If you love the idea of working in the outdoors, staying fit and active, and having a positive impact on the lives of others, then you may consider pursuing a career in health, sport and physical education.

What is Health, Sport and Physical Education? 
                    
QTAC Code: 729402              

It’s well known that physical activity together with a healthy lifestyle have many benefits for our health and wellbeing.  Health, Sport and Physical Education professionals play an extremely important role encouraging engagement in lifelong health promoting practices, getting people involved in sport and physical activity and educating people of the benefits of regular activity and a healthy lifestyle.

Health, Sport and Physical Education can open you up to many exciting careers in both school and non-school settings. Many graduates work in schools where there main tasks are teaching and developing curriculum materials for physical and health education, and/or coaching sport.  You will also be qualified to teach middle years Science , making you an even more versatile and highly sought after graduate.

Outside school settings, you may pursue careers where their focus is on exercise program planning and implementation such as sports coaching, sports managing, recreation and sports development and health promotion. UQ’s Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education will prepare you to hit the ground running in this growing field and give you the edge to succeed in a range of exciting and challenging careers – and not just in schools!

Find out more about this program including entry requirements, rules and course structure, program costs and how to apply.
 

Why study Health, Sport and Physical Education at UQ?

Here are some excellent reasons to make UQ your university for studies in Health, Sport and Physical Education:-       

Practical learning – you will gain extensive professional experience throughout your studies with over 100 days practical placement in a school or non-school setting

Personal attention - groups of no more than 50 students are enrolled each year meaning your progress and career is carefully monitored and given personal attention

Reputation - the School of HMS is the most successful School of its kind in Australia, with the longest history of any program of physical education teacher education in Australia

Research strengths – research being conducted at UQ in Health, Sport and Physical Education is at the forefront, nationally and internationally, enabling graduates access to knowledge at the cutting edge of their field

Relationships - UQ’s School of Human Movement Studies (HMS) has an outstanding relationship with schools around the state to enable students to gain extensive professional experiences

Expert lectures – Health, sport and physical education lecturers delivering the courses are leaders on major committees and projects associated with HPE in Qld and nationally. All lecturers have experience teaching in schools, as well as PhDs and active research agendas.  UQ Lecturers write the course texts, these textbooks are used by other Australian universities

Sporting facilities - the School is located in the sports precinct, with includes an athletics stadium, rugby, soccer, hockey and cricket fields, softball diamond and 50m swimming pool. The School itself has an indoor basketball court, and gymnasium

International exchanges – students can study across the globe in one of our partner universities

Postgraduate options – our programs provide the foundations and prerequisites for entry into a diverse range of postgraduate study options such as dietetics, medicine, physiotherapy, exercise science, education and sports coaching 

More reasons to pick UQ as your university.
 

What can I do with a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education?

A Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education opens up a variety of career options – and not only in schools. Graduates have excellent rates of employment in a variety of employment settings including Public and Private Schools, Sporting Associations, Universities and Colleges, Professional Associations (e.g. National heart Foundation) and Private Practice.  

Graduates pursue a wide range of roles and vocations including working as a health and physical education teacher, sports coordinator/coach, corporate health officer, health promotion officer, junior science teacher and/or professional coach.

Find out more about careers in Health, Sport and Physical Education.

 QTAC Code: 729402
 

Profession Memberships:

Graduates of this program are eligible for membership with the Queensland College of Teachers and work as teachers of Physical Education, Health and Junior Science.
 

What will I study?

As a student of Health, Sport and Physical Education you will gain skills and knowledge in the complex and diverse nature of human movement from physiological, biomechanical, socio-cultural, psychological, teaching (pedagogical) and health perspectives.

Your program will include over 100 days of active practical placement where you will be immersed in a school or approved alternative educational setting. During your placement you will experience what life is like working in the field and get a taste of the responsibilities involved in a career in health, sport and physical education.

You can expect to study courses such as exercise physiology, youth, sport and physical culture, motor control, social construction of curriculum, health promotion, pedagogical applications and clinical physiology.

You will learn a variety of valuable skills to prepare you for a successful career in this field including: 

• the complex and diverse nature of human movement
• how to teach health, sport and physical activity in both school and community environments
• how to teach science in schools
• how to lead change in curriculum development and evaluation
• how critically appraise education innovations and research
   

What are my options for further study?

This program provides students with a solid grounding to continue onto postgraduate study in areas such as exercise physiology (gain qualification as an accredited exercise physiologist), and sport coaching.

Research can be taken in areas such as biomechanics, exercise physiology, functional anatomy, motor control, nutrition, sport science, physical activity and health.

Find out more about Postgraduate study at the School of Human Movement Studies

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Fax: +61 (7) 3365 6877

Email: student.enquiries@hms.uq.edu.au