Overview
World-class facilities
You'll learn from experienced teachers and academics in the classroom and in exceptional sports facilities, the Bundoora Netball and Sports Center, tennis courts, and the cutting edge FIFA-approved synthetic playing fields.
This degree prepares you for a career as a specialist health and physical education teacher, providing you with a qualification to teach in secondary schools.
Throughout this course, you will:
- complete over 100 days of teaching practice
- study three teaching methods, for health, physical education, and one elective subject area
- gain sports coaching experience
- have the option to undertake an accelerated course, completing your degree in 3.5 years.
The Bachelor of Health, Physical Education and Sport focuses on teaching practice, and aims to prepare you to work in the dynamic and challenging world of education.
Career
Strong employment opportunities exist in government, independent, private and specialist schools.
Additional employment opportunities exist in:
- educational leadership
- sports and sports coaching
- health, wellness and fitness promotion.
Over the past five years, more than 95% of graduates seeking teacher employment have been successful within six months of graduating. Graduates go on to teach in three subject areas, including health, physical education, and the subject area of your choosing. This degree also boasts high employ ability rates and student satisfaction.
You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent senior secondary school qualification) with a minimum 65% average (check calculator below).
For information on international qualifications and corresponding entry requirements that are equivalent to an Australian Year 12, see the Entry requirements by country web page.
Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognized post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.
Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.
