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 This major complements the Exercise and Health major, and when taken together, you will be eligible to apply to become an accredited exercise scientist upon graduation.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) demonstrate excellence, creativity and intellectual exploration; and (4) 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
Incompatibility
PHYL2001 Physiology of Human Body Systems
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
Prerequisites
Mathematics Applications ATAR [with a scaled score of less than 50] or with permission
Incompatibility
Mathematics Applications ATAR [with a scaled score of 50 or greater] or Equivalent or higher

Level 2

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (30 points):

Availability Unit code Unit name unit requirements
S1 SSEH2201 Exercise Prescription and Delivery
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health
or MJD-SPTSC Sport Science
or MJD-EXHSC Exercise and Health
and Successful completion of
Unit(s) SSEH1101 The Musculoskeletal System and Movement
and Unit(s) SSEH1103 Physical Fitness and Health

or
Enrolment in
CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
or CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science
or CM017 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health
or 73520 Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Incompatibility
Successful completion of
Unit(s) SSEH3301 Exercise Prescription and Nutrition for Health and Fitness
S2 SSEH2240 Motor Learning and Control
Prerequisites

Enrolment in
MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health
or MJD-SPTSC Sport Science
and Successful completion of
ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human

or
Enrolment in
CM017 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health
or CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
or CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science

or with permission of the unit coordinator
S1 SSEH2250 Biomechanics in Sport and Exercise
Prerequisites

Enrolment in
MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health
or MJD-SPTSC Sport Science
and Successful completion of
SSEH1101 The Musculoskeletal System and Movement
or SSEH1102 Applied Anatomy and Athletic Performance

or
Enrolment in
CM017 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health
or CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
or CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science

or with permission of the unit coordinator
S1 SSEH2260 Exercise Physiology
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
PHYL1001 Physiology - How Does the Human Body Work? )
or Enrolment in CM017 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science )
or
with permission of the unit coordinator
S2 SSEH2295 Foundations of Work Integrated Learning
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health
or MJD-SPTSC Sport Science
or MJD-EXHSC Exercise and Health
and Successful completion of
SSEH1101 The Musculoskeletal System and Movement
and SSEH1102 Applied Anatomy and Athletic Performance
and SSEH1103 Physical Fitness and Health
and SSEH2260 Exercise Physiology SSEH2201 Exercise Prescription and Delivery

or
Enrolment in
CM017 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health
or CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
or CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science
or 73520 Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Incompatibility
Successful completion of
SSEH3393 Professional Practice Part 1

Level 3

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (18 points):

Availability Unit code Unit name unit requirements
S1 SSEH3355 Biomechanical Principles
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health
or MJD-SPTSC Sport Science
or MJD-ENGSC Engineering Science
and Successful completion of
SSEH2250 Biomechanics in Sport and Exercise
or ENSC2003 Engineering Electrical Fundamentals
or ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics

or
Enrolment in
CM017 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health
or CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
or CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science
or 73570 Master of Applied Human Performance Science
S1 SSEH3365 Sport Physiology
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health MJD-SPTSC Sport Science MNR-SPHYS Sport and Exercise Physiology
and Successful completion of
SSEH2260 Exercise Physiology

or
Enrolment in
CM017 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science
S1, S2 SSEH3394 Professional Practice
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
MJD-SPTSC Sport Science
or MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health
or CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
or CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science
or CM017 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health
and Successful completion of
SSEH2295 Foundations of Work Integrated Learning

or
Enrolment in
73570 Master of Applied Human Performance Science
or 73520 Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Incompatibility
SSEH3392 Professional Practice