Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science / Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Course Details
The Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science meets the demand for professionals able to provide physical activity services to all sectors of the community. Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation utilises multiple perspectives from diverse fields, integrating a range of industry experiences, real projects and self-initiated proposals, equipping graduates to address the wicked problems, complex challenges and untapped opportunities in todays world.
Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Pass)
Course structure: 240 credit points in total. Students must complete at least 144 credit points over 24 subjects in the sport and exercise component of the course. Students choose four electives, appropriate to their chosen career, to complement the core subjects in the degree. Students studying to be a physical education teacher must take the performance studies subjects as electives. The creative intelligence and innovation component consists of 96 credit points. The creative intelligence and innovation subjects are undertaken in accelerated form within July and Summer sessions during the first three years of study, and through one full year of study after completion of the professional degree. The Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program. The course has an extensive internship program.
Career options include sport and exercise science; corporate health and wellbeing; strength and conditioning; personal training; physiotherapy (pathway); exercise rehabilitation; sports coaching; teaching; health and physical education (HPE); outdoor education; and facility management. By being creative thinkers, initiators of new ideas, scenario planners, global strategists, open network designers or sustainable futures innovators within their chosen field of study, graduates maximise the potential of their chosen profession, making them highly sought after graduates with the ability to identify and develop solutions to some of the most complex issues that face their disciplines and society.