Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance
Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance
If you are a keen sportsperson, exercise fanatic, or interested in learning about the way humans move; a degree in Exercise and Sports Performance will enable you to put this passion into practice. Bond’s Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance lays the foundations for a fast-paced career in sport, athletic…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
If you are a keen sportsperson, exercise fanatic, or interested in learning about the way humans move; a degree in Exercise and Sports Performance will enable you to put this passion into practice.
Bond’s Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance lays the foundations for a fast-paced career in sport, athletic performance, exercise, or health science. You will be exposed to real-world learning through small group work and active learning.
Drawing on the faculty expertise from the Health Sciences and Medicine, Society and Design and Bond Business School, the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance combines the anatomical sciences and physiology of sports performance with the flexibility to tailor your studies to your interests in complementary areas such as entrepreneurship and innovation, sport management or tourism and events management.
Gain career-ready experiences and complete the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance in two years of study, with the opportunity to pathway into physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nutrition and dietetics.
The Bond University Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance equips you with comprehensive knowledge and applied skills in health, fitness and sport performance. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the basic and applied sciences as they apply to personal and community health and fitness and sport performance at all levels. Focusing on real-world learning, this program is delivered by teaching staff through significant practical experience and authentic assessment to maximise employment outcomes for graduates. This program allows you the flexibility to tailor your studies to your interests and career aspirations by choosing from a range of subdisciplines, including biomechanics; exercise testing, prescription, and delivery; or physiology and biochemistry of exercise, as well as electives in entrepreneurship and innovation, sport management, and tourism and events management.
This program is primarily delivered at the Bond Institute of Health and Sport, where you will gain high-quality and practical learning experiences through our National Strength and Conditioning Association-accredited High-Performance Training Centre. These facilities provide sports science testing, training, and recovery services to state, national and international athletes and teams. The program prepares graduates for exciting career opportunities in exercise and sports performance, including strength and conditioning, and provides an accelerated undergraduate pathway to graduate-entry studies, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nutrition, dietetic practice, and high-performance sports science.
Where will your degree take you?
A degree in Exercise and Sports Performance provides graduates the opportunity to help athletes become even better, and to help shape future generations of sportsmen and sportswomen.
The Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance can lead to roles in a number of industries and employment in Australia and internationally in the corporate, government and non-government sectors.
Career readiness
Exercise and sport is fun, exciting and, for many, a lifestyle choice. If this sounds like you, maybe It’s time to consider putting passion into practice with a career in sport and exercise.
Program learning outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes provide a broad and measurable set of standards that incorporate a range of knowledge, skills and abilities that will be achieved on completion of the program. These outcomes will help you determine whether this program aligns with your professional pathway, career and learning goals.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Bond University is a private university located on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It was established in 1989. Bond provides students with a high-quality, individualised study experience. Students learn under the mentorship of world-class, industry leading academics, and receive a fast-paced, well-rounded education with unparalleled access to resources and professional development opportunities. For 16 years, Bond has stood strong as Australia’s number one university for student experience (according to the Good Universities Guide). The university offers programs in the fields of Actuarial Science and Data Analytics; Architecture; Business and Tourism Management; Commerce and Entrepreneurship; Communication, Film and Creative Media; Construction, Property and Planning; Health, Biomedical and Sport Sciences; International Relations, Politics and Arts; Law; Medicine; Project Management and Innovation; Psychology, Criminology and Social Sciences. The university awards bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in various fields.
