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Diploma of Exercise Studies
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Diploma of Exercise Studies
- Award Names
- Availability
- Duration
- Admission
- Credit
- Graduation
- Course Structure
- Enrolment Pattern
- Workplace Learning
- Residential School
The course includes the following awards:
Diploma of Exercise Studies DipExStud
Course Study Modes and Locations
Diploma of Exercise Studies (4115ES)
Distance Education - Bathurst
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Diploma of Exercise Studies
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)
2.0 - Part-time
Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
Admission criteria
CSU Admission PolicyGraduate-Entry membership assessment letter from Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA);
AND
an additional applicant statement comprising of a one (1) page letter outlining reasons for wanting to undertake the course.
Eligibility for admission will be based on the capacity for the course to meet individual student needs.
Graduation requirements
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Course Structure
The Diploma consists of a total of 64 credit points. The course will consist of eight (8) x 8 credit point subjects from a restrictive listing of twelve (12) subjects. It involves one (1) year for full-time study or two (2) years for part-time study and will be available by distance education. Subjects will provide the following prerequisite discipline content that will prepare students for postgraduate study in Exercise Physiology:
Exercise Physiology
Functional Anatomy
Biomechanics
Exercise Behaviour/Exercise and Sport Psychology
Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition
Motor Control
Human Growth, Motor Development, and Ageing
Health, Fitness and Performance
Exercise Programming and Prescription
Nutrition, Health, and Body Composition
Exercise Science Practicum
Exercise, Health and Disease
Enrolment Pattern
FULL-TIME ENROLMENT
Students to choose eight (8) subjects from the following restrictive listing of twelve (12) subjects, to be completed over a one year period for full-time study and may require up to three (3) consecutive academic sessions of study.
Session 1
EHR109 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Behaviour
EHR202 Human Exercise Physiology
EHR211 Functional Anatomy & Human Performance
EHR225 Growth, Motor Development & Ageing
EHR330 Neuroscience of Motor Behaviour
EHR332 Nutrition for Health & Performance
Session 2
EHR214 Skill Acquisition
EHR218 Biomechanics
EHR221 Conditioning & Physical Activity
EHR226 Exercise Testing & Prescription
EHR331 Exercise, Health & Disease
Session 3
EHR320 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Project
PART-TIME ENROLMENT
Students to choose eight (8) subjects from the following restrictive listing of twelve (12) subjects, to be completed over a duration of two (2) years part-time study.
Session 1
EHR109 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Behaviour
EHR202 Human Exercise Physiology
EHR211 Functional Anatomy & Human Performance
EHR225 Growth, Motor Development & Ageing
EHR330 Neuroscience of Motor Behaviour
EHR332 Nutrition for Health & Performance
Session 2
EHR214 Skill Acquisition
EHR218 Biomechanics
EHR221 Conditioning & Physical Activity
EHR226 Exercise Testing & Prescription
EHR331 Exercise, Health & Disease
Session 3
EHR320 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Project
Workplace learning
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.
EHR320 Work Integrated Learning Project
Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
EHR202 Human Exercise Physiology
EHR211 Functional Anatomy & Human Performance
EHR221 Conditioning & Physical Activity
EHR226 Exercise Testing & Prescription
EHR330 Neuroscience of Motor Behaviour
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.