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Diploma in Sport and Fitness

Turn your passion for sport and fitness into a career.

If you have an interest in all aspects of sports and fitness, this program gives you the key theory and knowledge and hands-on practice to help advance your career opportunities.

Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 013161
UniSC program code
SC110
Commence
Semester 1 or 2
Duration
1 year full time or equivalent part time
Study mode
On campus
Recommended prior study
English (4, SA)
Fee type 2015
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Total courses
8
Total units
96

If you have an interest in all aspects of sports and fitness, this program gives you the key theory and knowledge and hands-on practice to help advance your career opportunities.

You’ll learn about fitness and sports instruction and study related courses such as outdoor education or tourism and leisure studies, allowing you to pursue other passions, strengths and career opportunities.

When you graduate from this program, if you want to further your studies in sport and fitness you can get advanced standing towards our Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science or Bachelor of Sports Studies.

Career opportunities

  • Personal trainer
  • Fitness training
  • Sports coach 

Membership

Graduates may be eligible for Australian Coaching Accreditation.

Program structure

For students commencing 2016
Introductory courses (4)

SPX101 Science Research Methods
SPX102 Plant Diversity and Ecology
SPX120 Engineering Materials
SPX121 Calculus II and Linear Algebra

Electives (4)

PLUS select 4 electives (100 coded) courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

OR

OES100 Structural Analysis
OES101 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
TSM102 Weather and Climate
TSM211 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data

Total units: 96

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Complete 8 courses as listed.
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
  • You may wish to use your elective courses to complete a minor.
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.