Start Date
February

Campus
City East

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
IBHT

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The program prepares graduates to work in the field of exercise and sport science designing, implementing and evaluating exercise and physical activity for healthy people. Graduates may be eligible for registration as Accredited Exercise Scientists with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).

Content & Structure

This 108 unit program is structured around a suite of core courses (totalling 85.5 units). Students also select electives from the following study streams: Health and Physical Education, Advanced Exercise and Sport Science, Rehabilitation Sciences (pre-Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/Clinical Exercise Physiology), Advanced Sports Science, Sports Coaching, Outdoor Education, Health Promotion and Nutrition.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1,2 or 3)
Human Anatomy 100 HLTH 1020 4.5
Foundations in Human Movement, Exercise and Sports Science HLTH 1039 4.5
Physiology Essentials 100 BIOL 1051 4.5
Foundations of Physical Activity and Health HLTH 1044 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Introduction to Group and Team Psychology HLTH 1017 4.5
Lifespan Growth and Motor Development HLTH 1043 4.5
Functional Anatomy HLTH 1045 4.5
Research Methods and Statistics MATH 1071 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1,2 or 3)
Exercise Physiology 1 HLTH 2006 4.5
Human Nutrition HLTH 2001 4.5
Motor Control and Learning HLTH 2026 4.5
Exercise Delivery HLTH 2027 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4,5 or 6)
Biomechanics of Human Movement HLTH 2025 4.5
Exercise Physiology 2 HLTH 2005 4.5
Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology HLTH 3014 4.5
Exercise Prescription HLTH 3011 4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1,2 or 3)
Professional Practice in Exercise Science HLTH 3054 4.5
Applied Exercise and Sport Science HLTH 3053 4.5
Stream/Elective 1
Stream/Elective 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Sociology of Health, Physical Activity and Sport HLTH 3055 4.5
Stream/Elective 3
Stream/Elective 4
Stream/Elective 5

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