In first year, you'll study the roles of healthcare professionals and cover the fundamentals of human bioscience. In second and third years, you'll learn anatomy, biomechanics, exercise psychology and physiology. Learn how to change community behaviours, fine tune individual training to optimise performance and work with groups such as the elderly, adolescents and athletes undergoing rehabilitation.

This course offers you a pathway to La Trobe degrees such as the Master of Exercise Physiology and Master of Physiotherapy Practice.

Reasons to study exercise science at La Trobe:

• Use the most up-to-date exercise physiology and biomechanics equipment
• Gain 140 hours of industry placements and graduate career ready. Placement opportunities include:
  • Bendigo Spirit
  • Bendigo Pioneers
  • Bendigo Academy of Sport
  • and a range of elite high-school athlete programs.
• Enjoy a personalised learning experience with small classes and direct access to teaching staff.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.