2009 Undergraduate Courses
2009 Postgraduate Courses
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 school's Exercise Science and Rehabilitation Centre, and/or other clinical 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. Students without Chemistry are encouraged to undertake a bridging course prior to commencing their studies. 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.
Note that this degree has a compulsory clinical placement in Year 4. In order to complete this placement, students must comply with the legal requirements of the NSW Health Department. This requires all staff and students undertaking clinical placements to receive a criminal record clearance 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.
Advanced Standing
Undergraduate students wishing to transfer into the Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation degree may apply upon completion of the BSc (Exercise Science) or BSc (Exercise Science and Nutrition) degrees, or other approved degree. Selection is based on University results over the whole degree and entry is highly competitive.
Course Requirements
The Bachelor of Exercise Science and 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 will 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 | |||
Systemic Anatomy |
Autumn |
6 | |
Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise |
Autumn |
6 | |
Chemistry 1A |
Autumn |
6 | |
Introduction to Behavioural Science |
Autumn |
6 | |
Human Physiology: Principles and Systems |
Spring |
6 | |
Molecules, Cells and Organisms |
Spring |
6 | |
Chemistry 1B |
Spring |
6 | |
Introduction to the Concepts and Practice of Statistics |
Spring |
6 | |
Year 2 | |||
Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms |
Autumn |
6 | |
Foundations of Biomechanics |
Autumn |
6 | |
Principles of Biochemistry |
Autumn |
6 | |
Psychology of Physical Activity |
Autumn |
6 | |
Musculoskeletal Functional Anatomy |
Spring |
6 | |
Introduction to Pathophysiology |
Spring |
6 | |
Exercise Physiology |
Spring |
6 | |
Plus a further 6 cp from: | |||
The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism |
Spring |
6 | |
Business Communications |
Spring |
6 | |
Population Health - Current Health Issues and Their Determinants |
Autumn |
6 | |
Health Policy |
Spring |
6 | |
Epidemiology |
Spring |
6 | |
Year 3 | |||
Advanced Exercise Physiology |
Autumn |
8 | |
Cardiorespiratory Physiology |
Autumn |
8 | |
Exercise Prescription 1: Strength and Conditioning |
Spring |
8 | |
Motor Control and Dysfunction |
Spring |
8 | |
Exercise Prescription 2: Aerobic Fitness |
Autumn |
8 | |
Plus a further 8 credit points from: | |||
Clinical Biomechanics |
Spring |
8 | |
Or other approved subject | |||
Year 4 | |||
Practicum in Exercise Science A |
Autumn |
8 | |
Exercise Rehabilitation 1: Musculoskeletal |
Autumn |
8 | |
Exercise Rehabilitation 2: Cardiorespiratory and Neurological |
Autumn |
8 | |
Research Topics in Exercise Science |
Spring |
8 | |
Exercise for Special Populations |
Spring |
8 | |
Practicum in Exercise Science B |
Spring |
8 | |
Professional Recognition
Graduates may become members of the Australian Association for Exercise and Sport Science and achieve professional accreditation.
Further Information
Dr Herb Groeller
Undergraduate Exercise Science and Rehabilitation Coordinator
+61 2 4221 3461
herb_groeller@uow.edu.au