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The Sport, Coaching and Exercise Science degree provides academic training for those wishing to find employment in the sports industry. Academic content includes study in the key sport science disciplines of physiology, biomechanics, motor control and psychology, as well as a unique sequence of units that focus on the theory and practice of coaching. Employment for graduates includes positions as professional coaches, sport directors, sport and exercise scientists and coordinators and sport development officers in professional and government contexts and in urban and regional localities.
The learning outcomes of the course include:
The Sport, Coaching and Exercise Science degree provides academic training for those wishing to find employment in the sports industry. Academic content includes study in the key sport science disciplines of physiology, biomechanics, motor control and psychology, as well as a unique sequence of units that focus on the theory and practice of coaching. Employment for graduates includes positions as professional coaches, sport directors, sport and exercise scientists and coordinators and sport development officers in professional and government contexts and in urban and regional localities.
The learning outcomes of the course include:
- academic training for employment in the sports industry;
- academic training for pathways into Masters programs in Sport Science, Exercise Physiology and Physiotherapy;
- eligibility for membership to Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
Students have the option of completing majors in:
- Sport Science, Sport Coaching, Sport Business, Sport Management or Sports Media,
and minors in:
- Sport Practice, Sport and Exercise Physiology, or Sport Biomechanics and Performance Analysis.
Bachelor of Sport, Coaching and Exercise Science
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| YEAR 1 | |
| 7978 The Australian Sports System | 6611 Introduction to Psychological Research |
| 8388 Introduction to Coaching Science | 4310 Psychology 102 |
| 6534 Regional Anatomy and Physiology | 6529 Systemic Anatomy and Physiology |
| 8338 Human Growth and Development | 8339 Biochemistry of Exercise |
YEAR 2 | |
| 6833 Motor Control | 6835 Biomechanics 2 |
| 6834 Biomechanics 1 | 8392 Physiology of Exercise 2 |
| 8391 Physiology of Exercise 1 | 8380 Physiological Exercise Mechanisms and Conditioning |
| 8257 Nutritional Science | 7224 Sport and Performance Psychology |
YEAR 3 | |
| 6840 Advanced Coaching Studies | 6839 Sports Medicine |
| 8340 Health, Disease and Exercise | 8390 Performance Analysis in Sport |
| 8183 Special Sports Studies (part A) | 8184 Special Sports Studies (part B) |
| Open elective | Open elective |
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You can also do the course as a double degree with a range of other disciplines. See here for more.
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Dr Keane Wheeler
02 6201 2122
keane.wheeler@canberra.edu.au
More information about the University of Canberra's National Institute of Sport Studies (UCNISS)
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Contact the course convenorDr Keane Wheeler
02 6201 2122
keane.wheeler@canberra.edu.au
More information about the University of Canberra's National Institute of Sport Studies (UCNISS)
