Master of Sport and Exercise Science

This postgraduate sports course prepares you for a career in the exciting world of professional or community sport and fitness.

During your study, you will gain high-level professional and specialist skills in areas such as:

• sports science
• coaching
• talent management
• strength and conditioning
• analytics.

You will graduate with a comprehensive education in sport and exercise science tailored to the needs of organisations across the range of sporting disciplines.

Graduates from the Master of Sport and Exercise Science may be employed in the following roles:

• director of sports science
• sport scientist
• high performance manager
• head of strength and conditioning
• strength and conditioning coach
• data analyst
• performance analyst.

To attain the Master of Sport and Exercise Science, students will be required to complete 144 credit points consisting of:

• 96 credit points core units
• 48 credit points specialisation studies selected from the approved list

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.