Major Overview
- Description
This major provides you with knowledge and skills essential for athlete preparation and specialised fitness industries. You will gain a deeper understanding of the effects of various exercise and training modalities on sport performance. The award-winning sport science practicum provides you with valuable work experience enabling you to integrate theoretical concepts with practical skills in professional settings.
Students who are interested in applying to be an accredited exercise scientist upon graduation should apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences – Major in Sport Science Exercise and Health.
- Outcomes
Students are able to:
- articulate the relationship between human structural, functional and behavioural characteristics and their application in the development and support for athletes and coaches to achieve success in the sporting arena
- apply knowledge of the assessment of physical, physiological and mechanical characteristics of sports performance, and the prescription of appropriate interventions to maintain athlete strengths and improve weaknesses
- demonstrate excellence, creativity and intellectual exploration
- apply relevant employability skills for sport science.
- Broadening guidelines
All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and knowledge paradigms and to shape your degree to suit your own aspirations and interests. Many of you will be able to undertake more than this minimum amount of broadening study and we encourage you to do so if this suits your aspirations. Over the next few months you will find here some broadening suggestions related to your degree-specific major. While we know that many students value guidance of this sort, these are only suggestions and students should not lose sight of the opportunity to explore that is afforded by your Broadening Choices. Advice can also be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.
- Courses
Sport Science can be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:
Example Study Plan
See study plans for more information.
Units
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
- SS
- summer teaching period
Level 1
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (24 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | PHYL1001 | Physiology - How your body works |
|
| S1 | SSEH1101 | The Musculoskeletal System and Movement | None |
| S2, S1 | SSEH1102 | Applied Anatomy and Athletic Performance | None |
| S1, S2, SS | SSEH1103 | Physical Fitness and Health | None |
Bridging units
Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Mathematics Applications ATAR or equivalent or higher are required to complete MATH1720:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | MATH1720 | Mathematics Fundamentals |
|
Level 2
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (30 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | SSEH2201 | Exercise Prescription and Delivery |
|
| S2 | SSEH2240 | Motor Learning and Control |
|
| S1 | SSEH2250 | Biomechanics in Sport and Exercise |
|
| S1 | SSEH2260 | Exercise Physiology |
|
| S2 | SSEH2295 | Foundations of Work Integrated Learning |
|
Level 3
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (18 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | SSEH3355 | Biomechanical Principles |
|
| S1 | SSEH3365 | Sport Physiology |
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| S1, S2 | SSEH3394 | Professional Practice |
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