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Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise Physiology)

Unit of study table (Table A)

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 8 February 2024.
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Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise Physiology)

Students complete 192 credit points of units of study, including:
(a) 168 credit points of core units of study listed in Table A in the sequence below; and
(b) 24 credit points of elective units of study selected from;
(i) Table A Exercise Physiology elective units of study
(ii) Table S elective units of study, Interdisciplinary Studies handbook
(iii) Sydney School of Health Sciences elective units of study, located in the Medicine and Health undergraduate handbook.
(iv) Table O (Open Learning Environment) Interdisciplinary Studies handbook, although no more than 12 credit points may be selected from this collection.
The pass course: is full time only over 4 years

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Year 1 - core units

EXSS1036
Fundamentals of Exercise Physiology
6
EXSS1037
Introduction to Exercise Science
6 N OLET1514
BIOS1168
Essential Musculoskeletal Human Anatomy
6  
BIOS1169
Advanced Musculoskeletal Human Anatomy
6 P BIOS1168 or equivalent unit of study
BIOS1170
Body Systems: Structure and Function
6 N BIOS2170
EXSS1038
Principles of Biomechanics
6
And select 12 credit points of elective units of study

Year 2 - core units

BIOS3065
Anatomical Analysis of Exercise
6 P BIOS1168 and BIOS1169
HSBH2010
Health Care Professional Skills
6  
EXSS2031
Movement Analysis
6 P EXSS1038
EXSS2032
Exercise Training Physiology and Biochemistry
6 P EXSS1036
EXSS2033
Psychology of Exercise and Physical Activity
6 P A minimum of 48 credit points
EXSS2034
Exercise Programming and Delivery
6 P EXSS1036 and EXSS1037 and EXSS2032
EXSS2035
Physical Activity and Society
6 P A minimum of 48 credit points
And select 6 credit points of elective units of study

Year 3 - core units

EXSS3062
Motor Control and Learning
6 P Completion of 48 credit points
N EXSS2025
EXSS3070
Advanced Exercise Programming and Delivery
6 P EXSS2034
EXSS3071
Nutrition for Exercise and Health
6 P EXSS2032
N EXSS2021
EXSS3072
Practicum in Exercise Science 1
6 P EXSS2034
EXSS3073
Practicum in Exercise Science 2
6 P EXSS2034 or EXSS3023
EXSS3074
Fundamental Musculoskeletal
6 P BIOS1168 and BIOS1169
EXSS3075
Exercise Physiology in Clinical Cases 1
6 P EXSS3070
And select 6 credit points of elective units of study

Year 4 - core units

EXSS4015
Exercise Physiology in Clinical Cases 2
6 P EXSS3075
EXSS4016
Exercise Physiology in Clinical Cases 3
6 P EXSS3075
EXSS4017
Advanced Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
6 P EXSS3074
EXSS4018
Clinical Practice A
6 P EXSS3073 and EXSS3074 and EXSS3075
EXSS4019
Clinical Practice B
6 P EXSS3073 and EXSS3074 and EXSS3075
EXSS4020
Clinical Practice C
6 P EXSS3073 and EXSS3074 and EXSS3075
EXSS4022
Projects in Exercise Physiology
6 P EXSS3073
EXSS4021
Exercise in Multimorbidity
6 P EXSS4015 and EXSS4016 and EXSS4017

Exercise Physiology electives units of study

Availability of elective units of study may vary from year to year
EXSS1040
Introduction to Strength and Conditioning
6
EXSS1041
Fundamentals in Bioenergetics
6 P EXSS1036
EXSS2036
The Body Clock and Athletic Performance
6  
EXSS2037
Advanced Strength and Conditioning
6 P EXSS1040
EXSS3040
Assessment of High-Performance Athletes
6 P EXSS2022 or EXSS2034 or EXSS1040
EXSS3041
Small Business Management in Allied Health
6 P Completion of 96 credit points
HSBH2010
Health Care Professional Skills
6
HSBH2008
Physical Activity and Population Health
6 P 48 credit points of units
HSBH3021
Environmental Stress and Physiological Strain
6 A EXSS2032
P EXSS1036
EXSS4109
Physical Activity and Sport for Disability
6 P A minimum of 90 credit points
HSBH4109
Gender Equity in Health, Exercise and Sport
6 P A minimum of 90 credit points

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
8/02/2024 Supplementary text for collection "Exercise Physiology elective units of study" published as:
Elective units of study offered from 2025. EXSS3XXX Exercise and Cancer.
Supplementary text for collection "Exercise Physiology elective units of study" removed.