Deakin’s Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science helps you apply knowledge and skills in exercise and sport science to improve performance, health and participation of individuals, athletes and teams through training, coaching and advice. You will learn in world-class facilities at our Elite Sports Precinct in Geelong and brand new Specialised Indoor Exercise and Sport Science building in Burwood. You will also graduate job-ready with 220 hours of practical experience via the Exercise Programming and Exercise and Sports Science Practicum units.

Why not fulfil your potential in the world of exercise and sports science and graduate with a practical degree that lets you hit the ground running in the industry?

This course gives you the skills to become a professional leader in exercise and sport science and allied fields, with a focus on the biological, sociological and behavioural bases of exercise and sport science.

Tailor the course to your interests and career goals, choosing from the following majors:

• applied sport science
• disability and inclusion
• exercise physiology
• family, society and health
• health promotion
• physical activity and health
• psychology
• sport coaching
• sports nutrition
• strength and conditioning.

With 220 hours of hands-on, practical experience opportunities, you’ll graduate job-ready. Our course offers the most practicum hours of any comparable accredited program in Victoria. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in work experience placements in a variety of environments such as:

• AFL/VFL football clubs
• Football Federation Victoria
• Tennis Australia
• WNBL clubs
• Cricket Victoria
• private strength and conditioning and high performance centres (including Institutes of Sport)
• recreational gyms
• rehabilitation clinics.

All students participate in two industry-based practical experiences. In second year, students complete 80 hours of practical experience in Exercise Programming. The Exercise and Sports Science Practicum in final year offers a minimum 140 hours of practical experiences. These are a core feature of the course which, combined with one-on-one career mentoring by staff in particular units, set you apart from other graduates.

Deakin’s world-class facilities mean that you will be learning in some of the most elite environments. The Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus’ Elite Sports Precinct supports the activities of a wide range of users, from the Geelong Cats AFL team, to the student-based Deakin Ducks Soccer Club - providing outstanding placement opportunities for students. Due for completion in mid-2019, a new specialised indoor exercise and sport science building at the Melbourne Burwood Campus will feature four levels of state-of-the-art sport science learning facilities, providing a broad range of hands-on learning experiences for students.

Deakin’s Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science is the first and longest-standing undergraduate course in Victoria, with an accredited pathway to register and practice as an Accredited Exercise Scientist with the peak national accrediting body, Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA).

As well as typical roles in the sport, exercise, coaching and fitness industry, you may pursue employment in sport science, sports administration, facility management, community health and wellness, or rehabilitation. 

Upon graduating, you may find employment opportunities in:

• elite, professional sporting clubs
• local and state government agencies
• professional sporting bodies
• local and community sporting clubs
• hospital and rehabilitation clinics
• fitness and aquatic centres
• private health and recreation centres
• large organisations in corporate health.