Bachelor of Health Science (Sport and Exercise Science)
Course Overview
This degree focuses on the science that underpins physical activity and exercise, and how it can be used to design, implement and evaluate exercise programs. Throughout your study, you will gain valuable practical experience while having access to state-of-the-art facilities, dedicated exercise and sport science labs, and sports venues. Sport and exercise science encompasses the science that underpins health, physical activity and exercise, and their applications to the design, implementation and evaluation of exercise programs. There are a range of career options in health and fitness centres, for example as a personal trainer, a health and fitness specialist or a fitness assessor, in government agencies associated with sport, physical activity and health, in teaching and research, and with professional sporting groups, rehabilitation clinics and hospitals. If you gain higher-level accreditation as an exercise physiologist, you will also be able to provide healthcare services funded by Medicare (Australian Government), pharmaceutical, health or food industries. Alternatively, graduates who elect studies in the physical sciences, mathematics or business are well placed for careers in the manufacturing industry.
