University of Technology Sydney

C10328v2 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

Award(s): Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (BSportExSc)
Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCIInn)

UAC code: 609580 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 079758A
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus and Moore Park

Overview
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Further study at UTS
Professional recognition
Other information

Overview

The Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science meets the demand for professionals able to provide physical activity services to all sectors of the community.

Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation utilises multiple perspectives from diverse fields, integrating a range of industry experiences, real-world projects and self-initiated proposals, equipping graduates to address the wicked problems, complex challenges and untapped opportunities in today's world.

The course provides students with a strong understanding of the processes and mechanisms underlying sport and exercise science, and the knowledge and skills necessary to manage and plan sport and exercise activities in health, exercise science, sport, event and exercise therapy contexts.

By focusing on the high-level conceptual thinking and problem-solving practices that lead to the development of innovative, creative and entrepreneurial outcomes, students of the combined degree also gain leading edge capabilities that are highly valued in the globalised world, including dealing with critical and creative thinking, invention, complexity, innovation, future scenario building and entrepreneurship, and the ability to work on their own across disciplines. These creative intelligence competencies enable graduates to navigate in a rapidly changing world.

Career options

Career options include roles in sport and exercise science; corporate health and wellbeing; strength and conditioning; personal training; physiotherapy (pathway); exercise rehabilitation; sports coaching; outdoor education; and facility management.

By being creative thinkers, initiators of new ideas, scenario planners, global strategists, open network designers or sustainable futures innovators within their chosen field of study, graduates maximise the potential of their chosen profession, making them highly sought after graduates with the ability to identify and develop solutions to some of the most complex issues that face their disciplines and society.

Innovation and Transdisciplinary program

Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTS

All UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.

Diploma in Innovation

The Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.

All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.

Transdisciplinary electives program

Transdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. Students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). More information about the TD Electives program is available here.

