At the heart of high performance sport is the conditioning of the athlete, with the aim of optimising individual and team performance and keeping them at the top of their game. You will gain skills in sports performance and analysis, exercise programming, and strength and conditioning of athletes. You’ll learn to design and deliver programs that enhance athletic performance and reduce the likelihood of injury and illness.
CRICOS Code: 096799F
Year 1 - Semester 1, EXSC187
Growth, motor development and ageing, EXSC199
Psychology of sport, EXSC119
From health to high performance sport, BIOL125
Human biology 1
Year 1 - Semester 2, ANAT100
Anatomical foundations of exercise science, EXSC217
Research and Ethics in Exercise Science, EXSC120
Mechanical bases of exercise, UNCC100
Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
Year 2 – Semester 1, EXSC230
Motor Control and Learning
(Pre: EXSC187), EXSC222
Functional anatomy
(Pre: ANAT100), EXSC118
Nutrition and exercise, EXSC198
Physiological Bases of Exercise
(Pre: BIO125)
Year 2 - Semester 2, EXSC242
Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment
(Pre: EXSC198), EXSC204
Exercise testing, prescription and delivery
(Pre: EXSC198), EXSC216
Resistance training: science and application (Pre: EXSC198), EXSC296
Health and exercise psychology
(Pre: EXSC199)
, EXSC218
Internship preparation for coaching and prescription
0 credit points
(Pre: EXSC119, EXSC187 , EXSC199, BIOL125)
Year 3 - Summer, EXSC310
Strength and conditioning: fundamentals of athlete preparation
(Pre: EXSC216 or EXSC204)
Year 3 - Semester 1, EXSC396
Strength and conditioning: prescription for athlete performance
(Pre:EXSC310), EXSC220
Biomechanics
(Pre: EXSC120), EXSC309
Internship in Coaching and Prescription
20 credit points
(Pre: EXSC118, EXSC120, EXSC198 , ANAT100, EXSC204, EXSC216, EXSC217, EXSC218)
Year 3 - Semester 2, UNCC300
Justice and change in a global world
(Pre: UNCC100), EXSC319
Performance analysis in sport
(Pre: EXSC230), Elective,
Our graduates have pursued careers in:
the AFL
the NRL
Super Rugby
A-league
professional sporting organisations
national sporting organisations
national institutes of sport
state institutes or academies of sport
state sporting organisations
small business in the health and fitness industry
academia
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
