📖Program Curriculum
A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Core Units
(16 units)
160cp
Compulsory Core units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below.
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion
SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1
SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2
SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies
SPE111 Physical Assessment, Exercise Prescription and Delivery (replaces SPE209)
SPE120 Essentials in Health and Fitness
HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction
SPE205 Biomechanics and Movement Analysis
SPE206 Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology
SPE210 Motor Control, Growth and Development
SPE212 Applied Coaching Principles across the Lifespan
SPE261 Functional Anatomy (replaces SBI261)
SPE313 General Practicum
SPE309 Physiology of Sport and Exercise
SPE320 Nutrition and Health
SPE330 Physical Activity in Special Population
Specialist Electives
(7-9 units)
80cp
Specialist elective units totalling 80 credit points selected from one of the Majors below.
Coaching (80 credit points)
SPE331 Coaching Accreditation
SPE351 Psychology and Sport
SPE376 Sport injuries, prevention, rehabilitation and corrective exercises
SPE381 Physiological assessment of athletes
SPE382 Periodisation of Training
SPE405 Specialised Practicum
PLUS
20 credit points of units selected from any other major. Students may also select from the units below:
SPE130 Foundations of Sport Science and Coaching
SPE230 Applied Science in Sport and Exercise
SWK102 Communication Skills
Strength and Conditioning (80 credit points)
SPE376 Sport injuries, prevention, rehabilitation and corrective exercises
SPE381 Physiological assessment of athletes
SPE382 Periodisation of Training
SPE383 Research Methodology
SPE384 Research Data Collection and Interpretation
SPE405 Specialised Practicum
PLUS
20 credit points of units selected from any other major. Students may also select from the units below:
SPE130 Foundations of Sport Science and Coaching
SPE230 Applied Science in Sport and Exercise
SWK102 Communication Skills
Public Health (80 credit points)
HSC121 Australia's Policy and Health Care System
HSC122 Foundations of Public Health
HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management or HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing
HSC312 Global and Environmental Health
HSC318 Rural and Remote Health
SPE405 Specialised Practicum
PLUS
20 credit points of units selected from any other major. Students may also select from the units below:
SPE130 Foundations of Sport Science and Coaching
SPE230 Applied Science in Sport and Exercise
SWK102 Communication Skills
Sport Psychology (80 credit points)
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced PSY140 2022)
PSY151 Introduction to Psychology B (replaced PSY141 2022)
PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour (replaced PSY208 2022)
AOD311 Counselling/ Interventions in Alcohol and Other Drugs Field (replaced AOD301 2022)
SPE351 Psychology and Sport
SPE405 Specialised Practicum
PLUS
20 credit points of units selected from any other major. Students may also select from the units below:
SPE130 Foundations of Sport Science and Coaching
SPE230 Applied Science in Sport and Exercise
SWK102 Communication Skills
Rehabilitation (80 credit points)
SPE371 Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
SPE372 Cardiometabolic Rehabilitation
SPE373 Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
SPE374 Clinical Practicum (20cp)
SPE376 Sport injuries, prevention, rehabilitation and corrective exercises
PLUS
20 credit points of units selected from any other major. Students may also select from the units below:
SPE130 Foundations of Sport Science and Coaching
SPE230 Applied Science in Sport and Exercise
SWK102 Communication Skills
Business and Management (80 credit points)
BUS303 Global Digital Enterprise
MAN105 Introduction to Management
MAN203 Comparative Management Systems
SPE405 Specialised Practicum
PLUS
20 credit points of units below of which 10cp must be at 300 level:
ACT205 Accounting for Managers
BUS304 Evidence Based Strategy Creation
BUS306 Contemporary Business Issues and Trends
COM105 Business and Communication Skills
ECO107 Economics for Managers
ENT101 Entrepreneurship Fundamentals - Part A (5cp) AND ENT102 Entrepreneurship Fundamentals - Part B (5cp)
LOG301 Logistics and Channel Management
MKT308 Brand and Reputation Management
PLUS
20 credit points of units selected from any other major. Students may also select from the units below:
SPE130 Foundations of Sport Science and Coaching
SPE230 Applied Science in Sport and Exercise
SWK102 Communication Skills
Customised Selection (80 credit points)
80 credit points of units selected from any other major.
Students may also select from the units below:
SPE130 Foundations of Sport Science and Coaching
SPE230 Applied Science in Sport and Exercise
SWK102 Communication Skills
240cp
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