C10300v1 Bachelor of Human Movement
Award(s): Bachelor of Human Movement (BHM)UAC code: 606020
CRICOS code: 008760F
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: Kuring-gai campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Further study at UTS
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Human Movement meets the demand for professionals able to provide physical activity services to all sectors of the community.
The course provides students with a strong understanding of the processes and mechanisms underlying human movement, and with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage and plan human movement activities in leisure, sport, health and education contexts.
Students who complete this course are eligible for direct entry into the Bachelor of Teaching in Secondary Education (PDHPE major) (C08002) offered by UTS: Education. This course is formally accredited with the NSW Institute of Teachers and provides PDHPE students with the opportunity to complete two degrees.
Course aims
The Bachelor of Human Movement aims to provide graduates with the necessary skills to gain initial employment in the human movement field, as well as the analytical skills necessary for critical appraisal of developments in the field.
Career options
Career options include sports science, corporate health and wellbeing, strength and conditioning, personal training, physiotherapy (pathway), sports coaching, teaching personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE), outdoor education and facility management.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
This course is also available to mature-aged applicants where preference is given to those with vocational experience in the broad field of human movement.
Non-current school leavers should submit a personal statement to UTS by 30 November 2013. Further information is available from:
www.undergraduate.uts.edu.au/apply
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Mathematics and any two units of English.
Credit recognition
After admission, students may apply for credit recognition in subjects in which they consider themselves eligible. Equivalence of subject matter is the main criterion for the award of credit recognition in a subject successfully completed at another institution.
Course duration and attendance
The course is available on a three-year, full-time basis. Students should be aware that they may be required to attend evening classes.
This course is currently offered at Kuring-gai campus only.
Course structure
Students must complete at least 144 credit points over 24 subjects.
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.
Industrial training/professional practice
The course has an extensive internship program.
Course completion requirements
| STM90178 Core subjects | 120cp | |
| Select one of the following: | 24cp | |
| CBK90190 Electives | 24cp | |
| STM90698 PDHPE stream | 24cp | |
| Total | 144cp |
Course program
A typical course program shown below is for the non-PDHPE teacher option.
PDHPE students must choose Performance Studies 1, 2 and 3 as their electives in year three.
| Non-PDHPE teacher option | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 27111 Mechanics of Human Motion | 6cp | |
| 27180 Functional Kinesiology | 6cp | |
| 27342 Sociocultural Concepts for Leisure, Sport and Tourism | 6cp | |
| 91429 Physiological Bases of Human Movement | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 27152 Measurement and Development of Physical Capacity | 6cp | |
| 27171 Applied Kinesiology | 6cp | |
| 27252 The Sport Industry | 6cp | |
| 27228 Lifespan Development | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 27175 Energetics of Human Movement | 6cp | |
| 27155 Research for Human Movement | 6cp | |
| 27160 Sport and Exercise Psychology | 6cp | |
| 27331 Skill Acquisition | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 27222 Exercise Prescription | 6cp | |
| 27105 Nutrition for Health and Physical Activity | 6cp | |
| 27227 Critical Issues in Health and Wellbeing | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 27308 Exercise Management for Special Populations | 6cp | |
| 27341 Health Promotion | 6cp | |
| 27350 Professional Internship (Capstone) | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 27174 Analysis of Human Motion | 6cp | |
| 27173 Human Performance in Sport and Exercise | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| PDHPE teacher option | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 27111 Mechanics of Human Motion | 6cp | |
| 27180 Functional Kinesiology | 6cp | |
| 27342 Sociocultural Concepts for Leisure, Sport and Tourism | 6cp | |
| 91429 Physiological Bases of Human Movement | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 27152 Measurement and Development of Physical Capacity | 6cp | |
| 27171 Applied Kinesiology | 6cp | |
| 27252 The Sport Industry | 6cp | |
| 27228 Lifespan Development | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 27175 Energetics of Human Movement | 6cp | |
| 27155 Research for Human Movement | 6cp | |
| 27160 Sport and Exercise Psychology | 6cp | |
| 27331 Skill Acquisition | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 27222 Exercise Prescription | 6cp | |
| 27105 Nutrition for Health and Physical Activity | 6cp | |
| 27227 Critical Issues in Health and Wellbeing | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 27308 Exercise Management for Special Populations | 6cp | |
| 27341 Health Promotion | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 27174 Analysis of Human Motion | 6cp | |
| 27350 Professional Internship (Capstone) | 6cp | |
| 27173 Human Performance in Sport and Exercise | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Honours
The Bachelor in Human Movement (Honours) (C09057) is available to eligible students with an additional year of full-time study, or two years of part-time study.
Further study at UTS
Students who complete this course are eligible for direct entry into the Bachelor of Teaching in Secondary Education (PDHPE major)(C08002) offered by UTS: Education. This course is formally accredited with the NSW Institute of Teachers and provides PDHPE students with the opportunity to complete two degrees.
Professional recognition
NSW Department of Education and Training (for those students who go on to complete the Bachelor of Teaching in Secondary Education).
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.health.uts.edu.au
