Undergraduate · Nursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
Exercise and sport science is one of ECU's strongest-regarded programs nationally, and the degree sits inside a cluster of closely related offerings (a separate Exercise Science and Rehabilitation degree, a Sports Science and Football degree, and combined degrees pairing exercise science with sport business), which lets students self-select toward performance, rehabilitation, or management-adjacent career paths from the outset rather than treating "sport science" as one undifferentiated qualification.
Delivery mixes on-campus weekly labs and lectures with a blended format for some units (online content through the semester punctuated by two intensive on-campus lab/seminar blocks), which suits students balancing study with elite sport commitments, coaching work, or jobs in the fitness industry while completing the degree. ESSA (Exercise and Sports Science Australia) accreditation is built into the course design, so graduates come out eligible for ESSA credentialing without needing to complete bridging requirements afterward.
Career outcomes cited by the university span further than gym-floor exercise science roles: sports administration, teaching, coaching, strength and conditioning, corporate and workplace health, sports development, and performance analysis all show up as genuine graduate destinations, reflecting how broad the "sport science" label has become as an industry.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Core units: Functional Anatomy, Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, Motor Control and Learning, Sport and Exercise Psychology, Nutrition and Performance, Strength and Conditioning, Research Methods in Sport Science
- Practical components: on-campus laboratory sessions weekly (or intensive blocks for blended-format units)
- Capstone: supervised placement or applied research project in an exercise, sport, or corporate health setting
- Total: 3 years full-time / 6 years part-time, ESSA-accredited, on campus with some blended-delivery units
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (Australian Senior Secondary Certificate) or equivalent, ATAR approx. 65-75 (approximate, typical bar)