Exercise Sciences University of Auckland

Overview

Throughout the Exercise Sciences degree from University of Auckland you’ll be taught by knowledgeable scientists, many of whom are major contributors in their field.

You can choose from a wide range of subject areas, and you'll also include a capstone course at Stage 3. The capstone course is student-led. It's your opportunity to integrate and apply your learning to a real-world problem in your chosen subject area.

Exercise Sciences is a discipline that focuses on how and why humans move.

Students develop an understanding of how physical activity, rehabilitation, sport and movement contribute to sustainable health. This provides the foundation for studying Exercise, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences.

There is a growing demand for people who can not only research and analyse performance techniques, but can also work as allied health professionals to maximise human performance to improve general health and wellbeing through exercise.

Exercise Sciences ties together and builds on multi-disciplinary courses in human anatomy and physiology, biomechanics and computational movement science, exercise and sport psychology, and movement neuroscience.

Career opportunities:

Exercise Sciences will prepare you for a career in exercise science, movement science, health, wellness, physical fitness, rehabilitation, high-performance sport, sport science and clinical exercise physiology.Exercise Sciences is an important discipline that relates to all aspects of our everyday life. Our courses cover human physiology, exercise and sports psychology, biomechanics, and movement neuroscience.

Studying Exercise Sciences will facilitate skills for lifelong learning, critical and analytical thinking, communication, independence, collaboration and intellectual curiosity. In laboratory classes you will develop hands-on skills in interacting with human participants and the processes of experimentation.The programme is committed to developing students' knowledge and skills in the exercise sciences, health, wellness, physical fitness, rehabilitation, sport science and clinical exercise physiology.Jobs related to Exercise Sciences

• Physiotherapist

• Clinical exercise physiologist

• Cardiac physiologist

• Corporate exercise specialist

• Exercise scientist

• Human movement scientist

• Injury prevention consultant

• Respiratory physiologist

• Sport and fitness practitioner

• Sport scientist (consultant in biomechanics, exercise, nutrition, physiology)

• Community sport facilitator

• Group fitness leader