BExSSc

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.

StatePrerequisites
NSW

Assumed Knowledge: English (Standard) Band 3; Health and Movement Science 11-12; Mathematics (any) OR one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics

QLD

Assumed Knowledge: English (Units 3 & 4, C). One of General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health or Physical Education (Units 3 & 4, C)

VIC

Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

Pathway A - For the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science without a major a student must complete:

  1. 150 cp from Specified Units - List A (Part A);
  2. 20 cp from Professional Experience Units including EXSC206 Professional Experience Preparation (0 cp) (Part C);
  3. 10 cp from a Community Engagement Unit (Part D);
  4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E);
  5. 40 cp from Elective Units (Part G).


Pathway B - For the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science with a Sports Performance or Exercise Rehabilitation Major, a student must complete:

  1. 110 cp from Specified Units - List B (Part B);
  2. 20 cp from Professional Experience Units including EXSC206 Professional Experience Preparation (0 cp) (Part C);
  3. 10 cp from a Community Engagement Unit (Part D);
  4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E);
  5. 80 cp from Sports Performance Major or Exercise Rehabilitation Major (Part F).

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed 70 credit points of 100-level units from the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science and an additional 10 credit points from any other unit in the program may exit with a Diploma in Exercise Science.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Adviser.

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 150 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC120Mechanical Bases of Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC123Introduction to Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC126Physiological Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC133Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC142Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC187Growth, Motor Development and Ageing10 CP
  • EXSC216Resistance Training: Science and Application10 CP
  • EXSC222Functional Anatomy10 CP
  • EXSC226Exercise Physiology10 CP
  • EXSC230Motor Control and Learning10 CP
  • EXSC233Exercise Assessment and Conditioning for Health and Performance10 CP
  • EXSC249Health, Exercise, and Sport Psychology10 CP
  • EXSC321Biomechanics10 CP
  • EXSC322Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment10 CP
  • NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP

Complete exactly 110 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC120Mechanical Bases of Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC123Introduction to Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC126Physiological Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC133Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC142Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
  • EXSC187Growth, Motor Development and Ageing10 CP
  • EXSC222Functional Anatomy10 CP
  • EXSC226Exercise Physiology10 CP
  • EXSC230Motor Control and Learning10 CP
  • EXSC249Health, Exercise, and Sport Psychology10 CP
  • NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC206Professional Experience Preparation0 CP

    EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. Students also complete compliance documentation for professional practice experience placements, as appropriate for ACU work integrated learning. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be completed in the student’s own time prior to the the end of the learning period.

  • EXSC388Professional Experience 110 CP
  • EXSC389Professional Experience 210 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC223Sport, Exercise and Health in Action: Engaging with Community10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
  • THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
  • THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
  • TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
  • PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
  • THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
  • THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
  • TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
  • TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP


Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • EXSPSports Performance80 CP
  • EXRBExercise Rehabilitation80 CP

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC310Strength and Conditioning: Fundamentals of Athlete Preparation10 CP
  • EXSC316Nutrition for Sports Performance10 CP
  • EXSC318International Study in High Performance Sport10 CP
  • EXSC320Advanced Biomechanics10 CP
  • EXSC330Advanced Motor Control and Learning10 CP
  • EXSC336Sports Technology10 CP
  • EXSC346Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation10 CP
  • EXSC349Psychology of Sport Performance10 CP
  • EXSC394Exercise Prescription for Health and Wellbeing10 CP
  • EXSC396Strength and Conditioning: Prescription for Athletic Performance10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


No Major - Commencing Semester 1

EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. Students also complete compliance documentation for professional practice experience placements, as appropriate for ACU work integrated learning. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be done in the student’s own time before the end of the Learning period. 

  • Specified Units - List AEXSC123Introduction to Exercise Science10 cp
  • Specified Units - List AEXSC126Physiological Foundations of Exercise Science10 cp
  • Specified Units - List ANUTR101Introduction to Nutrition

    (Inc: EXSZ118, NUTD101, NUTZ101)

    10 cp
  • Core Curriculum Units Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details
  • Specified Units - List AEXSC133Foundations of Exercise Science

    (Pre: EXSC123)

    10 cp
  • Specified Units - List AEXSC142Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science

    (Inc: ANAT100, ANAD100, ANAZ100)

    10 cp
  • Specified Units - List AEXSC120Mechanical Bases of Exercise Science

    (Inc: EXSC224)

    10 cp
  • Specified Units - List AEXSC187Growth, Motor Development and Ageing

    (Inc: EXSD187, EXSZ187)

    10 cp

All units are delivered in Attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

No Major - Commencing Semester 2

EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. Students also complete compliance documentation for professional practice experience placements, as appropriate for ACU work integrated learning. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be done in the student’s own time before the end of the Learning period. 

All units are delivered in Attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Exercise Rehabilitation Major - Commencing Semester 1

EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. Students also complete compliance documentation for professional practice experience placements, as appropriate for ACU work integrated learning. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be done in the student’s own time before the end of the Learning period. 

All units are delivered in Attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Exercise Rehabilitation Major - Commencing Semester 2

EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. Students also complete compliance documentation for professional practice experience placements, as appropriate for ACU work integrated learning. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be done in the student’s own time before the end of the Learning period. 

All units are delivered in Attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Sport Performance Major - Commencing Semester 1

EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. Students also complete compliance documentation for professional practice experience placements, as appropriate for ACU work integrated learning. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be done in the student’s own time before the end of the Learning period. 

All units are delivered in Attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Sport Performance Major - Commencing Semester 2

EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. Students also complete compliance documentation for professional practice experience placements, as appropriate for ACU work integrated learning. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be done in the student’s own time before the end of the Learning period. 

All units are delivered in Attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Commencing Semester 1 - Transition from Diploma in Exercise Science

Year 1 shows the Course Map as completed as part of the Diploma in Exercise Science.

EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. Students also complete compliance documentation for professional practice experience placements, as appropriate for ACU work integrated learning. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be done in the student’s own time before the end of the Learning period. 

All units are delivered in Attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Commencing Semester 2 - Transition from Diploma in Exercise Science

Year 1 shows the Course Map as completed as part of the Diploma in Exercise Science.

EXSC206 is a required unit and prepares students for professional practice opportunities, career planning and employability by addressing the scope of practice of an exercise professional. It will also address some of the requirements needed to fulfil your accreditation as a Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association. This unit consists of online modules. Modules must be done in the student’s own time before the end of Semester 2 and/or before the commencement of any professional placement.

All units are delivered in attendance mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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