Course intended learning outcomes

1.0 Lead, manage and inspire within the fields of sport, exercise and health;
1.1 Demonstrate leadership to individuals, groups and organisations in the fields of sport, exercise and health
1.2 Develop and sustain collaborative partnerships with industry and professionals
1.3 Apply contemporary management practices to enable effective outcomes
2.0 Take personal, social and ethical responsibility for their contribution to sport, exercise and health;
2.1 Recognise the importance of personal, social, ethical and legal accountability in sport, exercise and health
2.2 Assess and manage safety and risk appropriate to the client and context
2.3 Provide services using resources appropriately to ensure sustainable and equitable access
3.0 Competently apply knowledge and skills within the sport, exercise and health professions;
3.1 Apply knowledge and skills in key content areas, including anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, sports psychology, motor learning and exercise prescription
3.2 Integrate knowledge and skills from key content areas to develop evidence-based interventions that meet the unique needs of clients
4.0 Engage in research and critical thinking to integrate diverse knowledge and develop creative, effective and evidence-based solutions;
4.1 Identify, access and critically evaluate appropriate information resources
4.2 Develop and apply evidence-based systems to address contemporary issues in sport, exercise and health
4.3 Engage with current international perspectives in the sport, exercise and health professions
5.0 Adapt to diverse industry contexts to enable optimal and sustainable sport, exercise and health outcomes;
5.1 Manage and adapt the environment to maximise outcomes for a range of clients and stakeholders
5.2 Develop individualised experiences that are socially and environmentally responsible and provide sustainable health outcomes
5.3 Act with respect and sensitivity to culture
6.0 Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with diverse populations to enable positive change;
6.1 Utilise a range of communication strategies to promote sport, exercise and health for individuals and groups with diverse needs
6.2 Effectively collaborate with a range of sport, exercise and health professionals to develop optimal solutions
7.0 Graduates have professional cultural competency which contributes to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, inclusive of physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellness
7.1 Demonstrate respect and value for world view differences and in particular Australian Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing
7.2 Critique and reflect upon the impact of ongoing colonisation and its pervasive discourse on Indigenous Australians and their health and wellbeing
7.3 Recognise the diversity of Indigenous Australians and integrate this knowledge into practice
CII.1.1 Identify and represent the components and processes within complex systems and organise them within frameworks of relationships
CII.1.2 Select, apply and evaluate various techniques and technologies for investigating and interpreting complex systems
CII.1.3 Discern common qualities of complex systems and model their behaviour
CII.1.4 Generate insights from the creative translation of models and patterns across different systems
CII.2.1 Recognise the nature of open, complex, dynamic and networked problems
CII.2.2 Explore the relevance of patterns, frameworks, approaches and methods from different disciplines, professional practices or fields of inquiry for gaining insights into particular problems, proposals, practices, contexts and systems
CII.2.3 Analyse problem situations or contexts from multiple disciplinary or personal perspectives and integrate findings in creative and useful ways
CII.2.4 Test the value of different patterns, frameworks and methods for exploring and addressing complex challenges
CII.2.5 Interrogate and generate ways to create value and evaluate outcomes
CII.2.6 Examine, articulate and appreciate the speculative or actual value of outcomes for different stakeholders, communities or cultures over time
CII.3.1 Communicate, explore, network and negotiate in ways that are inclusive of and mine for ideas from diverse disciplines
CII.3.2 Design, develop and apply appropriate team-based decision making frameworks and participate collaboratively in teams according to proposed intentions
CII.3.3 Use a range of appropriate media, tools, techniques and methods creatively and critically in multi-disciplinary teams to discover, investigate, design, produce and communicate ideas or artefacts
CII.3.4 Articulate often-complex ideas simply, succinctly and persuasively to a diverse team or audience
CII.3.5 Create environments to support inspiration and reflexivity so that inter- and trans-disciplinary practices can develop and thrive
CII.3.6 Recognise problems, challenges and opportunities that require transdisciplinary practices and assemble relevant teams to begin dealing with those problems, challenges and opportunities
CII.4.1 Identify significant issues, challenges or opportunities and assess potential to act creatively on them
CII.4.2 Work within different community, organisational or cultural contexts to design and develop ideas, strategies and practices for betterment
CII.4.3 Make decisions that recognise the humanity of others by engaging ethically and with sensitivity to the values of particular groups, communities, organisations or cultures
CII.4.4 Take a leadership role in identifying and working to address community, organisational or cultural issues, challenges and opportunities through innovation
CII.5.1 Imagine and design initiatives within existing organisational structures (intrapreneurship) or by building a new context (entrepreneurship)
CII.5.2 Explore and articulate the transformation required to create and implement innovation, with sensitivity to the creative destruction that this requires
CII.5.3 Identify required capabilities for realising an idea and create a venture team to achieve the aspirations of a particular innovation
CII.5.4 Communicate confidently and with diplomacy to influence essential stakeholders or decision makers and to achieve impact

Key

CII = Creative Intelligence and Innovation course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (C10300).

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Course duration and attendance

The course is offered on a four-year, full-time basis.

Course structure

Students must complete at least 144 credit points over 24 subjects in the sport and exercise component of the course. Students choose four electives or a major, appropriate to their chosen career, to complement the core subjects in the degree. The creative intelligence and innovation component consists of 96 credit points. The creative intelligence and innovation subjects are undertaken in accelerated form within July and Summer sessions during the first three years of study, and through one full year of study after completion of the professional degree.

The Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.

Industrial training/professional practice

In the final year of the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation, students can undertake between 6 and 12 credit points of internship (work experience) that relates to innovation within their research, career development or core degree specialisations. For students undertaking 12 credit points of internship, international internships may be negotiated.

This course involves significant industry engagement as part of the learning process. Students may be required to relinquish intellectual property when they opt in to certain industry-related experiences, particularly relating to internships and capstone projects.

Course completion requirements

STM90825 Core subjects (Sport and Exercise Science) 96cp
CBK90911 Year 3 choice (Sport and Exercise Science) 48cp
STM90839 Core subjects (Creative Intelligence and Innovation) 96cp
Total 240cp

Course program

A typical course program is shown below.

