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Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (Honours)

La Trobe's Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (Honours) lets you explore your area of interest in sport and human performance. Choose an area you're passionate about and delve deep into the science, theory and related practice. You'll work closely with a supervisor on a one-year research project, which will culminate in the submission of your thesis.

The focus of your research from a wide range of fields, including applied exercise physiology, biomechanics, strength and conditioning, sport analytics, sport performance and recovery, motor control and skill acquisition, and sport technology. From there, you'll learn research skills relating to data collection and analysis, statistics, academic writing and science communication.

You'll have access to La Trobe's $150 million Sports Park as part of your Honours project, which features leading facilities for sport research and data analytics.

When you study with La Trobe, you could have the chance to undertake your research with one of our elite sport partners, including Carlton Football Club, Melbourne City Football Club and Melbourne Rebels. We also have partnerships with Defence Science and Technology, Champion Data, Nike, Softball Victoria, Northern Football Netball League and Australian Institute of Sport.

An Honours degree gives you an edge in a highly competitive job market. You'll also have the option to continue your research at Master's level or, if your sights are set higher, receive direct entry into a PhD.

You'll learn:

Advanced research skills
Learn how to independently plan, evaluate, synthesise and execute a research project.
Communication
Develop advanced communication skills. Learn how to connect and collaborate with other researchers and future colleagues.
Critical-thinking skills
Learn how to develop innovative ideas and use reasoning and logic to solve complex problems.

Campus Information

Melbourne Campus

La Trobe’s Melbourne Campus combines parkland beauty with a vibrant campus culture filled with cafés, shops and a multi-level library. It’s also one of Australia’s largest university campuses. You’ll have access to state-ofthe-art facilities, including our brand-new tech and business labs, the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science and our very own Wildlife Sanctuary. You'll also have help to achieve your academic best. We provide dedicated study rooms like the Women's Lounge, the Law Common Room, and the MASO (Mature Age Student Organisation) Lounge. And we host many cultural and academic events on campus to make you feel at home.

Intakes

March

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

La Trobe offers programs that are industry-focused and offer a lot of practical exposure. Following graduation, students can often struggle to find work relevant to their field of study - that’s why employers value students with pre-existing workplace experience. Students who can readily adapt their university learnings to the real world are far more valuable to employers than those who cannot.

The La Trobe Business School offers a variety of practical learning opportunities to help you develop a competitive edge in the job market. La Trobe focuses on Work Integrated Learning. Following graduation, students can often struggle to find work relevant to their field of study - that’s why employers value students with pre-existing workplace experience. Students who can readily adapt their university learnings to the real world are far more valuable to employers than those who cannot. The La Trobe Business School offers a variety of practical learning opportunities to help you develop a competitive edge in the job market.

The duration of the internship will vary depending on the chosen course and subject. During this time a student will be expected to complete assessments based on experience. Please note that eligibility criteria do apply.

If you are an undergraduate student, you can choose from the following subjects:

Accounting Work Placement (ACC3AWP)
Experiential Learning Project (BUS3ELP)
Food and Beverage Supervision (THS1FBS)
Sports Practicum (MGT3SPR)

If you are a postgraduate student, you can choose from the following subjects:

Business Analytics Project (BUS5PR2)
Business Work Placement (BUS5WIL)
Experiential Learning Project (BUA5ELP)

PSW Opportunity

As an international student, a student can work for 40 hrs in a fortnight and full time during breaks and is entitled to 2 years post-study work permit. This implies to students studying any course which is 2 years and above.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Degree entry: Australian bachelor degree (or international equivalent) with a minimum of a C (60%) grade point average (GPA) in the final year PLUS three years of relevant managerial experience
Professional entry: Applicants do not require an undergraduate degree but must have a minimum of 8 years' relevant managerial experience 6.0.
Professional entry (no undergrad degree): International applicants must have a minimum IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0. Please note that international students studying online are not eligible for an Australian student visa.

La Trobe University

Melbourne , Victoria ,Australia