Are you a believer in the saying “use it or lose it”? Put that to work as you learn how to prescribe exercise to improve the movement of both athletes and the general population.

With your interest in sport, exercise and health, this major gives you the opportunity to obtain the knowledge and skills required to pursue a career in those fields. With an increasing focus on the importance of healthy, active lifestyles, exercise science continues to be a growing discipline within Australia and around the world.

You will become experienced in prescribing exercise, as well as assessing and improving the movement of both athletes the general population.

6 reasons to study Sport and Exercise Science at Murdoch

• Five-star rating for student-teacher ratio, overall experience, student support and teaching quality.*
  *Source: Good Universities Guide 2020
• Learn practical skills in purpose built state-of-the-art facilities including an exercise physiology laboratory complete with a climate and altitude chamber, a rehabilitation, strength and conditioning laboratory, and a performance laboratory with a motion capture system and 50-metre running track.
• Put your knowledge and skills to the test in your third year through an industry placement. You’ll have the chance to gain experience in a range of settings from community gymnasiums to professional sporting teams.
• Benefit from Murdoch’s partnership with the WACA and learn from academics who are actively researching professional sports.
• With further study you could end up working with professional athletes, help people recover from trauma through exercise, or improve functionality for older adults or people with health conditions.
• Take your degree global and work overseas when you graduate, with research and work opportunities available in many countries around the world.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• the research behind sport and exercise science
• sports psychology
• functional human anatomy and biomechanics
• measurement and manipulation of exercise motor skills
• exercise programming and prescription, and rehabilitation.

Pursue a variety of roles in sports academies, institutes of sports, university sport science labs and professional and amateur sporting clubs.

Careers could include:

• Sports or Exercise Scientist
• Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Sport and Recreation Officer
• Sports Development Officer
• Community Education Officer.

You could work in a range of industries including the private sector, universities, and government institutions.

Professional recognition

On graduation, you will be able to register with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) as an Exercise Scientist, and be able to apply for entry into the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Exercise Physiology to become an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP).