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Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity
Study Sport, Health and Physical Activity at Flinders
Spread your enthusiasm for sport and health through active careers.
Develop an understanding of the impact of sport and physical activity in the context of a healthy lifestyle. This degree sets the foundations for you to become an effective professional in sport and physical activity careers, giving you a wide knowledge base in areas including health, tourism, nutrition, disability and business.
Why study Sport, Health and Physical Activity at Flinders
- Become an effective sport and physical activity professional and advocate
- Introduces you to the diversity across fields of sport and physical activity
- Combine the study of sport and physical activity with other areas including health and nutrition, and tourism and business
- Choose unique topics in strength and conditioning coaching in resistance training, and exercise in musculoskeletal physiology
- Gain an understanding of the significance of sport and physical activity for a healthy lifestyle
- Develop contacts and networks with local and national sporting clubs, associations, and health and tourism marketing organisations
Your career
The Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity will prepare graduates for a career in the sport development, sport coaching, leisure, health, sport and event management industries, and provide a pathway to further studies in physical education teaching through the Master of Teaching courses.
Potential occupations include:
- association and clubs development officer
- umpiring coordinator
- council sport and recreation officer
- sport coach
- sport development officer
Professional accreditation/recognition
Students successfully completing five option topics in the strength and conditioning stream are eligible for Australian Strength and Conditioning Association level one accreditation.
What you will study
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Practical experience
The degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workforce.
- Explore local, national and international placement possibilities in a range of areas such as sport coaching, event management, school sports and sport business administration.
- Take advantage of opportunities to make links with industry professionals from the first year of the degree.
- Undertake a compulsory industry project in third year in an area of your career interest.
What you will need
Students must obtain a National DCSI Screening and Play by the Rules Certificate (free online course) in order to participate in placements.
Study abroad
There are opportunities to undertake a range of sport development projects in Mumbai, Calcutta, Vanuatu or London.
Innovation and
enterprise topics
At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.
Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for changes in the global job market.
These innovation and enterprise electives prepare you for the careers of tomorrow by developing what we like to call ‘personal enterprise skills’ – the innate ability to adapt to whatever life throws at you, professionally and personally.
Pursue multiple passions with a combined degree
Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity/Bachelor of Business (Management)
By combining management with your sport studies, your study program will cover areas such as organisational behaviour, management, people and organisations, human resource management, strategic management, and an industry placement.
Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity/Bachelor of Media and Communication
By combining communication and professional writing with your sport studies, your study program will cover area such as writing, visual communication, writing for digital environments, introduction to digital graphic design, social media marketing and media audiences, and multimedia production.
Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity/Bachelor of Psychological Sciences
By combining psychological science with your sport studies, your study program will cover areas such as human development, cognition and learning, psychological assessment and measurement, clinical psychology, lifespan development, advanced social psychology, and applications of psychological science.
How to apply
Choose your preferred course.
Check the entry requirements and admission pathways available to you.
Choose other courses to include in your preferences.
Visit SATAC and submit your application online.
Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).
Find the entry path that’s right for you.
When choosing your preferences through SATAC, some other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are:
How to apply
Select your course.
Check entry requirements.
Check your eligibility for credit.
Obtain certified documents.
Submit your application and documents.
If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.
This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.
If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through academic pathways programs provided by the Flinders International Study Centre.
Course enquiries
Want more information about studying at Flinders University? Contact us to find out more – we’d love to help you decide if Flinders University is the right choice for you.
Course enquiries
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