Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
La Trobe University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00115M
Help people reach peak performance with La Trobe's Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science. You'll gain a detailed understanding of the science behind training, explore the strengths and limitations of the human body, and build strong foundations in physiology, anatomy and biomechanics. You'll use data and scientific principles and techniques to help people build strength, regain movement, prevent injuries and perform at their peak. By completing La Trobe's Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Science, you will: choose from our recommended majors - human performance, nutrition science and sport and recreation development in Melbourne or food and nutrition, health promotion and rural health in Bendigo - or tailor your degree with open access majors from a range of disciplines get out of the classroom and on to the field with practical learning and access to our elite athlete performance spaces build real-world experience and connections with 150 placement hours with organisations like Carlton Football Club, Rugby Victoria and Bendigo Spirit join a university of choice for studying and playing sport in Australia - alongside our community delivery partners and major partnerships, we're proudly the official home of the CommBank Matildas graduate ready to launch your career or pursue postgraduate study in areas such as sport analytics, strength and conditioning, and other allied health disciplines.
Structure
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science, students must complete 360 credit points consisting of: 240 core credit points One, 120 credit point major
Subjects
- First Year Subjects: Academic Integrity Module
- Foundations of Exercise Programming
- Growth, Development and Nutrition
- Human Biosciences A
- Introduction to Human Anatomy
- Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
- Research and Statistics in Sport and Exercise Science
- Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education
Standard entry requirements
- Recent secondary education - VTAC prerequisite: Year 12 English prerequisite (20) - Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
- Recent secondary education - VTAC prerequisite: Year 12 subject prerequisite - Other - Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Health And Human Development, Physical Education, any Mathematics (General mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Further Mathematics), or in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology.
- Non Year 12 - Vocational Education & Training: VET prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
- Non Year 12 - Higher Education study: HE prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
- International: IELTS - 6.5 < 6.0 (PG minimum) - 6.5 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.
- Note: This course may be subject to alternative or extra entry requirements depending on your life circumstances and/or work experience. For the complete entry requirements, please search for your course on the La Trobe website: latrobe.edu.au/courses
