BExSSc
Credit points
240
Minimum duration
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Blacktown
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
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.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International applicants 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.
State | Prerequisites |
---|---|
NSW | Recommended studies: English (Standard) Band 3; Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE); Mathematics (any) plus one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics. |
QLD | Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C) Recommended studies: one of General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health or Physical Education (Units 3 & 4, C) |
VIC | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL. |
Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, a student must complete:
- 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 170 cp from Specified units (Part A);
- 20 cp from Professional Experience (Part B);
- 10 cp from a Community Engagement unit (Part C);
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part D);
- 20 cp from Electives (Part E).
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 progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
Part A : Specified Units
Complete exactly 170 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
ANAT100 | Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science | 10 | |
BIOL125 | Human Biology 1 | 10 | |
EXSC118 | Nutrition and Exercise | 10 | |
EXSC121 | Exercise and Sport Science: Starting the Journey | 10 | |
EXSC122 | Research and Ethics in Exercise Science | 10 | |
EXSC187 | Growth, Motor Development and Ageing | 10 | |
EXSC199 | Psychology of Sport | 10 | |
EXSC204 | Exercise Prescription and Delivery | 10 | |
EXSC216 | Resistance Training: Science and Application | 10 | |
EXSC222 | Functional Anatomy | 10 | |
EXSC224 | Mechanical Bases of Exercise | 10 | |
EXSC225 | Physiological Bases of Exercise | 10 | |
EXSC230 | Motor Control and Learning | 10 | |
EXSC296 | Health and Exercise Psychology | 10 | |
EXSC321 | Biomechanics | 10 | |
EXSC322 | Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment | 10 | |
EXSC394 | Exercise Prescription for Health and Wellbeing | 10 |
Part B : Professional Experience
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
EXSC398 | Professional Experience | 20 |
Part C : Community Engagement Unit
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
EXSC223 | Sport, Exercise and Health in Action: Engaging with Community | 10 |
Part D : Core Curriculum Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
UNCC100 | Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society | 10 | OR |
PHCC102 | Being Human | 10 | OR |
PHCC104 | Ethics and the Good Life | 10 |
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
UNCC300 | Justice and Change in a Global World | 10 | OR |
PHCC320 | The Just Society | 10 |
Part E : Elective Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
EXSC117 | Leadership Development in Team Games | 10 | |
EXSC303 | Exercise Behaviour Change | 10 | |
EXSC306 | Independent Study in Exercise Science | 10 | |
EXSC310 | Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation | 10 | |
EXSC316 | Nutrition for Sports Performance | 10 | |
EXSC317 | Data Analytics in Sport | 10 | |
EXSC318 | International Study in High Performance Sport | 10 | |
EXSC319 | Performance Analysis in Sport | 10 | |
EXSC320 | Advanced Biomechanics | 10 | |
EXSC330 | Advanced Motor Control and Learning | 10 | |
EXSC346 | Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation | 10 | |
EXSC392 | Leadership Development in Physical Activity | 10 | |
EXSC396 | Strength and Conditioning: Prescription for Athletic Performance | 10 |