 Internship Preparation for Coaching and Prescription)

University Core Curriculum 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

Elective Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
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
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)
EXSC317	10	Data Analytics in Sport (Pre: EXSC120 Mechanical Bases of Exercise AND EXSC217 Research and Ethics in Exercise Science or STAT102 Business Data Analysis: Facts from Figures)
EXSC318	10	International Study in High Performance Sport (EXSC218 Internship Preparation in Coaching and Prescription OR EXSC206 Professional Experience Preparation)
EXSC346	10	Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation (Pre: EXSC220 Biomechanics AND EXSC222 Functional Anatomy)