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In 2014, Part I (first year) units will be introduced with Part II (second year and higher) units becoming available in subsequent years. Detailed information about Part II will be available here from mid-2014.

Find out more about our new degrees, or to get in touch and ask us what this means for you head to AskMurdoch. Continuing students can still access information for degrees commencing 2013 and prior in the Course Handbook.

Movement Science

Sport and in particular Exercise science is a growing discipline within Australia and worldwide. Movement science focuses on the sub disciplines of biomechanics and motor control. Students will develop knowledge and skills that will allow them to assess and improve the movement of both athletes and individuals with neuromuscular skeletal diseases.

Why choose Movement Science?

The range of workplace settings include: university sport science labs; academies of sport; institutes of sport; professional and amateur sporting clubs.

Students who complete both this major and Sport and Health Science will be eligible to apply for membership with Exercise and Sports Science Australia as an Exercise Scientist.

As a Murdoch Bachelor of Science undergraduate you will learn a scientific discipline and develop the knowledge and skills needed to work as a science graduate. Murdoch's Bachelor of Science is a flexible degree which gives you the opportunity to build deep understanding and practical experience as well as to supplement your studies by engaging with industry and the community on relevant problems. You can even undertake studies through another Murdoch School to broaden your understanding of the way in which science operates in relation to social, business, health and policy environments. Science graduates demonstrate a broad range of professional, problem solving and personal skills which are widely sought by employers. In combination with a well-rounded scientific knowledge base, graduates have the opportunity to pursue world-wide employment in a specific field, undertake further studies or pursue a research career.