This program will ignite your interest in the complexities of maintaining an active, healthy human body and allow you to make an essential contribution to wellbeing, rehabilitation and performance. This program focuses on understanding how to enhance human performance, how the body responds to exercise and physical activity,and how to conduct research which could help build healthier communities and stronger athletes. As a graduate you will be eligible for membership of the professional organisation, Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), as an Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES) and an Accredited Sport Scientist (ASpS)*. This is the only Bachelors degree in Australia to meet Sport Science accreditation requirements by ESSA. You will study at one of the best human movement and nutrition sciences schools in Australia that is known around the world for its research and expert staff. You will also have access to the latest industry equipment in the School's own specialist biomechanics, motor control, exercise physiology and strength conditioning laboratories and health clinics, and UQ's Olympic-standard recreational and sporting facilities.

As an exercise and sport sciences graduate you will be eligible for membership of the professional organisation, Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), as an Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES) and an Accredited Sport Scientist (ASpS)*. This is the only Bachelors degree in Australia to meet Sport Science accreditation requirements by ESSA. Career opportunities are varied and may include prescribing and delivering exercise and physical activity programs in the fitness industry, developing strength and conditioning programs to assist elite athletes and sporting teams, delivering workplace health promotion and executive health management programs , or conducting diagnostic measurements (cardiac, sleep, respiratory or neurophysiology) in hospitals or other clinical services. Career options include: Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES) Accredited Sport Scientist (AspS)* Biomechanist Respiratory technician Cardiac scientist Strength and conditioning specialist Health promotion officer Corporate health and fitness advisor Community recreation and fitness officer Researcher/Academic. *Graduates who have completed elective course 'Developing the Elite Athlete' and practicum under an appropriate supervisor.