Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sport Science)
Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sport Science)
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…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
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.
What jobs can the Exercise and Sport Science lead to?
Careers
Exercise scientist
Strength and conditioning coach
Corporate health pre-employment health and fitness assessor
Workplace wellbeing coordinator
Sport and recreation program coordinator
Sport developer
Health promotion consultant
Cardiac technician (preventative health/early intervention)
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by Exercise and Sports Science Australia.
REQUIREMENTS
Students from different countries should have qualifications equivalent to Australian Year 12 and a scaled mark of at least 50 in English, Literature, or English as an Additional Language or Dialect.
IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System): Writing: 6.5; Speaking: 6.5; Reading: 6.5; Listening: 6.5; Overall band score: 7.0
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Curtin University is Western Australia’s largest and most culturally diverse university with Australia’s third largest international student population. Around 60,000 students from more than 130 countries study a Curtin degree, at locations including Perth, Margaret River, Kalgoorlie, Sydney, Malaysia and Singapore. Our cultural diversity adds a rich and valuable dimension to the campus atmosphere, preparing all graduates to live and work effectively in an increasingly global environment. We offer a range of industry-aligned undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, humanities, health, engineering and related sciences. We also have a long-standing focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and culture, supported by our Centre for Aboriginal Studies.Curtin is widely recognised for its practical research that is focused on solving timely, real-world problems. In recent years our research activity has grown significantly, driving our rapid rise up the international university rankings.As a university that never settles, we will continue to develop existing partnerships and establish new ones in areas relevant to our research and teaching.
