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Bachelor of Sports Science
Duration: 2 Years Full-Time; Flexible Part-Time Available
Description
The Bachelor of Sports Science provides you with a solid understanding of the basic clinical and applied sciences by which high performance athletes achieve greater results. Learning strategies include a mix of lectures, tutorials and practical sessions using problem solving, case studies and clinical reasoning.
state-of-the-art gas analysis systems that measure oxygen consumption;
electronic bikes to measure high performance in elite athletes;
an Innocor machine which measures cardiac output during exercise and related monitoring of an electrocardiograph;
a Vivid i cardiovascular ultrasound system;
Holter Monitors to record patient's ECG for 24 hour periods; and
extensive biochemical resources to measure the exercise response in high performance athletes.
Work Experience & Internships
Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Sports Science will undertake 100 hours of professional clinical experience in the subject High Performance Science II (SPEX13-314).
Our Sports Science students have conducted their industry experience with the following organisations:
Australian Institute of Sport
Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence
Gold Coast Hospital
Pindara Physiotherapy
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (Cardiac Investigations Unit)
Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QMIR)
Professional Outcomes
Graduates will have the opportunity to complete research based Honours qualifications leading to a PhD or to continue study in graduate programs such as High Performance Science or Physiotherapy. Graduates will also be well placed to gain employment as an assistant coach, high performance coordinator, talent identification consultant, performance services advisor or elite program coordinator.
"Sports Science at Bond University gives you experience and knowledge in so many areas, everything from blood analysis and genotyping to periodisation models."
