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Exercise Science
& Rehabilitation

Explore Exercise Science & Rehabilitation degrees

As an exercise scientist you will design, implement and evaluate exercise and physical activity for healthy people. As a rehabilitation specialist, you will help restore physical capability to people after injury or manage physical function in people with chronic disease and physical disabilities. 

Our professional health degrees are highly valued by the health industry, so the qualifications you earn will be recognised and in demand within a growing industry. 

UOW College provides pathways to Exercise Science degrees at UOW. By completing a Diploma of Medical and Health Sciences at UOW College, there is an opportunity to gain entry into the second year of Bachelor of Exercise Science, as well as Bachelor of Nutrition Science & Bachelor Medical & Health Science.

Explore your options

At UOW, you'll develop real-world practical skills and content, not just theory. The latest QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey ranked employers’ overall satisfaction with UOW graduates at 89.6%, placing UOW 1st among NSW universities. Here is just some of the careers you could pursue:

  • Allied health professional
  • Biomedical researcher
  • Exercise scientist/physiologist
  • Health administrator
  • Health promotion officer
  • Health worker
  • Industry health worker
  • Laboratory technician
  • Rehabilitation specialist
  • Scientific researcher
  • Sports administrator
  • Sports rehabilitator
  • Sports scientist

Study in Wollongong

UOW has eight Australian campuses located across Wollongong, Sydney, and regional centres of the NSW South Coast and Highlands. Exercise Science & Rehabilitation is currently offered at our Wollongong campus only. If you're looking to study close to home, take a look at the degrees offered at our other UOW campuses.

Wollongong campus

 

Wollongong campus

Belong to one of the best

Working in health requires real-world practical skills and contemporary knowledge. At UOW we're committed to 'enquiry-based learning' that teaches you to constantly seek out knowledge, analyse it and apply it in your chosen profession. 

  • Get hands on: 140 hours of practical placements in a community, sporting, scientific or commercial exercise setting will allow you to build practical skills.
  • Learn on the real thing: Anatomy classes benefit from working with human cadavers to take your learning beyond the textbook.

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Meet Natalie

I took my practical placements at Sutherland Hospital, the Illawarra Brain Injury Clinic, Thirroul Sports Physiotherapy and I even spent 12 months with the St George Illawarra Dragons. It's by participating and networking with people in the industry that you find what you are passionate about. Natalie Bachelor of Exercise Science