Bachelor of Health and Physical Education

Promote a healthy lifestyle in schools as you learn to encourage lifelong movement and healthy behaviours when you study health and physical education at UOW. You will discover how to educate and promote a range of movement areas including games and sports, dance, gymnastics, aquatics and athletics. You will build your knowledge of drugs, nutrition and sexual health as you develop interpersonal and leadership skills.

How can you strengthen self-esteem through physical movement? Can healthy behaviours lead to healthy and happier lives? On completion, you will be able to answer these questions and more as you shape the lives of others through a career in teaching.You will complete extensive professional experience throughout your degree, where you will learn by applying your skills in the classroom. This includes a Professional Experience (PEX) in second and third year with a final seven-week PEX/Internship in fourth year. You will also have opportunities for rural and international professional experiences, to study overseas with UOW's international exchange and study abroad partners, and to join international cultural immersion programs.

You can also apply for the Honours program based on merit which is embedded in your final years and involves a research project under academic supervision. Throughout this degree, you will gain hands-on experience, make meaningful professional connections and have the opportunity for practical placements where you'll develop your skills with real people, in a real-world setting.