Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sport Science)

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Exercise scientists help people prevent and recover from injury and disease, help maximise athlete performance and promote wellbeing healthy ageing.

As an exercise scientist, you will use a person-centred approach to educate individuals and communities on the benefits of exercise that encourages lifelong positive exercise behaviours.

In this course you will gain the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of the pillars of exercise science: biomechanics, physiology, psychology, behaviour change, and motor control and learning.

In your first year of study you'll gain foundational knowledge and skills. In your second and third years you'll delve deeper into each pillar of exercise science. In your final year, you'll apply your expertise in real-world settings. This includes at least 140 hours of professional practice at our site at Cockburn Aquatic and Recreation Centre, and through one of industry partnerships - which span elite sport, strength and conditioning, corporate health, clinical exercise physiology and paediatric exercise.

For high-performing students, this course is the stepping stone to the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology, which will broaden your capabilities and enable you to use exercise to treat chronic conditions. You could also undertake a research honours year, where you would manage a research project and contribute to scientific knowledge, while experiencing working as an exercise/sport scientist.

Note that this is a practical course and active participation in practical classes is essential for learning. Some practical classes will involve disrobing, as well as palpation of muscles and bony landmarks for learning anatomy and skills such as anthropometry.

What you'll learn

• integrate discipline knowledge and evidence-based approaches to enhancing the health and well-being of individuals and communities through exercise.
• demonstrate cultural competence and ethics in exercise promotion, prescription and delivery in the local and global context.
• appraise current and emerging technologies that are relevant to the field of exercise science and human performance.
• formulate creative solutions to contemporary issues impacting exercise science and human performance.
• select effective ways to communicate ideas related to exercise science and human performance, that enhances client participation, choice and decision making.
• demonstrate ethical personal autonomy and interprofessional practice when collaborating with diverse groups, industries and stakeholders.
• challenge personal and professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, and the impact of these on the provision of exercise and human performance services.