This degree has two majors or areas of specialisation - one in Exercise Science and one in Education.
The Bachelor of Human Movement Studies is designed to prepare graduates for work as exercise scientists prescribing and managing exercise in health and fitness centres and hospitals, and acting as consultants to community, cardiac rehabilitation and corporate fitness programs. The first year and half of the degree provides a broad grounding in key biological, social and health sciences, as well as core knowledge in the human movement studies fields of exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor control, functional anatomy, sport and exercise psychology, communication, and socio-cultural studies. The latter years of the program concentrate on the development of specialist skills and knowledge in the prescription and management of exercise, with extensive practical and professional experience within the health and fitness industry.
The Human Movement Studies (Education) degree is offered for students wishing to qualify as specialist teachers of physical education, health education and science. Students in this degree complete a suite of basic biological, social, health and movement science courses in the first year and half is equivalent to those undertaken by students specialising in exercise science. Professional teaching courses are then incorporated in the third and fourth years, in conjunction with practicums in primary, secondary and special schools as well as outdoor education and coaching.
