With Massey’s Bachelor of Sport and Exercise you’ll be equipped with valuable skills to work in the world of health and physical activity.
Get a broad, interdisciplinary understanding of key sport and exercise concepts and knowledge in your first year, then dig deeper by choosing one of three specialist areas in years two and three. As part of your major, you will gain valuable real world experience in our sport and exercise practicum, this will allow you to apply your skills and knowledge and prepare you for entry in to the workforce. You will learn from the best, with many of our staff involved in sport at the highest levels as competitors, coaches, administrators and managers. Our research active academic staff will teach you the most up to date information to help prepare you for the ever changing and expanding world of sport and exercise.
Within your major, you have room for five optional courses. Electives can be taken from any other undergraduate degree programme and many students take electives related to sport and exercise topics, such as sport business, psychology and sport science. Students specialising in Physical Education who plan to go on to secondary school teaching are required to choose electives for a second teaching subject.