Exercise Sciences is a discipline that focuses on how and why humans move.

Students develop an understanding of how physical activity, rehabilitation, sport and movement contribute to sustainable health. This provides the foundation for studying Exercise, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences.

There is a growing demand for people who can not only research and analyse performance techniques, but can also work as allied health professionals to maximise human performance to improve general health and wellbeing through exercise.

Exercise Sciences ties together and builds on multi-disciplinary courses in human anatomy and physiology, biomechanics and computational movement science, exercise and sport psychology, and movement neuroscience.

Exercise Sciences will prepare you for a career in exercise science, movement science, health, wellness, physical fitness, rehabilitation, high-performance sport, sport science and clinical exercise physiology.

BBiomedSc/BSc - Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Science Conjoint

Exercise Sciences is an important discipline that relates to all aspects of everyday life. Our courses cover human physiology, functional anatomy, exercise and sports psychology, biomechanics, and movement neuroscience.

Studying Exercise Sciences will facilitate skills for lifelong learning, critical and analytical thinking, communication, independence, collaboration and intellectual curiosity. In laboratory classes, you will develop hands-on skills in interacting with human participants and the processes of experimentation.

The programme is committed to developing students' knowledge and skills in the exercise sciences, health, wellness, physical fitness, and sport science. 

You will study the physiological, psychological, biomechanical and neural influences on human performance in exercise, sport and the workplace – in both healthy and unwell individuals. This practical and diverse major will offer you the skills you need to work with people in movement science, health, wellness, rehabilitation and sport science.

You will develop an understanding of how the body moves, how it responds to physical activity (and inactivity), how fitness levels can be tested and adapted, and how physical activity is connected with health.

Laboratory work plays an important role in the Exercise Sciences major and is based around the analysis of data collected from humans engaged in physical activity.

As part of your major you will complete the Exercise Sciences capstone course, EXERSCI 399: Applying Exercise Science, where you will translate your theoretical knowledge into practical skills in a supervised environment.

In the Exercise Sciences major, you can choose, based on your interests, and study to an advanced level, at least three out of our four core disciplines: biomechanics, exercise physiology, exercise and sports psychology, and movement neuroscience. You can also optionally take our courses in exercise prescription, nutrition, human anatomy, and a one-semester research project.