Bachelor
The Bond University Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance equips you with comprehensive knowledge and applied skills in health, fitness and sport performance. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the basic and applied sciences as they apply to personal and community health and fitness, and sport performance at all levels. Focusing on real-world learning, this program is delivered by award-winning teaching staff through significant practical experience and authentic assessment to maximise employment outcomes for graduates. This program allows you the flexibility to tailor your studies to your interests and career aspirations by choosing from a range of subdisciplines, including biomechanics; exercise testing, prescription and delivery; or physiology and biochemistry of exercise, as well as electives in entrepreneurship and innovation, sport management, and tourism and events management. This program is primarily delivered at the Bond Institute of Health and Sport where you will gain high-quality and practical learning experiences through our National Strength and Conditioning Association-accredited High-Performance Training Centre. These facilities provide sports science testing, training and recovery services to state, national and international athletes and teams. You will also gain industry accreditations in Strength and Conditioning as well as Sport First Aid. The program prepares graduates for exciting career opportunities in exercise and sports performance including strength and conditioning as well as providing an accelerated undergraduate pathway to graduate-entry studies including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nutrition and dietetic practice, and high-performance sports science.
The Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance will provide you with an accelerated undergraduate pathway to postgraduate studies in sports science, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nutrition and dietetics, as well as broader sporting allied health programs.
Successful completion of this degree guarantees graduates an interview for the following Bond University programs*:
You can also undertake higher degree qualifications through a masters by research and PhD in areas such as exercise and sport physiology, exercise biochemistry and molecular biology, exercise and sport psychology, biomechanics, motor control and learning and strength and conditioning.
*As entry into these programs is highly competitive, an offer may be dependent on a candidate's final GPA and interview outcomes.
The Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance will equip you with a strong understanding of exercise and sport performance. Graduates of this degree may seek employment in a range of careers around the world that may include:
The Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Performance comprises 24 subjects including (6) general electives, 3 CORE subjects plus: Beyond Bond: Professional Development and Community Engagement as follows:
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Semester 5
Semester 6
Electives (6)
Students may choose to undertake an additional major (60CP) from those listed to replace their six (6) general electives; OR students may choose to undertake an optional minor (40 CP) from those listed which will replace four (4) of their general electives plus two general electives; OR students may choose from the four (4) Exercise and Sports Performance discipline subject option as part of their elective choice plus two general electives; OR choice six (6) general electives from any subject on offer across the University.
Majors
Students may choose to undertake an additional major (60CP) from those listed. This will replace their six (6) general electives:
For further information relating to the subjects within the Majors listed, please click here: https://bond.edu.au/majors-minors-and-specialisations
Minors
Students may choose to undertake an optional minor (40CP) from those listed. This will replace four (4) of their electives plus two general electives:
For further information relating to the subjects within the Minors listed, please click here: https://bond.edu.au/majors-minors-and-specialisations
Students may choose from the four (4) Exercise and Sports Performance discipline subject option as part of their elective choice plus two general electives OR choose one or more as general electives:
Students may choose to undertake six (6) University General Electives: subjects that may be chosen from any subject on offer across the University provided faculty requirements have been met.
https://bond.edu.au/faq/48682/i-want-select-elective-how-do-i-search-elective-subjects
*Subject names and structure may change.
N.B: Students who have undertaken prior tertiary/post-secondary studies can apply for credit transfers and advanced standing towards this program.
Advanced Standing Application Form
Recommended study structurePlease visit Program Structure and Sequence Plans for the Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine for guidance on study plans.
Subject credits may be awarded for previous studies. To apply for credits, you will need to submit academic transcripts including detailed subject outlines/course descriptions for each relevant subject and/or certified copies of testamurs to the Office of Future Students. Please refer to how to apply for credit for more information
In order to apply for study at Bond University, you will need to complete the online application form. To find out more about the application process please refer to how to apply.