Sport and Exercise Science

Gain a one-year university qualification while opening up your pathway into many JCU Bachelor degrees. The Diploma of Higher Education is recognised as a stand-alone qualification designed for students who don’t meet the entry requirements of a Bachelor degree.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of how the human body responds to physical activity.

Combine two dynamic degrees to help individuals and athletes optimise their physical performance.

Gain specialist knowledge and technical skills across a range of health contexts, with a strong focus on evidence-based learning.

Learn from industry professionals in JCU’s cutting-edge custom laboratories. Network and form professional relationships with potential future employers.

Expand your technical proficiency to design, manage, and evaluate rehabilitation plans for individuals and communities in culturally diverse populations. You will learn to develop solutions for complex problems in health professional practice.

Answer a growing need for clinical exercise physiologists in rural, remote and Indigenous communities, particularly in Northern Australia.

Gain specialist skills in research and practice to advance your career.

JCU Master of Philosophy graduates are internationally recognised as experts who discover valuable new knowledge in their fields. The skills you develop during your MPhil will enable you to develop yourself professionally within your existing sector, or to apply your research, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to new contexts. Graduates can also continue their independent research in a Doctor of Philosophy.