Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science (Level 6) students will study topics such as fitness assessment and programming, psychology, programming outdoor education, human movement and integrated sciences, nutrition for human performance, experiential and adapted outdoor education, research and statistics, management for professional practice and exercise physiology.

Depending on elective choice, graduates can manage sport and recreation services, design and implement physical activity for special population groups (eg. cardiac rehabilitation, back conditions, pregnancy), provide dietary and physical conditioning and analysis and advice to athletes and the general public; provide coaching and sports counselling to athletes to enhance optimum performance; lead and instruct groups in outdoor settings; prepare risk management plans for outdoor activities, as well as develop outdoor activity programmes for special populations (eg. youth at risk, the unemployed, retirees, the tourism industry).