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Launch your career in exercise science and high performance sport
Help people achieve peak performance, optimal health, and wellbeing. You can begin your studies with a bachelor’s in exercise and sports science or high performance sport, and then expand your career opportunities with related postgraduate studies in areas like clinical exercise physiology, exercise rehabilitation for sports injuries, and high performance sport.
Become an accredited exercises scientist and learn to improve the health, performance and participation of individuals, teams and athletes.
Take the first steps to an exciting career working with elite athletes and help them to achieve peak performance. Our Bachelor of High Performance Sport can be accelerated and completed in 2.5 years and acts as a pathway into any of our postgraduate high performance sport programs.
Develop specialised skills in the prevention and rehabilitation of sport related injuries, assist individuals with pre-existing conditions to remain active, or assist individuals to return to sports performance.
This suite of programs offers relevant, professional practice-related learning, independent research and project work, and an opportunity for an industry-based internship.
Advance your career and develop the skills to use exercise to prevent, treat and or manage disease and injury. This degree leads to recognition as a valued allied health professional.
Learn from respected professionals who can give you access to impressive industry connections.
Our students have completed placements with partners including Tennis Australia, Baseball Queensland, Wests Tigers Rugby League Football Club, Paddle Australia, Brisbane Roar Football Club, Queensland Reds, Norths Devils, North Melbourne Football Club and Core Advantage. We also have partnerships with schools, sports academies, private practices, gyms, not-for-profit organisations, community health organisations, hospitals, and occupational rehabilitation providers.
ACU is in the top 7 in Australia for graduate employment1.
ACU is equal first in Australia for human movement and sport science2.
Our expert lecturers can give you access to impressive industry connections, including major national sporting teams. Plus, when you graduate, you can gain accreditation with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association and Exercise and Sports Science Australia.
Our graduates have pursued careers as:
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