Bachelor of Human Movement, Bachelor of Business (Sport and Recreation Management)
Degree Level Undergraduate
Year 2025
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Degree Level Undergraduate
Year 2025
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1UniSA Business is one of just 12 institutions in Australia and approximately 200 globally (from over 25,000 universities) to be EQUIS accredited. EFMD, March 2022. 2022 QS Stars Business School Ratings. 2ComparED (QILT) Graduate Outcomes Survey 2021-23– Full-time Employment Indicator (Domestic Undergraduate). SA public universities.
32018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA). 4Ranked #43, 2024 THE Young University Rankings.
Unleash your unstoppable career as a health, physical activity, business and management specialist.
This unique double degree combines a deep understanding of the human body’s physicality with business skills in sports performance, marketing and leadership.
For those choosing the Exercise and Sport Science stream, the degree includes practical learning in brand-new, industry-leading facilities in our Sports Science Hub. Located within the SASI building alongside elite athletes, test your performance and analysis skills in our biomechanics, exercise physiology, and exercise teaching labs under the guidance of leading exercise and sport science experts.
Through theoretical and practical learning, you’ll be ready to make an impact on the nutritional and physical health, fitness and wellbeing of the community, sporting professionals and sporting organisations alike.
Further study opportunities may include a Master of Health Services Management.
Students who undertake activities where interaction with patients/the public is required for their degree, such as field or industry placements/visits and in University clinics and gyms, must demonstrate they meet mandatory pre-placement conditional requirements. These include criminal history clearance, a Working with Children Check and immunisation requirements.
Please visit the Clinical Placement Unit for information on key requirements, and to access the full student checklists.
Through this four-year double degree, you’ll complete core courses across both human movement and sport and recreation management.
Your first year will give you foundational knowledge in human anatomy, as well as the evolving discipline of human movement, exercise and sport science, health and physical activity, physiology and leisure concepts in modern Australian society. You’ll develop mathematical and statistical skills for business and management, learn about group and team psychology, and gain an understanding of motor development.
From your second year, you’ll get to broaden your knowledge in exercise physiology, marketing and economics principles, and develop a sound understanding of sport and recreation governance, structure, legislation and policy frameworks.
You can choose to study a sub-major (six courses) in Sports Coaching or you can complete four electives across a range of complementary areas including Exercise and Sports Science, Health, Physical and Outdoor Education or Nutrition. If you choose to study the Exercise and Sport Science stream, you’ll develop hands-on skills in the SASI facility to maximise human health and performance.
Your third year of study will give you advanced skills in motor control and learning, nutrition, business intelligence and management, the sociology of health, physical activity and sport, sport governance, and entrepreneurship for social and market impact. You can also choose an advanced health elective or study the psychology of health, exercise and sport.
Your final year will develop your professional practice skills through an industry placement in either Human Movement or in Sport and Recreation Management. You’ll further develop your skills in strategic management, leadership in recreation and sport, recreation planning in the urban environment, and international business environments.
You can gain an extra qualification and broaden your career prospects by completing a Diploma in Languages.
Get the skills to excel behind-the-scenes in sport and maximise professional performance.
Learn from world-class teaching staff in state-of-the-art on-campus facilities, including our specialised exercise science laboratories. Study a curriculum informed by well -above world-class research in sport and recreation management, human movement and sport science.1 You’ll be introduced to the evolving discipline of human movement, exercise and sport science, and explore the current state of health, exercise and sport industries, professions and professional qualification schemes both in Australia and internationally.
You’ll embark on an industry placement while you study and graduate with real-world experience in the area of human movement, or sport and recreation management.
For those choosing the Exercise and Sport Science stream, you will get hands-on experience in brand-new facilities in our Sports Science Hub located in the new SASI site. Capture 360° motion-capture footage in our biomechanics lab, shape training routines in our Exercise Teaching space, and measure body capacity in our Exercise Physiology lab, including a world-standard Bod Pod to measure body composition.
This extensive practical experience gives you the expertise to pursue opportunities varying from traditional sport, exercise and coaching occupations to sports administration, management, governance and development roles.
12018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).
Employment opportunities for human movement and sports management graduates are extensive, and offer you opportunities to specialise. Career paths to consider include:
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Applying to study with us:
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There are other pathways you can follow to study this degree, including:
This degree is available for deferment. This option is made available by responding to your offer during the application process via the SATAC website. Applicants who receive an offer into a midyear degree are eligible to defer for six months.
Our campuses are home to fantastic facilities including modern lecture theatres, libraries, workshops and laboratories, as well as spaces that simulate real work environments. But you’ll also discover that your journey at UniSA is about social experiences, healthy living and getting involved. You’ll find student sports and fitness facilities, community clinics, tech zones and chill-out spaces. There are campus sport activities to keep you active, and if you are keen to explore the social side of university life, there are movies, cooking demonstrations, parties and loads more.
Adelaide also has a variety of accommodation options to suit different requirements and budgets. Options include dedicated student accommodation and private rentals. See our long-term accommodation pages, or explore our student accommodation by Scape on Bank Street in Adelaide’s lively cultural precinct, an ideal location for students. It is within easy reach of UniSA’s city and metropolitan campuses, Rundle Mall shopping, the Central Market, Chinatown, and the West End’s vibrant nightlife. It is also across the road from the Adelaide train station, and on bus and tram routes.
As a hands-on degree, you’ll benefit from UniSA’s practical approach to learning. You’ll begin your studies on-site at our UniSA campus. If you study the Exercise and Sport Science stream, you will also get to learn in the industry-leading SASI site designed for sports science testing, analysis and performance.
SASI facilities you can learn in include:
You’ll also get to use purpose-built UniSA facilities including:
You’ll also have access to a range of other on-campus spaces including modern lecture theatres, collaborative teaching rooms and relaxed student lounges.