Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health

Career opportunities: Exercise Physiologist, Health Promotion Officer, Health Researcher

Our Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences will provide you with knowledge and skills required for a successful career in the sport, exercise and health industries. You'll learn to apply theoretical knowledge to develop and deliver exercise-based interventions for fitness, health and wellbeing, and performance.

With the Master of Public Health you'll gain the skills to develop content, tools, and strategies that will ensure communities can access, understand, and act on scientific information. Combined with the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences you'll learn to apply theoretical knowledge to develop exercise-based interventions for performance, fitness and health, as well as the broader social context in which public health programs are planned, delivered and evaluated.

Why study this degree at UWA

• Our work integrated learning program will ensure you are ‘career-ready’
• UWA is ranked 1st in WA and 5th in Australia for Sports-Related Subjects (QS 2025)
• Help tackle our biggest health challenges by understanding the effects of physical activity on human health and performance.

You'll learn to

• demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge with depth in the discipline of Sport and Exercise Sciences
• apply well-developed cognitive, creative and communication skills in diverse contexts
• review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge.

Accreditation

The Sport Science, Exercise and Health major (MJD-SEHDM) in any course leading to a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences or Bachelor of Philosophy is accredited by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA). Graduates will be eligible to apply as an accredited exercise scientist.