Information valid for students commencing in 2021.
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
Handbook year | 2021 |
Course code | 108310 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Owner | Division of Tropical Health and Medicine |
College | Healthcare Sciences |
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English; General Maths, Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Maths (Units 3/4,C) Recommended: one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health, Psychology or Physical Education (Units 3/4,C) |
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 番茄社区 Admissions Policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Information published by 番茄社区 or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by 番茄社区 in the application process may be used by 番茄社区 to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Special admission requirements | Nominate with QTAC as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: 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 Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Post admission requirements | 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 | 81 credit points |
Course learning outcomes | 番茄社区’s Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science meets the Exercise and Sports Science Australia standards for Exercise Science membership. On successful completion, graduates of the course 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
Level 1
Teaching Period 1:
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology: from Brain to Practice
MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics
Teaching Period 2:
HS1401:03 Health and Health Care in Australia
PH1001:03 Preparatory Physics
Option
IA1011:03 Indigenous Australians or IA1012:03 Indigenous Australians of North Queensland
Level 1/2
Teaching Period 1:
BM1061:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Sport and Exercise Science 1
SP1001:03 Science and Practice of Sport and Exercise
SP2200:03 Exercise and Sports Testing
Teaching Period 2:
BM1062:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Sport and Exercise Science 2
SP1002:03 Sport and Exercise Nutrition
HS1003:03 Lifespan Development for Health A
Level 2
Teaching Period 1:
HS2402:03 Health Professional Research 1
SP2003:03 Functional Kinesiology and Biomechanics
SP2007:03 Physiological Basis for Exercise and Sport
Teaching Period 2:
SP2201:03 Exercise Prescription
SP2009:03 Strength Training and Conditioning
SP2010:03 Principles of Motor Learning and Motor Control
SP2207:03 Dynamics of Sport and Exercise Behaviour
Level 3
Teaching Period 1:
SP3006:03 Environmental and Sports Medicine
SP3008:03 Practicum in Sport and Exercise Science/Clinical Exercise Physiology
SP3011:03 Sports Training and Rehabilitation
SP3015:03 Advanced Motor Learning and Motor Control
Teaching Period 2:
SP3014:03 Independent Project in Sport and Exercise Science and Clinical Exercise Physiology
SP3016:03 Exercise Prescription and Delivery
SP3018:03 Advanced Biomechanics
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of any level 1, 2 or 3 subjects
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
番茄社区 Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students will 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 Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Special assessment requirements | Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Not permitted for Sports and Exercise Science subjects (subjects with the prefix SP). |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 18 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | A maximum of 9 credit points of credit may be granted at level 3. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE |
Approved abbreviation | BSpExSc |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | 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 |
Honours
Honours availability | Honours available as an additional year of study. |
Eligibility | Students must satisfy the College requirements relating to the standard of academic achievement necessary to proceed to the honours degree. |