Information valid for students commencing in 2019.
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science – Bachelor of Psychological Science
Handbook year | 2019 |
Course code | 116510 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF level 7) |
Professional accreditation status | This course is fully accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Graduates of this course, who wish to become fully registered as psychologists, must complete an accredited fourth year course (e.g. GDipPsych or BPsychSc(Hons)) plus two years of supervised practice in the field; or an accredited masters degree (e.g. Master of Psychology) with one further year of supervised practice. |
Division | Division of Tropical Health and Medicine |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course prerequisites | English (4,SA); Maths A, B or C (4,SA) Recommended: one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health Education or Physical Education |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Admissions Policy. |
Post admission | This course may have specific admission requirements such as immunisation, a Suitability to Work with Children Card, a federal police check and/or other conditions that students must comply with. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. You will find your course requirements here: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 114 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science, graduates will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree. For more information refer to Inherent Requirements page. |
Reasonable adjustments | Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Year 1
Teaching Period 1
BM1061:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Sport and Exercise Science 1
SP1001:03 Science and Practice of Physical Activity
PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology: from Brain to Practice
PY1103:03 Critical Thinking in Psychology: How to Think About Weird Things
Teaching Period 2
BM1062:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Sport and Exercise Science 2
SP1002:03 Sport and Exercise Nutrition
PY1106:03 Communicating Psychology: Listening, Translating & Disseminating
PY1102:03 Exploring Psychology: from Perception to Reality
Year 2
Teaching Period 1
SP2007:03 Physiological Basis for Exercise and Sport
PY2103:03 Describing and Analysing Behaviour
PY2111:03 Learning Processes, Behaviour and Performance
PY2112:03 Memory and Cognition
Teaching Period 2
HS1401:03 Health and Health Care in Australia
PH1001:03 Preparatory Physics
PY2107:03 Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Behaviour
PY2101:03 Psychological Neuroscience
Year 3
Teaching Period 1
SP2200:03 Exercise and Sports Testing
HS2402:03 Health Professional Research 1
SP2003:03 Functional Kinesiology and Biomechanics
PY3102:03 Social Psychology in Everyday Life
Teaching Period 2
SP2201:03 Exercise Prescription
SP2009:03 Strength Training and Conditioning
SP2010:03 Principles of Motor Learning and Motor Control
PY2106:03 Through the Looking Glass: Development Across the Lifespan
Year 4
Teaching Period 1
SP3006:03 Environmental and Sports Medicine
SP3011:03 Sports Training and Rehabilitation
SP3015:03 Advanced Motor Learning and Motor Control
PY3101:03 Psychological Research Methods and Interpretation
Teaching Period 2
SP3018:03 Advanced Biomechanics
SP2207:03 Dynamics of Sport and Exercise Behaviour
SP3014:03 Independent Project in Sport and Exercise Science & Clinical Exercise Physiology
PY3108:03 Personality Psychology: Decoding the Mysteries of Humans
Year 5
Teaching Period 1
SP3008:03 Practicum in Sport and Exercise Science/Clinical Exercise Physiology
Teaching Period 2
SP3016:03 Exercise Prescription and Delivery
PY3103:03 Mining the Mind: Psychopathology
PY3107:03 Psychological Assessment in Action
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points of specified PY level 2 subjects from List 1
List 1
PY2018:03 Intercultural Psychology and Cross Cultural Communication
PY2104:03 Connecting Social, Psychological and Physical Health
PY2109:03 The World Around Us: Environmental Psychology
PY2110:03 Intersections of Psychology and Law: Forensic Psychology
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 12 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at: |
Special assessment | Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | The accredited sequence in psychology leads to provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia with the addition of a fourth year of accredited studies in psychology e.g., Graduate Diploma of Psychology or Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours). |
Maximum allowed Pass | Not permitted for Sport and Exercise Science subjects or Psychology subjects (subjects with the prefix SP or PY) |
Supplementary exam for | A student who has failed the final subject towards the degree and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 60 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Maximum credit points for advanced standing as per the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Policy on Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE – BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE |
Approved abbreviation | BSpExSc-BPsychSc |
This is a joint degree | Yes |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Candidates who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed ALL appropriate subjects for the relevant degree, may be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science or Bachelor of Psychological Science. Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special Awards | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Honours is available in each discipline as additional 24 credit points of study [end-on] |
Eligibility | A student admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science – Bachelor of Psychological Science at this university may be invited by the Head of Psychology to undertake the Honours degree in Psychology if that student has Psychology Honours
Sport and Exercise Science Honours Normally a minimum GPA 5.0 (Credit) is required across the third year pass degree subjects. |