Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours)

CSU’s Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours) provides an avenue for a research orientation program combining research methods, advanced concepts and an independent project.

Why study this course?

CSU’s Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours) produces high quality graduates who impact on the field of Exercise Science and add significantly as critical agents in the emerging professions of this field. This course provides students with the opportunity to engage in scholarly debate and discussion around Exercise Science topics. Graduates are prepared to be critical consumers of research and apply various research paradigms in the field of Exercise Science.

Career opportunities

Employment trends indicate considerable growth in opportunities in fitness and exercise rehabilitation services, sports coaching, sports science, strength and conditioning, leisure, social services and administration in government and funded bodies, as well as private sector organisations.

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CRICOS code

073338C

Graduation requirements

To graduate from CSU's Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours), students must satisfactorily complete 64 points (four subjects).

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.