Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science (Level 6)

Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science (Level 6)

Diploma
12 months
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: NZ$50
Full-time
Intakes: 12 February to 9 November 2018; 9 July 2018 to 21 June 2019
International tuition: NZ$14,000

Program overview

See the website.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • PTE
  • TOEFL PBT
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL iBT
Successful completion of Southern Institute of Technology’s Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science (Level 5) or the equivalent. Language Requirements Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 per cent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having passed an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or one of the following tests of English language competence in accordance with the NZQA rules below: IELTS Test: Academic Score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT): Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT): Score of 60 (with a writing score of 20) University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations: FCE or FCE for schools or CAE or CPE with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill Pearson Test of English Academic: PToE Academic with score of 50 City and Guilds IESOL: B2 Communicator with a score of 66 NZCEL: Level 4 with the Academic endorsement

Career opportunities

Depending on elective choice, graduates can manage sport and recreation services, design and implement physical activity for special population groups (eg. cardiac rehabilitation, back conditions, pregnancy), provide dietary and physical conditioning and analysis and advice to athletes and the general public; provide coaching and sports counselling to athletes to enhance optimum performance; lead and instruct groups in outdoor settings; prepare risk management plans for outdoor activities, as well as develop outdoor activity programmes for special populations (eg. youth at risk, the unemployed, retirees, the tourism industry). Graduates can critique research and write academic assignments. Graduates of this programme may staircase onto further study such as the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise. Graduates can work in management roles in sports and fitness centres, in sport and recreation related retail businesses, as fitness trainers, as coaches and in leadership or assistant leadership roles in outdoor recreation businesses.

Campus location

Invercargill , New Zealand

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