Bachelor of Exercise Science La Trobe University - Bendigo Campus, Australia

Turn your passion for physical health into a rewarding career with La Trobe's Bachelor of Exercise Science. Understand the scientific foundations of human movement and fitness, then use your knowledge to help individuals reach peak health and performance. Work with real athletes and teams – from recreational to elite – through our extensive network of sports partners. You'll graduate ready for a dynamic career in sport, exercise or rehabilitation.

Explore the field of human biosciences and understand the foundations of how we function. From there, you'll build your knowledge in exercise physiology and psychology, as well as human anatomy, movement and learning.

Hone your ability to help athletes achieve sporting success by carefully fine tuning their individual training. You'll also discover how to improve community health and behaviours by working with groups such as the elderly, adolescents and athletes undergoing rehabilitation.

Learn from lab sessions and case studies, as well as lectures, seminars and workshops. Furthermore, you'll gain hands-on experience and build professional relationships through industry placements. You could have the opportunity to work with the Bendigo Spirit Women's basketball team, the Bendigo Pioneers under-18 AFL team, high school elite athlete sports programs or the Bendigo Academy of Sport. You will also gain experience delivering exercise to apparently healthy clients in local gyms and hospitals.

Interested in taking your skillset even further? The Bachelor of Exercise Science offers you the strongest pathway to postgraduate degrees such as La Trobe's Master of Exercise Physiology and Master of Physiotherapy Practice.

Graduate with the skills to develop training programs for a range of clients, including corporate employees, amateur sportspeople, soldiers and elite athletes.

You'll learn:

• Human biosciences
  • Learn the fundamentals of human life by exploring the anatomical organisation of the body and the basics of cell structure and function.
• Health and wellbeing
  • Investigate the social, environmental and biomedical factors that influence health and wellbeing in Australia and around the world.
• Nutrition
  • Understand the principles of a healthy diet by looking at the major food sources, the functions of macronutrients and micronutrients, and the principles of energy balance.
• Exercise fitness and health
  • Discover the vital role that exercise plays in our lives by examining the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and lifestyle-related disease.