Bachelor of High Performance Sport
Australian Catholic University
About
The high performance sport industry is a global, multi-billion dollar entity that provides employment opportunities for a range of professions, including sport scientists, coaches and managers.
In Australia, there are employment opportunities in professional and semi-professional sporting teams, Australian and state institutes of sport, academies of sport, and other sporting organisations.
These opportunities extend to the international market.
At the heart of this industry is the conditioning of the athlete, with the aim of optimising individual and team performance for successful outcomes.
A professional working in this industry needs to know about testing protocols to assess athlete performance, principles of strength and conditioning, the technologies available for monitoring and training athletes, and the relationships between nutrition, injury and performance.
The application of this knowledge and understanding to the planning and delivery of meaningful interventions for athletes to enhance performance and reduce the likelihood of injury and illness is essential for a professional working in the high performance sport environment.
The Bachelor of High Performance Sport degree provides an extensive knowledge and skills base relevant to human performance, from the physiological, psychological, biomechanical, nutritional and skill-based perspectives.
This provides not only the skills for professional practice in sports performance and analysis, exercise programming, and the strength and conditioning of athletes, but also the skills for applying exercise prescription principles across the lifespan for healthy lifestyles and in injury and disease.
The course aims to produce graduates with strong understanding and skills for the assessment, design and delivery of meaningful programs that enhance athletic performance and reduce the likelihood of injury and illness, using appropriate techniques to analyse and interpret competition and training information, required in high performance sport and related industries.
Graduates should also have the capacity to apply their knowledge and skills in an ethical, fair and respectful manner, with problem solving and self-management skills that promote independent learning and thinking, and the pursuit of further learning to maintain relevance in their chosen career and industry.
Structure
| Year – Study Period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Entry requirements
An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English (Standard) –Band 3
- Recommended studies: Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE); Mathematics (any) plus one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Recommended Studies: one of General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health or Physical Education (Units 3 & 4, C)
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in English other than EAL.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
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