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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

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Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport develops your knowledge, understanding and skills needed to enhance the conditioning of high performance athletes.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct

About this course

The Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport develops your knowledge, understanding and skills needed to enhance the conditioning of high performance athletes. You'll build strategies to optimise individual and team performances, within the context of a multidisciplinary environment and its culture and leadership structures, and to do so in an ethical manner characterised by a concern for respect, equity and social justice.

The high performance sport industry is a global, multi-billion dollar entity that provides employment opportunities for a range of professions, including sport scientists, coaches and managers. In Australia, there are employment opportunities in professional and semi-professional sporting teams, Australian and state institutes of sport, academies of sport, and other sporting organisations. These opportunities extend to the international market.


Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:

a. hold a Bachelor degree or higher in Exercise Science, Sports Science, Human Movement or a related discipline AND have evidence of relevant industry experience; AND

submit a supporting professional referee's report regarding suitability for this postgraduate program and/or experience in the industry;

OR

b. hold a Bachelor degree in Exercise Science, Sports Science, Human Movement or a related discipline, with a grade point average of at least 4.8 on the ACU 7 point scale; AND

submit a supporting professional referee's report regarding suitability for this postgraduate program and/or experience in the industry;

OR

c. have completed one of the following ACU degrees:

  1. Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport
  2. Graduate Certificate in Performance Analysis
  3. Graduate Certificate in Exercise Rehabilitation for Sports Injuries

NOTE: Applicants having completed a Bachelor degree (or higher) in a related allied health discipline will be considered, dependent on specific qualifications and evidence of industry experience.

NOTE: Applicants having completed the following ACU Graduate Certificates will be eligible for recognition of prior learning (RPL):

  • Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport (40 cp RPL);
  • Graduate Certificate in Performance Analysis (20 cp RPL);
  • Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport Leadership (20 cp RPL);
  • Graduate Certificate in Exercise Rehabilitation for Sports Injuries (30 cp RPL);
  • Graduate Certificate in Sports Analytics (20 cp RPL).

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.

Study locations

Online

Career pathways

Examples of the types of work settings the course prepares you for:

  • sports scientist
  • high performance manager
  • strength and conditioning coach
  • professional coach
  • fitness coach
  • rehabilitation coach
  • performance analyst
  • fitness advisor
  • sports science manager
  • football or other sport manager
  • team manager

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
86.4%
Overall satisfaction
92.6%
Skill scale
86.4%
Teaching scale
82.7%
Employed full-time
$73.1k
Average salary