CG85 Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 minor

Core Structure

Number of units: 18 Total credit points: 108

Course Structure
Students must complete a total of 24 units consisting of 18 core units, and a minor consisting of 6 units.

Students can view the minor options by selecting the desired minor from the Course Structure tab above.

Some units within this course have COMPULSORY residential schools. Please see the More Details section for residential school information. Dates of residential schools are provided through Timetabling section of the Handbook.

Recommended Study Schedule
It is recommended that students consult with the Course Advisors regarding a study plan. The schedule below provides a recommend plan for each year (based on full-time study load).

YEAR 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health
ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement
ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Science
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science
ESSC12010 Functional Anatomy
ESSC11005 Health and Sports Nutrition
BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

 Year 2

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology
ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology
ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology
ESSC12008 Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
ESSC12009 Sport Injury Prevention and Management

In addition to the above discipline units, students are required to complete 2 units from their chosen minor.

YEAR 3

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC13006 Applied Skill Acquisition and Movement
ESSC13008 Advanced Exercise Prescription and Delivery
ESSC13005 Advanced Clinical Exercise Science
ESSC13009 Professional Practice in Exercise and Sports Science

In addition to the above core units, students are required to complete 4 units from their chosen minor.

Minors
Students must complete 6 units from ONE of the following minors.

  • Biomedical Sciences;
  • Management and Businesss; or
  • Secondary Teaching.

Biomedical Sciences Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students complete a total of 6 units, including the 5 compulsory units and 1 other level 2 or 3 unit selected from Biomedical Sciences units below:

BMSC12001 Histological and Cytological Techniques

BMSC12013 Nutritional Physiology

BMSC13006 Advanced Neurophysiological Measurement

MBIO19012 Microbiology

This minor provides students with advance knowledge and skills of specialised areas of physiology and sport sciences. Students complete the 5 compulsory units listed below and 1 other level 2 or 3 unit that aligns with these 5, in consultation with the HOC and course advisory team. 

Career options include: regional and state sporting organisations; corporate health and fitness; government agencies associated with exercise, sport, physical activity and health; sports institutes and academies; professional sports training, coaching and development; strength and conditioning; rehabilitation clinics and hospitals; private business in personal training and rehabilitation, and in universities and colleges with involvement in education and research.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology
BMSC12006 Cardiorespiratory Physiology and Measurement
BMSC12007 Neurological Physiology & Measurement
BMSC12009 Sleep Physiology and Measurement
PSYC12050 Applied Health and Sports Psychology

Management and Business Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students must complete a total of 6 units, including 4 compulsary units and the final 2 units can be selected from Marketing and Business units but must be at a level 3:

MGMT13151 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and New Ventures

MGMT19128 Strategy and Change

HRMT19016 Contemporary HRM Issues

HRMT19023 Conflict and Negotiation

HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change

MRKT19037 International Marketing

This minor provides students with specific knowledge in management as well as marketing, occupational health and safety and human resources.

Career Options: Management and administration in regional and state sporting organisations; management and administration in government agencies associated with exercise, sport, physical activity and health; professional sporting organisations; regional and state sports development; media; private business; lifestyle management.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
MRKT11028 Digital Marketing
MRKT19036 Marketing of Service Products
OCHS12015 Occupational Health and Safety Law

Secondary Teaching Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students wishing to pursue a career as a secondary school physical education teacher are recommended to complete CG85 Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences following the Secondary Teaching minor and then apply for entry into the postgraduate teacher education course.

To be eligible to graduate with the Secondary Teaching minor, students must complete 6 units in a secondary teaching discipline (other than Health and Physical Education) from the approved teaching area list (minors) outlined in the Handbook for CC13 Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and the 2 proposed anatomy units, which are core to all the minor streams.

To be eligible for entry into a postgraduate teacher education course, students must have two distinct teaching areas. One of these will be Health and Physical Education (Year 7 – 10) and Year 11 – 12 Physical Education and the second teaching area will be the teaching area selected from the approved teaching area list (minors) in the Handbook for CC13 Bachelor of Education (Secondary).

The Secondary Teaching Minor must be confirmed by the Course Advisor for Exercise and Sport Sciences.