No specified major
Year 1
Autumn session
92511 Structural Anatomy   6cp
92512 Biomechanics of Human Motion   6cp
91429 Physiological Bases of Human Movement   6cp
92515 Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking   6cp
July session
81511 Problems to Possibilities   8cp
Spring session
92521 Functional Anatomy   6cp
92523 Strength and Conditioning   6cp
92524 Health and Lifespan Development   6cp
92526 Data Management in Sport and Exercise   6cp
Summer session
81512 Creative Practice and Methods   8cp
Year 2
Autumn session
92533 Exercise Physiology   6cp
92555 Motor Learning and Control   6cp
92530 Sport and Exercise Psychology   6cp
92536 Research Methods for Sport and Exercise   6cp
July session
81513 Past, Present, Future of Innovation   8cp
Spring session
92542 Applied Biomechanics   6cp
92543 Exercise Prescription   6cp
92544 Health Promotion and Physical Activity   6cp
92547 Nutrition for Health and Physical Activity   6cp
Summer session
81514 Creativity and Complexity   8cp
Year 3
Autumn session
92553 Complex Exercise Management   6cp
Select 12 credit points of options   12cp
July session
81515 Leading Innovation   8cp
Spring session
92551 Sport and Exercise Internship   6cp
92565 Skill Acquisition   6cp
92563 Applied Exercise Physiology   6cp
Select 6 credit points of options   6cp
December session
81516 Initiatives and Entrepreneurship   8cp
Summer session
81522 Innovation Internship A   6cp
Year 4
Autumn session
81531 Industry Innovation Project   12cp
March session
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
81521 Envisioning Futures 6cp  
81528 New Knowledge-making Lab 6cp  
July session
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
81525 Innovation Internship B 6cp  
81523 Speculative Start-up 6cp  
81528 New Knowledge-making Lab 6cp  
Spring session
81524 Transdisciplinary Practice at the Cutting Edge   6cp
81532 Creative Intelligence Capstone   12cp
Exercise Science major
Year 1
Autumn session
92511 Structural Anatomy   6cp
92512 Biomechanics of Human Motion   6cp
92515 Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking   6cp
91429 Physiological Bases of Human Movement   6cp
July session
81511 Problems to Possibilities   8cp
Spring session
92521 Functional Anatomy   6cp
92523 Strength and Conditioning   6cp
92524 Health and Lifespan Development   6cp
92526 Data Management in Sport and Exercise   6cp
Summer session
81512 Creative Practice and Methods   8cp
Year 2
Autumn session
92533 Exercise Physiology   6cp
92555 Motor Learning and Control   6cp
92530 Sport and Exercise Psychology   6cp
92536 Research Methods for Sport and Exercise   6cp
July session
81513 Past, Present, Future of Innovation   8cp
Spring session
92542 Applied Biomechanics   6cp
92543 Exercise Prescription   6cp
92544 Health Promotion and Physical Activity   6cp
92547 Nutrition for Health and Physical Activity   6cp
Summer session
81514 Creativity and Complexity   8cp
Year 3
Autumn session
92554 Exercise Assessment, Prescription and Delivery   6cp
92553 Complex Exercise Management   6cp
92562 Exercise Rehabilitation   6cp
CBK92069 Transdisciplinary Electives   6cp
July session
81515 Leading Innovation   8cp
Spring session
92563 Applied Exercise Physiology   6cp
92565 Skill Acquisition   6cp
92550 Sport and Exercise Science Practicum   6cp
Select 6 credit points of options   6cp
December session
81516 Initiatives and Entrepreneurship   8cp
Summer session
81522 Innovation Internship A   6cp
Year 4
Autumn session
81531 Industry Innovation Project   12cp
March session
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
81521 Envisioning Futures 6cp  
81528 New Knowledge-making Lab 6cp  
Spring session
81524 Transdisciplinary Practice at the Cutting Edge   6cp
81532 Creative Intelligence Capstone   12cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
81525 Innovation Internship B 6cp  
81523 Speculative Start-up 6cp  
81528 New Knowledge-making Lab 6cp  

Further study at UTS

Students who complete this course with the Exercise Science major (MAJ06216) and have met the current entry criteria are eligible to apply for the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (C04449) at UTS.

Students who complete this course with the required electives and grade point average meet current entry criteria for the Master of Physiotherapy (C04306).

Students who complete this course may also apply for the Master of High Performance Sport (C04362).

Professional recognition

Accreditation with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) for those who select the Exercise Science major; the Australian Physiotherapy Council for those who go on to complete Master of Physiotherapy. Please note that ESSA requires all individuals seeking initial accreditation to meet the English Language Requirements.

Other information

Further information is available from:

UTS Student Centre
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or +61 2 9514 1222
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