Exercise & Sport Science

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Sports Science or Exercise Science will undertake a minimum 100 hours of professional clinical experience in the subject:

High Performance Science II (SPEX13-314) or Clinical Exercise Testing II (SPEX13-317) respectively.

Duration: 100 hours (minimum)

Semesters Offered: September*

Application Deadline: Week 6 semester prior to placement

Pre-requisites: High Performance Science I OR Clinical Exercise Testing I

Academic Supervisor: Glen Tunks

Organisations students have undertaken their industry experience with include:

Sport Science

• Acceleration Gold Coast
• Australian Institute of Sport
• Queensland Academy of Sport
• Queensland ‘Reds’ Rugby Union
• The Southport School

Exercise Science  

• Gold Coast Heart Centre
• Gold Coast Hospital - Clinical Measurements Department
• Queensland Cardiovascular Group
• Snore Australia
• The Cardiac Centre

For further information or to discuss industry experience opportunities available, please contact:       

• Glen Tunks - Alumni and Industry Development Officer

Note: 

• Due to the limited availability of industry positions, it is not possible for all students to be placed in industry experience.
• Medicine and Physiotherapy students spend a significant component of their degrees in supervised clinical environments.
• The above information is indicative only and may be subject to change without notice.

*Opportunities also exist for industry experience to be completed in an intensive mode over the semester breaks (approximately three weeks).