Master of High Performance Sport
Postgraduate | ACU-HPS-MAS | 2020
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Get on track to work in professional sport.
Understand the elements that peak athletic performance requires. Learn to work within the culture of the high performance industry. Prepare for work in professional and semi-professional sport, in Australia or internationally.
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Total subjects
- 12
- Price from
- $29,621
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Master of High Performance Sport
About this degree
A professional working in the high performance sport industry needs to know about testing protocols to assess athlete performance, principles of strength and conditioning, and the technologies available for monitoring and training the high performance athlete. They will need to understand the relationships between fatigue, adaptation, performance and injury, how to acquire meaningful performance data, and how to work within the culture of a high performance industry.
The application of this knowledge and understanding to the planning and delivery of meaningful interventions for athletes to enhance performance and reduce the likelihood (and/or duration) of injury and illness, using appropriate techniques of analysis to accurately interpret competition and training information, and using advanced information literacy skills to communicate ideas and outcomes to specialist and non-specialist audiences is essential for a professional working in the high performance sport environment.
The Master of High Performance Sport from ACU aims to help students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills for a career in high performance sport. Using cutting-edge interactive technologies for online delivery wherever you are in the world, cross-disciplinary study units will bring together current and new knowledge from a range of professions within the industry. Specific topics will be developed and delivered by internationally-renowned experts, with a focus on world’s best practice.
Recommended study pattern
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the schedule of subject offerings comprising of:
- 70 cp from specified subjects;
- 10 cp from elective subject;
- 40 cp comprised of:
- 20 cp from Project subjects AND;
- 20 cp from Internship subject OR;
- 20 cp from elective subjects
One compulsory unit, EXSC652 Contemporary Issues in Sports Science is delivered in intensive, on-campus (attendance) mode.
Award requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the schedule of subject offerings.
Exit points
Students may exit with either of the following relevant awards provided they have completed the required units specified within the degree:
Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport
80 cpGraduate Certificate in High Performance Sport
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How to apply
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Entry requirements
This is a restricted degree. Subject enrolment is only available to students admitted into this degree.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:
- hold a Bachelor degree or higher in Exercise Science, Sports Science, Human Movement or a related discipline
AND
have evidence of relevant industry experience;
AND
submit a supporting professional referee's report regarding suitability for this postgraduate program and/or experience in the industry.OR
- hold a Bachelor degree in Exercise Science, Sports Science, Human Movement or a related discipline, with a grade point average of at least 4.8 on the ACU 7 point scale;
AND
submit a supporting professional referee's report regarding suitability for this postgraduate program and/or experience in the industry.OR
- have completed one of the following ACU degrees:
- Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport
- Graduate Certificate in Performance Analysis
- Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport Leadership; or
- Graduate Certificate in Exercise Rehabilitation for Sports Injuries
NOTE: Applicants holding a Bachelor degree (or higher) in a related allied health discipline will be considered, dependent upon specific qualifications and evidence of industry experience.
- hold a Bachelor degree or higher in Exercise Science, Sports Science, Human Movement or a related discipline
Academic IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 (with minimum scores of 6.0 in all tests).
Applicants having completed ACU’s Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of 80 credit points.
Applicants having completed ACU’s Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport, Graduate Certificate in Performance Analysis, Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport Leadership or Graduate Certificate in Exercise Rehabilitation for Sports Injuries will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of 40 credit points.
If you have already studied at university level or have significant relevant work experience, you can apply for credit towards your ACU course. Credited units replace units you would otherwise study, so you can finish your course earlier.
https://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/applying/recognition_of_prior_learning
Study method requirements
The Master of High Performance Sport is designed as a program of structured learning that includes relevant professional practice-related learning, independent research and work integrated learning, as well as the opportunity for an industry based internship.
Fully online with a one-week on-campus intensive component in Melbourne or offshore by arrangement.
Career opportunities
Graduates may seek employment or professional development in roles such as:
- Sports scientist
- High performance manager
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Professional coach
- Fitness coach
- Rehabilitation coach
- Performance analyst
- Fitness advisor
- Sports science manager
Career outlook
- Amusement, Fitness and Sports Centre Managers:
- Unknown average
- Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials:
- $60K to $74K
- Sportspersons:
- Unknown average