PLEASE NOTE: THE NEW HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE PROGRAM CODE 3870 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE ACADEMIC BOARD. THIS PROGRAM WILL REPLACE PROGRAM 3850 IN THE 2006 ONLINE HANDBOOK. THE NEW PROGRAM RECORD WILL BE CREATED FOLLOWING A PLANNED UPGRADE OF THE HANDBOOK CMS. NEW COURSES NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE PROGRAM STRUCTURE SECTION AND COURSE CODES WILL CHANGE FOR SOME OF THE COURSES CURRENTLY LISTED.

The program offers a comprehensive education in the area of health and exercise with a focus on the use of physical activity as preventative and rehabilitative therapy. Students can choose to specialise in one of three areas of focus: cardiac, musculoskeletal, or neuromuscular rehabilitation. Four years of full-time study, or the part-time equivalent, leads to the award of a Bachelor of Science (in Health and Exercise Science). The Faculty Assessment Review group may award Honours to students who perform throughout the program with merit. The level of performance required for such award will be determined by the Assessment Review Group. Part-time students undertake a reduced program subject to the availability of courses. A total of 192 units of credit must be successfully completed for the award of this degree. Graduates may expect to find employment in sports medicine clinics, rehabilitation clinics and hospitals, Commonwealth, State and Local Government departments, sports academies and institutes, professional organisations, sporting associations, universities, corporate health, private practice, and gymnasiums and fitness centres. In addition it is expected that graduates become members of the professional body the Australian Association of Exercise and Sports Science.

The degree is committed to excellence in teaching in the exercise sciences and in exercise clinical training. The degree is designed to enable students to:

Stage 1 introduces students to the core science that will serve as a foundation for the following years. Courses include anatomy, histology, chemistry, biology, and psychology. Students will be introduced to the exercise area through three courses: exercise science, lifestyle and health and exercise behavioural science. Stage 2 of the program begins to focus on human physiology, pathology, biochemistry, functional anatomy and exercise physiology while building on the scientific principles acquired in Stage 1. Stage 3 of this multidisciplinary program moves the student towards an integrated understanding of health and exercise and includes courses such as advanced exercise physiology, exercise and health, biomechanics, motor control, cardiac rehabilitation, special populations and clinical movement studies. Stage 4 continues to develop multi-disciplinary expertise through use of specialized courses and a wide range of electives. Electives include courses in clinical exercise physiology, movement rehabilitation, neuromuscular rehabilitation, nutrients and exercise, musculoskeletal diseases and professional practice. Extensive industry experience is a key component of this final year with students participating in practicums in the University's Healthy Lifestyle Clinic and external (including hospital) placements. Understanding of scientific method is an important component of this program and all students will take a research methods course in Stage 4. Courses offer a mixture of traditional and interactive/case study approaches to learning. General Education is a requirement of all undergraduate courses at this university and can be taken in Stages 2 and 3.

Plus a further 6 credit points from:

Electives: Students must select 6 UoC in session 1 and 12 UoC in session 2 from the available electives. In addition, they must select a further 6 UoC of electives in each of session 1 and session 2 so as to provide a total of 48 Units of Credit in Stage 4. The latter may be any appropriate UNSW courses for which they have satisfied prerequisites, but for the purposes of achieving professional accreditation, students are strongly encouraged to select courses from those listed.

Students in this program must also satisfy the University's General Education requirements. For further information , please refer to General Education in the Table of Contents (see left hand side of this page).

For the requirements and regulations governing the Bachelor of Health and Exercise Science, please refer to Program Structure section above.

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