Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Wellness) (Level 7)

If you are passionate about using exercise to bring about positive change in the health and well-being of individuals and communities, the UCOL | Te Pūkenga Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Wellness) will provide you with specialist knowledge and skills to enable you to have a direct impact on:

• Diabetes prevention, obesity, corporate wellness, aged care and mental health management;
• Strength and conditioning for high-performance and aspiring athletes; 
• Organising physical activity participation for community members and groups.

You'll progressively gain competencies and confidence to identify, plan, implement, evaluate and report on the impact of structured physical-activity opportunities and services delivered to clientele within your community.

Contextualised learning
Different from other degree programmes, you'll learn fundamental knowledge and skills in context. So, rather than just learning the theory in a foundation course, then build on it with practical knowledge, you'll learn the knowledge and gain the skills together.

To further build on this, you'll be provided with many opportunities to apply your knowledge in supervised training environments. Firstly working one-on-one, with apparently healthy clients, then with groups, and then clients/communities requiring specialised programming needs (both in the sports, active-recreation and clinical health area). Thereafter, students have opportunities to confirm their elected major and develop skills as an independent practitioner or project manager.

Majors
Although students will elect a major at the start of their degree, the first two years have been designed to give students a 'taste' of all the majors. Before starting their final year of study, students can confirm or change to one of the majors that suits their career plans the best:

• Physical Health and Wellness
• Strength and Conditioning
• Sport and Recreation Management

Practical experience
This degree comprises a large practicum component designed to create work-ready graduates as follows:

• First year - 100 hours
• Second year -  120 hours
• Third year - 360 hours