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Key facts
Duration
Trimester 1 commencing students: 1 year over 3 consecutive trimesters
Trimester 2 commencing students: 1.5 years over 5 consecutive trimesters
Trimester 3 commencing students: 1.5 years over 4 consecutive trimesters
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Key dates
Direct applications to Deakin for Trimester 1 2025 close 16 February 2025
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Course overview
The Master of Applied Sport Science is designed to meet the need for high level sport scientists employed in professional and semi-professional sport and at various institutes of sport. The course is intended to build on prior knowledge and expertise gained at the undergraduate level. This will provide appropriate professional development to underpin career advancement to senior sport scientist positions or transitioning into a sport science research environment.
Graduates will be equipped with the skills necessary to function with a high degree of autonomy, and the knowledge required to implement new initiatives designed to enhance the performance of elite athletes. Master’s graduates will have the skills needed to evaluate such initiatives. Graduates will demonstrate a conceptual understanding that enables the student to critically evaluate current research in Sport Science as well as be able to apply their skills to make a contribution to research in Sport Science.
Graduates will have advanced and integrated knowledge and understanding of sport science. The core units developed specifically for this course will provide a framework by which graduates will develop the skills necessary to integrate the knowledge gained to solve complex and authentic problems drawn from real professional experiences. Assessments will have a strong link to professional practice and emulate work-relevant tasks.
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- Award granted
- Master of Applied Sport Science
- Deakin code
- H707
- Approval status
- This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework.
- Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition
The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9.
Course structure
To complete the Master of Applied Sport Science students must attain 12 credit points.
Core units
Year 1 - Trimester 1
Year 1 - Trimester 2
Year 1 - Trimester 3
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*Students will be able to undertake the research pathway with HSE728 and HSE729 OR the professional pathway with HSE728 and HSE730.
^Unit with on-campus intensive activities delivered at Geelong Waurn Ponds.
Intakes by location
The availability of a course varies across locations and intakes. This means that a course offered in Trimester 1 may not be offered in the same location for Trimester 2 or 3. Check each intake for up-to-date information on when and where you can commence your studies.
Alternative exits
There are two alternative exit points available from H707 Master of Applied Sport Science:
- H507 Graduate Certificate of Applied Sport Science consisting of 4 credit points
- H607 Graduate Diploma of Applied Sport Science consisting of 8 credit points
Workload
As a student in a Cloud (online) course in the Faculty of Health you will be expected to spend at least 11-13 hours per unit every week participating in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals, placements and online interaction via CloudDeakin. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time. Teaching, placements and assessment tasks may take place outside of Deakin University teaching periods.
Work experience
Work integrated learning
For those enrolled in HSE730 Professional Practice a minimum of 220 hours of practical experience in an exercise and sport science work practicum in the final trimester is required.
You have the opportunity to undertake hands-on experience in a variety of sporting environments. These may vary from local, state or national sporting organisations, elite and semi-elite sporting clubs and state and national institutes of sport. The roles can involve sport science, performance analyst, strength and conditioning, and high performance sport management.
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Professional recognition
After completing this course students may meet most of the requirements for accreditation with:
- Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) as a level 1 Sport Scientist
- The International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport as a level 1 Accredited Performance Analyst
Students will need to contact the organisation/s to enquire about their application requirements and process.
Course learning outcomes
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
| Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline Specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply expert and integrated knowledge of sport science to sport performance related problems and contribute to the development of new knowledge through use of appropriate research principles and methods of sport sciences. |
| Communication | Use appropriate modes of communication to interpret, contextualize and transmit evidence based sport science knowledge to specialist and non- specialist audiences. Create, disseminate, and exchange sport science knowledge with a view to inform and effect change at the individual and organisational level. |
| Digital Literacy | Use digital technologies to effectively locate, use, curate and disseminate information and resources relevant to sport science and to connect, engage and share with professional networks and communities. |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse, reflect on and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in sport science. |
| Problem Solving | Investigate complex sports science problems and respond effectively using an evidence-based framework and a range of sources to identify and define problems, locate, analyse and organise information, and generate and evaluate practical solutions, contributing new insights or understanding. |
| Self-management | Employ high level personal responsibility, accountability and autonomy to demonstrate expert judgement, adaptability to new situations and responsibility as a sport scientist. Plan, implement, evaluate and continually adapt strategies to learn and work effectively, autonomously and responsibly. |
| Teamwork | Establish, contribute to and maintain a key role in collaborative and interdisciplinary relationships, with a range of stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes to advance sport sciences across the broad spectrum of contexts. |
| Global Citizenship | Engage in professional and ethical practice that demonstrates a high level of personal autonomy, awareness of, and adaptability to, diverse social, cultural and environmental contexts in sport sciences. |
Master of Applied Sport Science at Deakin
Deakin’s Master of Applied Sport Science is designed in conjunction with industry professionals to meet the need for qualified, high-level sport scientists wanting to work in professional and semi-professional environments.
Footnotes
**Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2021, 2022, 2023
***Plus two, one week intensives
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