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 below.

This course consists of COMPULSORY residential schools. Please see More Details for further information and view the residential school timetable.

Recommended study schedule

The following schedule is designed for full-time students who usually enrol in 4 units per term or 24 units of credit. Part-time students should therefore modify this schedule to suit their own needs. The normal study load for part-time students is 2 units per term or 12 units of credit per term.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1
ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health
ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Science

In addition to the above core units, students are required to select 1 unit from their chosen Minor in Year 1 Term 1.

Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2
ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science
ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement

In addition to the above core units, students are required to complete 1 unit from their chosen Minor in Year 1 Term 2.

Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology
ESSC12002 Exercise and Sport Management
ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology
ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology
ESSC12006 Applied Exercise and Sport Management
ESSC12007 Applied Exercise and Sport Psychology
ESSC12008 Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC13003 Advanced Applied Exercise and Sport Science A
ESSC13006 Applied Skill Acquisition and Movement

In addition to the above core units students are required to complete 2 units from their chosen Minor in Year 3 Term 1.

Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC13004 Advanced Applied Exercise and Sport Science B
ESSC13005 Advanced Clinical Exercise Science

In addition to the above core units, students are required to complete 2 units from their chosen Minor in Year 3 Term 2.

Minors

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

  • ESSA Accredited;
  • Sport Management
  • Occupational Health and Safety;
  • Liberal Studies; or
  • Secondary Teaching

ESSA Accredited Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

ESSA Accredited Career Options:

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:
PSYC11008 Biological Foundations of Psychology
BMSC12006 Cardiorespiratory Physiology and Measurement
BIOH12008 Human Pathophysiology
ESSC13007 Functional Anatomy
NUTR12002 Nutrition in Practice
NUTR12001 Human Nutrition

Liberal Studies Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

A general minor of six units(1st, 2nd, 3rd year units) may be selected from a distinct discipline and used for the minor area. Students will need to consider units that have pre-requisites. This miknor will need to be confirmed with the Course Advisor for Exercise and Sport Sciences before enrolling into these units.
Students are advised to undertake the units from distinct discipline areas for this minor in the following sequence:
  • 2 Level 1 units in Year 1
  • 4 Level 2/3 units in Year 3.
The Liberal Studies Minor must be confirmed by the Course Advisor for Exercise and Sport Sciences.

Occupational Health and Safety Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Occupational Health and Safety Career Options:

Government agencies associated with exercise, rehabilitation and health; Private business associated with exercise, rehabilitation and health; Private companies and business requiring health and safety workers; Ergonomics, rehabilitation and injury.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS11025 Health and Safety Risk Management
OCHS11026 Introductory Occupational Health and Safety
AINV11002 Socio-technical Systems
OCHS12019 Human Factors
OCHS12018 Safety Science
OCHS13017 Resilient Organisations

Student are advised to undertake the units for their minor in the following sequence:

In Year 1 students must complete units OCHS11025 and OCHS11026.

In Year 3 Term 1 students must complete units OCHS12018 and OCHS12019.

In Year 3 Term 2 students must complete units AINV11002 and OCHS13017.

Secondary Teaching Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Secondary Teaching Career Options:

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 pre-service teacher education course, CV09 Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (Secondary).

To be eligible to graduate with the Secondary Teaching minor, students must complete six (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).

To be eligible for entry into CV09 Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (Secondary), 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).

Please see the handbook for additional entry requirements for CV09 Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (Secondary).

NOTE: The last intake into the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (Secondary) will be Term 1 2017. After this date students will be required to enter a postgraduate Master of Teaching (Secondary) pre-service teacher education course.

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

Sport Management Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Sport Management 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:
MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
OCHS12015 Occupational Health and Safety Law
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change
HRMT19012 Performance Management

Students are advised to undertake the units for their minor in the following sequence:

In Year 1 students must complete units MGMT11109 and HRMT11011.

In Year 3, term 1 students must complete units HRMT11010 and HRMT19012.

In Year 3, term 2 students must complete units OCHS12015 and HRMT19020.