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The Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences program has three compulsory residential schools that are offered for first year, second year and third year for the exercise and sport sciences coded courses (ESSC).

The residential schools are presented in a block format that attempt to combine with non-ESSC coded courses to reduce multiple trips to Rockhampton for residential schools. Students completing study in a part-time mode should follow the recommended complimentary course combinations for their first level courses. Attending the residential school in the first year of study will enable students to attend the following year for the second study options (elective courses).  Students selecting second plan study options are advised to look at possible residential schools offered by the program from which these elective courses have been taken. 

RESIDENTIAL 1 (YEAR ONE, TERM ONE):  This residential school is run in association with BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1 and will incorporate course information for the following courses; ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health (term 1); ESSC11004  Study and Research Skills for Health Science (term 1); ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement (term 2).  

* The residential school may be delayed for 12 months - however students are advised that they may have clashes in their residential school timetable requiring multiple trips to Rockhampton.

The Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences program second year compulsory residential school is presented in a block format to reduce multiple trips to Rockhampton. Students are advised to follow the recommended complimentary course combinations for their two year part-time mode of study for the second level courses. Students following the recommended sequence are strongly encouraged to attend residential school during the first year of their part-time study mode for second level courses.

RESIDENTIAL 2 (YEAR TWO, TERM TWO):  This residential school will incorporate course information for the following courses; ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology; ESSC12002 Exercise and Sport Management; ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology; ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics; ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology;  ESSC12008 Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics.

The Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences program third year compulsory residential school is also presented in a block format. Students are advised to follow the recommended complimentary course combinations for their two year part-time mode of study for the third level courses. Students following the recommended sequence are strongly encouraged to attend residential school during the second year of their part-time study mode for third level courses as this will enable students to contribute to the final stage of their learning in a residential school debrief of their work integrated learning courses. Students are advised that some courses such as second plan electives or non-ESSC coded courses may require a separate residential school.

RESIDENTIAL 3 (YEAR THREE, TERM TWO):  This residential school will incorporate course information for the following courses; ESSC13004 Advanced Applied Sport Science; ESSC13002 Advanced Applied Exercise Science.

Compulsory residential schools held in Rockhampton are conducted for these courses taken by external students.  See the Residential School Timetable here.

Note: There are prerequisites for courses offered in the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences (BESS) program that build upon a sequence of prior assumed knowledge from previous courses. Students are advised to take the courses in the pre-defined order thus acquiring the knowledge that will be assumed in the presentation of course material at Advanced Levels. Students will be individually responsible for gaining the assumed entry-level knowledge of any course they elect to take out of sequence. For more information or assessment of prior learning, please contact the specific Course Coordinator.

Students enrolled in the BESS program having a residential school requirement must complete the residential school within 18 months of commencing the course. After this time the result will automatically be changed to AF (Absent Fail).

You can view the Residential School timetable here.

The BACHELOR OF EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES program has a combined residential school for most FIRST LEVEL COURSES.

Students will need to complete a block residential school for:

• ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Science (9th May) 
• BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1 (10th and 11th May)
• ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health (12th May) 
• ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement (13th and 14th May)

The combined residential school requires only one trip to Rockhampton to participate in several first year courses of the degree program (regardless of current enrolment in ESSC coded courses).

Students studying in a PART-TIME mode are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to enrol into the following complimentary course combinations for year one.

Students are advised that some courses such as second plan electives or non-ESSC coded courses may require a separate residential school that is not included in the block residential school above.  

If students are enrolled in one course only, please contact your Head of Program for advice regrading residential schools.  Brendan Humphries b.humphries@cqu.edu.au.

Note: Some second plan courses may require a separate residential school. Some non-ESSC coded courses may require a separate residential school.

The BACHELOR OF EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES program has a combined res school for SECOND LEVEL COURSES.

 Students will need to complete a res school for:

ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology (term 1); ESSC12002 Exercise and Sport Management (term 1); ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology (term 1); ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics (term 1); ESSC12005Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology (term 2); and ESSC12008 Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics (term 2).

The combined residential school requires only one trip to Rockhampton to participate in several second year courses of the degree program (regardless of current enrolment in course). Students studying in a part-time mode are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to enrol into the following complimentary course combinations for year two.

By studying in this sequence students will require only one trip to Rockhampton during their second level courses of study. 

If students are enrolled in one course only, please contact your Head of Program or First Year Coordinator for advice regrading residential schools.  Dr. Brendan Humphries b.humphries@cqu.edu.au. or Dr. Vincent Dalbo v.dalbo@cqu.edu.au

COMBINED RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FOR THIRD YEAR COURSES

Year Three Term Two - This residential school will incorporate course information for the following courses:

• ESSC13004 Advanced Applied Sport Science; and
• ESSC13002 Advanced Applied Exercise Science.

Compulsory residential schools held in Rockhampton are conducted for these courses taken by external students.  See the Residential School Timetable here.

Note: There are prerequisites for courses offered in the Exercise and Sport Sciences program that build upon a sequence of prior assumed knowledge from previous courses. Students are advised to take the courses in the pre-defined order thus acquiring the knowledge that will be assumed in the presentation of course material at Advanced Levels. Students will be individually responsible for gaining the assumed entry-level knowledge of any course they elect to take out of sequence. For more information or assessment of prior learning, please contact the specific Course Coordinator.

Students enrolled in the BESS course having a residential school requirement must complete the residential school within 18 months of commencing the course. After this time the result will automatically be changed to AF (Absent Fail).

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that students have access to the CQUniversity website via internet. Students may be required to undertake various components of study in the program using email and the Internet.

It is strongly recommended that students have access to a broadband connection or higher to access online student resources that would include but not limited to, email, internet, video streaming, electronic assessment submission.

Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies, equivalent in content and depth to the CQUniversity program, have been successfully completed. Students should examine the course synopses in this handbook to determine the courses for which they may be eligible to claim exemption. For more information about credit transfers contact the Program Advisor.

You will also need to complete the form at this link and add this to your application:

Credit Application Form

You can apply for direct credit against CQUniversity courses, if equivalent tertiary level study has been completed. You must supply relevant documentation (study guides, course profiles, etc) to do this. Or, in some programs you can apply for electives outside of CQUniversity range of courses. If your study was undertaken more than 10 years old, you may not be eligible to apply for this as credit.  

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