Overview
Duration
4 YEARS
Scholarship
YES
Fee
AU $33,400 PER YEAR
Intake
FEB, JULY, NOV
Aim for a career supporting community health, and helping athletes achieve their best with a Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement)/Bachelor of Psychological Studies at Victoria University.
Our double degree in sport and psychological studies gives you specialised understanding of the human body and mind. It includes subjects in the biological sciences, social sciences and humanities. The course prepares you for a career in the sport and exercise professions, with a focus on psychology.
You’ll acquire knowledge and skills for rewarding work in the following areas:
*exercise and sport science
*rehabilitation
*community fitness and health
*sport policy
*psychological counselling.
VU has world-class facilities, including sports labs to study biomechanics and physiology, and interaction labs for counselling practice.
You’ll also benefit from extensive work experience with sporting and community organisations.
With further graduate study, you can become a registered psychologist or teacher.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
*Integrate conceptual understandings of training and conditioning needs, program design, service delivery, performance evaluation, barriers to participation and relevant sport and exercise science principles, with advanced specialist knowledge within the discipline of psychological studies;
*Critically analyse theoretical and technical knowledge in diverse contexts, and adapt and apply related counselling and psychological skills to the effective and professional delivery of sport, exercise and active recreation programs;
*Critically review and apply information with initiative and judgement in order to both anticipate and creatively solve problems related to the delivery of sport, exercise, and active recreation services in contemporary settings;
*Exhibit professional judgment, ethical standards, and social sensitivity by adapting knowledge and skills to make decisions, either individually or collaboratively, that provide inclusive, sustainable, and culturally relevant sport, exercise, and active recreation experiences;
*Reflect on personal learning and skills in relation to career goals with a view to implementing creative strategies to promote lifelong learning, and establishing pathways for the attainment of further professional development and educational training;
*Apply personal and interpersonal competencies, work-group skills, and leadership abilities to the professional delivery of exercise, fitness and conditioning programs. This will be done while also accommodating the divergent and complex cultures of Australia and other regions around the world; and
*Contribute to the organisation and delivery of sport, exercise, and active recreation programs with personal accountability, integrity, and social responsibility for outcomes, and do it through dynamic 21st Century work-teams that use resources efficiently, provide high levels of participant satisfaction, and deliver widespread social utility.
Course structure
To attain the Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement) / Bachelor of Psychological Studies, students will be required to complete 384 credit points consisting of:
*96 credit points First Year Core units
*48 credit points Core units
*240 credit points of Professional Core units
Careers
Graduates will have the skills to work in many areas, including the following:
*exercise and sport sciences
*fitness
*athlete counselling
*coaching
*welfare
*community services
*human resources.
With an added postgraduate qualification, you can become a registered psychologist, teacher or social worker. For example, you can also study our:
*Master of Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
*Masters of Teaching (Secondary).
