Course Information
Master of Science (Sports Science)
Effective from
01-JAN-2018
: Code
641
This research Masters provides an opportunity for advanced-level study and research in areas such as exercise physiology, sports psychology, motor control or biomechanics. Students are expected to apply a range of research methodologies to investigate specific research questions applicable to their specialisation.
Disclaimer
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Apply and defend innovative practice to generate and evaluate abstract ideas which contribute to problem solving or the advancement of professional knowledge and/or practice.
- Communicate exercise and sports science knowledge and research results, both in writing and orally and make a sustained argument to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Critically consider and apply emergent practice principles, including sustainability and global perspectives, relevant to exercise and sports science discipline.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of research principles and methods through the review and analysis of existing research relevant to work and learning in the Exercise and Sports Science discipline.
- Demonstrate and reflect on cross-cultural awareness, including indigenous cultural competence as it applies to research design, research methods and/or professional practice in exercise and sports science.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of theory, practice and recent developments within the Exercise and Sports Science discipline.
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate or work in team settings, relevant to research or work-integrated projects to produce measurable outcomes.
- Design, plan apply and evaluate a substantial piece of research, with accountability, which contributes to theory and/or practice in exercise and sports science.
- Independently integrate theoretical and technical knowledge to contribute to the development of theory, understanding and practice in exercise and sports science.
- Investigate analyse and synthesise complex concepts and problems in exercise and sports science through the application of advanced technology, information and numeracy literacy.
- Reflect critically on theory and its application to exercise and sports science.
Admission requirements
Meet the published English language standards and:
- For a 1 year Masters Degree - have completed a Level 8 course in the same discipline; or
- For a 1.5 year Masters Degree - have completed a Level 7 course in the same discipline; or
- For a 1.5 year Masters Degree - have completed a Level 8 course in a different discipline; or
- For a 2 year Masters Degree - have completed a Level 7 course in a different discipline; or
- Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years appropriate professional experience.
Course Specific Admission Requirements
All applicants are required to have completed a Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sports Science) or a similar program of study.
Course Delivery
- Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time
- Online: Full Time, Part Time
Non standard timetable requirements
Online students will be required to attend an intensive one week workshop at the Joondalup campus for one unit.
Course Coordinator
A/Prof Sophia NIMPHIUS
Course Structure
Year 1 - Semester 1 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| SPS6120 | Preparation of Thesis Proposal | 20 |
| RES5115 | Research Preparation: Principles and Approaches | 20 |
| SPS5505 | Testing and Analysis of Human Performance | 20 |
Year 1 - Semester 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| SPS6200 | Masters Thesis | |
Year 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted for examination. |
| SPS6200 | Masters Thesis | |
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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