Honours Overview

Description

Honours in Sport Science, Exercise and Health provides you with interdisciplinary research skills and advanced knowledge in a select sub-discipline area (exercise physiology/biochemistry, biomechanics, motor development, exercise and health psychology or activity promotion). The honours specialisation provides an ideal background for continuance to a PhD or other professional-based research degrees.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) prepare and present an effective oral presentation to a general scientific audience; (2) write a clear and concise review of topics in the scientific literature - showing some degree of critical appraisal of the literature; (3) rigorously formulate research questions and appropriately design experiment(s) to address them; (4) write and compile a scientific dissertation in a format appropriate for the discipline; (5) demonstrate expertise in scientific methods relevant to

their research project; (6) apply statistical analysis techniques; (7) apply independent time and work management skills to obtain, analyse and present original research data; (8) interpret and critically appraise their own and other research data; (9) explain the relationship of their findings to other work in the field; and (10) respond to questions on their dissertation in a manner that shows mastery of the content and some knowledge of related areas.

Entry requirements

A weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of MJD-SEHDM Sport Science, Exercise and Health; or equivalent, as determined by the School.

Intake periods

Beginning of year only

Courses

Honours in Sport Science, Exercise and Health can be taken as a specialisation in the following degrees:

No study plans found for this course. Check your chosen major, see study plans or contact your student advising office for more information.

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
Take all units (48 points):
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 HMSC4001 Scientific Communication Part 1
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-SSCEH Sport Science, Exercise and Health
or HON-ANHBY Anatomy and Human Biology
or HON-PHYGY Physiology
or HON-HSNEM Human Science and Neuroscience with permission of the unit coordinator
or HON-HSANP Human Sciences (Anatomy and Physiology)
or HON-HSNEM Human Science and Neuroscience
Co-requisites
Enrolment in
HMSC5005 Data Analysis in Human Sciences
and HMSC5004 Research Methods in Human Sciences
Incompatibility
Successful completion of
APHB4001 Scientific Communication Part 1
S1, S2 HMSC4008 Scientific Communication Part 2
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
HMSC4001 Scientific Communication Part 1
S1 HMSC5004 Research Methods in Human Sciences
Incompatibility
Successful completion of
APHB5500 Advanced Research Techniques
or SSEH4602 Research Methods
or APHB4002 Research Design and Analysis Part 1
S1 HMSC5005 Data Analysis in Human Sciences
Incompatibility
Successful completion of
Unit(s) APHB4003 Research Design and Analysis Part 2
or Unit(s) SSEH5655 Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Sport Science, Exercise and Health
or Unit(s) SSEH4603 Data Analysis
S1 SSEH5011 Honours Dissertation Part 1
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-SSCEH Sport Science, Exercise and Health
Co-requisites
Enrolment in
HMSC4001 Scientific Communication Part 1
and HMSC5005 Data Analysis in Human Sciences
and HMSC5004 Research Methods in Human Sciences
S2 SSEH5012 Honours Dissertation Part 2
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
SSEH5011 Sport Science Exercise and Health Honours Dissertation Part 1
and HMSC5004 Research Methods in Human Sciences
and HMSC5005 Data Analysis in Human Sciences
and HMSC4001 Scientific Communication Part 1
Co-requisites
Enrolment in
SSEH5013 Sport Science Exercise and Health Honours Dissertation Part 3
and SSEH5014 Sport Science Exercise and Health Honours Dissertation Part 4
and HMSC4008 Scientific Communication Part 2
S2 SSEH5013 Honours Dissertation Part 3
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
SSEH5011 Sport Science Exercise and Health Honours Dissertation Part 1
and HMSC5004 Research Methods in Human Sciences
and HMSC5005 Data Analysis in Human Sciences
and HMSC4001 Scientific Communication Part 1
Co-requisites
Enrolment in
SSEH5012 Sport Science Exercise and Health Honours Dissertation Part 2
and SSEH5014 Sport Science Exercise and Health Honours Dissertation Part 4
and HMSC4008 Scientific Communication Part 2
S2 SSEH5014 Honours Dissertation Part 4
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
SSEH5011 Sport Science Exercise and Health Honours Dissertation Part 1
and HMSC4001 Scientific Communication Part 1 HMSC5004 Research Methods in Human Sciences HMSC5005 Data Analysis in Human Sciences
Co-requisites
Enrolment in
SSEH5013 Sport Science Exercise and Health Honours Dissertation Part 3
and HMSC4008 Scientific Communication Part 2