Exercise and Sports Science students at CDU
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Exercise and Sport Science

Interested in working with elite athletes, improving the health of your community, or helping people recover from an injury? Study Exercise and Sport Science with Charles Darwin University and gain the skills and knowledge to forge a career-changing lives for a happier, healthier future.

With CDU, you can study where, when, and how it suits you, with online, on-campus, part-time and full-time options.

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  • 100% flexible to study however it suits you

    Choose to study online or on campus, part-time or full-time

  • Top 100 university in the Asia Pacific

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Undergraduate
Course Name
Duration
Locations
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2023

Associate Degree of Exercise and Sport Science (XESS01 - 2023)
2 year/s Full-time
4 year/s Part-time
2 year/s Full-time
Casuarina campus, Online
Casuarina campus
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (WESS01 - 2023)
3 year/s Full-time
6 year/s Part-time
3 year/s Full-time
Casuarina campus, Online
Casuarina campus
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Master of Nutrition (HESNT1 - 2023)
4 year/s Full-time
8 year/s Part-time
4 year/s Full-time
Casuarina campus, Online
Casuarina campus
Diploma of Exercise and Sport Science (YESS01 - 2023)
1 year/s Full-time
2 year/s Part-time
1 year/s Full-time
Casuarina campus, Online
Casuarina campus
Undergraduate Certificate Foundations of Exercise and Sport Science (NESS01 - 2023)
1 year/s Part-time
Not available to international students.
Casuarina campus, Online
Not available to international students.
Course Name
Duration
Locations
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2023

Preparatory Studies (ZPREP1 - 2023)
0.5 year/s Full-time
Not available to international students.
Online
Not available to international students.
Tertiary Enabling Program (ZTEP01 - 2023)
0.5 year/s Full-time
1 year/s Part-time
Not available to international students.
Alice Springs campus, CDU Sydney, Casuarina campus, Online
Not available to international students.
Course Name
Duration
Locations
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2023

SIS20115 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation (SIS20115 - 2023)
1 year/s
Not available to international students.
Palmerston, Remote
Not available to international students.
SIS30315 Certificate III in Fitness (SIS30315 - 2023)
0.5 year/s
Not available to international students.
Casuarina, Online
Not available to international students.
SIS30115 Certificate III in Sport and Recreation (SIS30115 - 2023)
1 year/s
Not available to international students.
Alice Springs, Remote
Not available to international students.
SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness (SIS40215 - 2023)
0.5 year/s
Not available to international students.
Online, Palmerston
Not available to international students.
SIS40115 Certificate IV in Sport and Recreation (SIS40115 - 2023)
1 year/s
Not available to international students.
Palmerston, Remote
Not available to international students.
Course Name
Duration
Locations
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2023

VTP353 Aqua Instructor Specialisation (VTP353 - 2023)
0.5 year/s
Not available to international students.
Alice Springs, Casuarina, Katherine
Not available to international students.
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