NSW Students: Exercise Science units are offered on the Strathfield Campus, while Business units are held at the North Sydney Campus. ACU will endeavour to minimise travel between campuses on the same day.

BExSc/BBus

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

Note:

*Not offered Brisbane 2027

NSW Students:

Exercise Science units are offered on the Strathfield Campus, while Business units are held at the North Sydney Campus. ACU will endeavour to minimise travel between campuses on the same day.


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 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

New South Wales

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

Queensland

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)

Victoria

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 Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Business Administration degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

a. 180 cp from Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science units, consisting of:

  1. 150 cp from Specified Exercise and Sports Science Units (Part A);
  2. 20 cp from Professional Experience, including EXSC206 Professional Experience Preparation (0 cp) (Part B);
  3. 10 cp from Exercise Science Community Engagement Unit (Part C)

AND

b. 120 cp from Bachelor of Business Units, consisting of:

  1. 120 cp from Specified Business Units (Part D);

AND

c. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E)

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed 70 credit points of 100-level from the Exercise and Sports Science Specified Units, 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 20 credit points from the following:

  • EXSC206Professional Experience Preparation0 CP
  • 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 120 credit points from the following:

  • BAFN200Principles of Finance10 CP
  • BUSN105Financial Literacy10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BUSN114Marketing Essentials10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • ENTR301Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation10 CP
  • HRMG204Organisational Behaviour10 CP
  • ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • ITEC307Design Thinking for Business Strategy10 CP
  • LEGL101Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • MGMT212Global Comparative Management10 CP
  • MGMT214Leadership and Organisational Sustainability10 CP
  • MKTG201Buyer Behaviour10 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


Course map

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

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

NSW Students:

Exercise Science units are offered on the Strathfield Campus, while Business units are held at the North Sydney Campus. ACU will endeavour to minimise travel between campuses on the same day.

  • Specified Business UnitsBUSN114Marketing Essentials

    (Inc: BUSN112, BUSD112, BUSD114)

    10 cp
  • Specified Exercise And Sports Science UnitsEXSC123Introduction to Exercise Science10 cp
  • Specified Exercise And Sports Science UnitsEXSC126Physiological Foundations of Exercise Science10 cp
  • Specified Exercise And Sports Science UnitsNUTR101Introduction to Nutrition

    (Inc: EXSZ118, NUTD101, NUTZ101)

    10 cp
  • Specified Business UnitsBUSN113Managing People and Organisations

    (Inc: BUSD113, MGMT100)

    10 cp
  • Specified Exercise And Sports Science UnitsEXSC133Foundations of Exercise Science10 cp
  • Specified Exercise And Sports Science UnitsEXSC187Growth, Motor Development and Ageing

    (Inc: EXSC187, EXSZ187)

    10 cp
  • Specified Exercise And Sports Science UnitsEXSC142Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science

    (Inc: ANAT100, ANAD100, ANAZ100)

    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 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.


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. 

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