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Graduate Certificate of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning)

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code M27

This course provides an opportunity for advanced study in the field of strength and conditioning. It is designed for sports science or related graduates to enhance their training in the specific field of strength and conditioning.

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

  1. Apply cognitive and technical skills to evaluate athlete performance in complex physical training contexts.
  2. Critically appraise complex scientific research and theory to demonstrate an advanced level strength and conditioning knowledge and ideas.
  3. Demonstrate advanced level communication skills and independent judgement in applied sport science contexts.

Admission requirements

  • Bachelor degree; or
  • Equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate professional experience

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to have successfully completed a Bachelor degree in Sports Science, Human Movement, Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology or a similar program of study. Alternatively applicants can apply if they possess a Bachelor degree in another area and have demonstrated strength and conditioning experience, at the discretion of the Course Coordinator.

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 0.5 Years
  • Part Time: 1 Year

Course Delivery

  • Online: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Prof Guy Gregory HAFF

Course Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
SPS5113Research and Computer Methods in Strength and Conditioning20
SPS5133Strength and Conditioning 1 - Physiology20
SPS5134Strength and Conditioning 2 - Biomechanics20

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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