Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation
Abbreviation:	BExScRehab
Home Faculty:	Health and Behavioural Sciences
Duration:	4 years full-time
Total Credit Points:	192 cp
Delivery Mode:	Day
Starting Session(s):	Autumn
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	851A
UAC Code:	757643
CRICOS Code:	016112E

Overview

The Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation emphasises professional development and is designed to provide students with opportunities to gain clinical skills through work experience within the Exercise Science and Rehabilitation Centre, and other clinical application placement programs operating within the community. Graduates are trained to utilise exercise as an intervention to maintain and improve health and fitness, and rehabilitate after injury or disease.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed any two units of English, plus four units of Science and/or Maths. International students are required to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum level of 6 in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

NSW Health Employment Requirements: The NSW Health Department requires all staff and students undertaking clinical placements in positions dealing with children and patients vulnerable by reason of health status, to undergo a criminal record and vaccination record status check before employment or placement in any capacity in the NSW health system. For further information, refer to the Additional Information section at the end of this chapter.

Advanced Standing

Undergraduate students wishing to transfer into the Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation degree may apply upon completion of the first two years of the BSc (Exercise Science) or BSc (Exercise Science and Nutrition) degrees (or other approved degree programs). Selection is based on University results over that time.

Course Requirements

The Bachelor of Exercise Science & Rehabilitation degree is comprised of 178 credit points of core subjects, with the balance (at least 14 credit points) to be taken as elective subjects from the Health and Behavioural Sciences or Science Schedules. Further, at least 88 credit points will be at 300 and/or 400-level, including at least 40 credit points at the 400-level.

Students need to achieve a minimum of credit average across the first two years of their program to be permitted to continue into the third and fourth years of this degree. Students failing to achieve this grade will be transferred to the BSc (Exercise Science) degree.

Course Program

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
Year 1
BMS 101	Systemic Anatomy	Autumn	6
BMS 103	Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise	Autumn	6
CHEM101	Chemistry 1A	Autumn	6
PSYC101	Introduction to Behavioural Science	Autumn	6
BMS 112	Human Physiology: Principles and Systems	Spring	6
BIOL103	Molecules, Cells and Organisms	Spring	6
CHEM102	Chemistry 1B	Spring	6
STAT151	Introduction to the Concepts and Practice of Statistics	Spring	6
Year 2
BMS 202	Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms	Autumn	6
BMS 211	Foundations of Biomechanics	Autumn	6
BIOL213	Principles of Biochemistry	Autumn	6
PSYC216	Psychology of Physical Activity	Autumn	6
BMS 203	Musculoskeletal Functional Anatomy	Spring	6
BMS 204	Introduction to Pathophysiology	Spring	6
BMS 242	Exercise Physiology	Spring	6
	Plus a further 6 cp from:
BIOL214	The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism	Spring	6
MGMT102	Business Communications	Spring	6
POP 101	Population Health - Current Health Issues and Their Determinants	Autumn	6
POP 203	Health Policy	Spring	6
POP 204	Epidemiology	Spring	6
Year 3
BMS 342	Advanced Exercise Physiology	Autumn	8
BMS 344	Cardiorespiratory Physiology	Autumn	8
BEXS351	Exercise Prescription 1: Strength and Conditioning	Spring	8
BMS 346	Motor Control and Dysfunction	Spring	8
BEXS352	Exercise Prescription 2: Aerobic Fitness	Autumn	8
	Plus a 8 credit points from:
BMS 341	Clinical Biomechanics	Spring	8
	Or other approved subject
Year 4
BEXS411	Practicum in Exercise Science A	Autumn	8
BEXS451	Exercise Rehabilitation 1: Musculoskeletal	Autumn	8
BEXS452	Exercise Rehabilitation 2: Cardiorespiratory and Neurological	Autumn	8
BMS 303	Research Topics in Exercise Science	Spring	8
BEXS402	Exercise for Special Populations	Spring	8
BEXS412	Practicum in Exercise Science B	Spring	8

Honours

Students should refer to the Department for information about Honours.

Professional Recognition

Graduates may become members of the Australian Association for Exercise and Sport Science and achieve professional accreditation with further work experience.