Bachelor of Physical Education and Sport Science

Victoria University - Footscray Park

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Overview

Develop a career as a physical educator in exercise and sport science, fitness and health, or coaching, or undertake postgraduate study to qualify to teach Health and Physical Education. This course provides knowledge and skills in physical education through studies in sport, exercise science and health. You will study games and sports, skill acquisition, motor development, anatomy, kinesiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics, individual fitness activities, aquatics, and nutrition.

Graduates can progress into the Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) secondary physical education and secondary health discipline and can complete a third discipline from a range of minors including Biology, Environmental Science, History, Literary Studies, Mathematics/Statistics, Psychology or Science and Student Welfare.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Majors

Physical education, Sport science.

Potential Career Outcomes

Graduates can gain careers in physical education, sport scienceand health, and coaching. Graduates from this course who complete postgraduate study in education (Master of Teaching) will be qualified to teach in schools. The course covers all the requirements set out by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) discipline specialist area guidelines in secondary physical education and secondary health.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offerN/PN/P
Median rank to receive an offerN/PN/P
Lowest rank to receive an offerN/PN/P

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Victoria University website for admission criteria information.

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University

Victoria University

Campus

Footscray Park

Course Type

Bachelors Degree

Study Area

Health Sciences

Delivery Mode

On-campus

Duration

Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available

Indicative ATAR

Unknown

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State
VIC
Type
University
Courses
147
Campuses
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Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at Victoria University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.

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