CSU’s Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours) provides an avenue for a research orientation program combining research methods, advanced concepts and an independent project. The Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours) aims to produce graduates of high quality who will impact significantly on the field of Exercise Science and be critical agents in the emerging professions of this field. The program is designed to prepare graduates for a research career, and careers requiring research skills and people management. The program provides a research orientation that combines advanced research methods and concepts with an independent research project. Graduates are prepared to be critical consumers of research and apply various research paradigms in the field of Exercise Science.

Employment trends indicate considerable growth in opportunities in fitness and exercise rehabilitation services, sports coaching, sports science, strength and conditioning, leisure, social services and administration in government and funded bodies, as well as private sector organisations. This course offers career flexibility. Graduates may find employment in areas including: sport with roles such as coaching, sports science, strength and conditioning and sports administration health promotion and fitness industries such as corporate/ community fitness programming and personal training rehabilitation such as exercise programming for special populations preventive medicine such as a cardiac technician leisure and community services such as recreation centres school health and physical education (PDHPE teacher) research such as academia and sports institutes.