Graduates can apply complex knowledge to the design, delivery and evaluation of exercise programs, interventions and assessments that meet the specific needs of their client in a non-clinical setting. Students complete 300 hours of professional placement with sporting associations, fitness centres, school coaching programs, strength and conditioning programs, and academies of sport. Students study units in exercise psychology, injury prevention and rehabilitation, resistance training and performance analysis.
QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme: If you’re a current Queensland Year 12 student, you may be eligible to receive an offer to study at QUT on 18 November, before receiving your ATAR or selection rank. For more course information, visit Year 12 Early Offer Scheme at QUT.
QUT Offer Guarantee: If you achieve an ATAR/QUT selection rank of 75.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfied all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
For more course information, visit Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science at QUT.
A Suitability Card is required; refer to institution.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.
Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C); at least one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
95.50
75.75
68.40
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
97.50
76.40
70.00
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
22
14
<5*
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52
0
19
<5*
113
Percentage of all students
19.5%
12.4%
<5*
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46.0%
0.0%
16.8%
<5*
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Exercise scientist, sports scientist, strength and conditioning training, corporate health, community health, sport science research.
This course is provisionally accredited with Exercise & Sports Science Australia. Graduates seeking professional recognition as a Sports Scientist Level 1 need to complete a further 80 hours of sport employment in order to meet membership requirements.
3 years Full time