Major
About this major
High-Performance Sport represents the pinnacle context of sports science application.
You will learn:
- How interdisciplinary factors influence high performance and the athletic development process.
- To apply measurement and testing techniques to evaluate athletic performance.
- To interpret athletic performance data, synthesise research evidence and practical knowledge, identify strategies/solutions to refine best practices, and design appropriate training/intervention programs.
Graduate opportunities
The major aims to provide experience and preparation for the transitional step from undergraduate to post-graduate or potential industry employment.
The major positions you to understand practitioner roles in High-Performance sport with the potential to develop a career as a multi-disciplinarian (e.g., a coach; program manager) or specialist sports scientist (e.g., physiologist, biomechanist, psychologist, skill-acquisitionist, strength & conditioner, nutritionist, or performance analyst).
Career pathways
Courses that offer this major
The course information on this website applies only to future students. Current students should refer to faculty handbooks for current or past course information.
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