Strength and Conditioning
Introduction
Strength and Conditioning helps people to achieve health, body composition, and fitness performance goals.
Develop training programmes that boosts performance and reconditions athletes towards their best.
Overview
Strength and Conditioning
What will my study involve?
- Learn about anatomy and exercise science to measure physical performance, create and test training methods, and prescribe rehabilitation and recovery programmes.
- Study in our Performance Education and Training Centre, which includes a specialised strength and conditioning facility and 3D performance capture technology.
- Practical experiences working with professional sport organisations and athletes.
- Gain the skills required for National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA) accreditation to work as a professional strength and conditioning trainer.
Strength and Conditioning
Courses
Strength and Conditioning major
Complete the compulsory courses for the Bachelor of Sport, along with the following major courses:
100-level
200-level
300-level
- SPCO302 Skill Acquisition in Sport
- SPCO341 Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance
- SPCO343 Performance Nutrition and Recovery Monitoring
Strength and Conditioning minor
For the minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health Sciences, Product Design, Psychological Science, Science, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Sport, or Youth and Community Leadership, complete the following courses:
100-level
200-level
300-level
Strength and Conditioning
Career opportunities
Helping others to achieve their peak athletic performance is a rewarding career, and is also in demand within sporting, military, and protective service industries.
Career pathways could include:
- strength and conditioning coach
- personal trainer
- rehabilitation advisor
- sports scientist.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree from UC.
