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Study Postgraduate Sport Science at AUT University
This page has the postgraduate sport papers and qualifications (courses) that you can study at AUT University. View links to paper descriptions and outlines of each degree or qualification.
Your postgraduate study options
AUT is leading postgraduate and research in New Zealand in the diverse area of Sport and Recreation. We offer you a range of postgraduate and research opportunities, ranging from a postgraduate Certificate, right through to our world recognised doctoral degrees. Choose from the study options below:
Sport and Exercise
We will provide you with the critical understanding and appreciation of sport and exercise, integrating knowledge of specific science, evidence-based practice, and relevant theoretical concepts of physical conditioning, coaching, or sports management. Click here to see your study options.
Specialities include:
Sport & Exercise
- Strength and conditioning
- Sports injury
- Sports kinesiology
- Applied exercise physiology
- Sports nutrition
- Sports research design and analysis
Sport management
- Governance
- Marketing
- Events
- Facilities
Coaching
- Pedagogy
- Skill acquistion
- Sport psychology
- Sociology of sport coaching
- Coaching philosophies
- Community and high performance coaching
- Athlete centred coaching
Outdoors
- New Zealand outdoor education history
- The duality of risk in adventure
- Expeditioning
- Outdoor leadership
- Arousal, anxiety and learning: kayaking
- Technical rope work
- White water rescue
Physical Activity and Nutrition
This specialisation (under the Health programme) combines research and taught papers that focus on studying factors that affect community health and promote healthy living in the general population. Examples of study in this area include promoting physical activity, making healthy lifestyle choices and educating populations about healthy nutrition. Click here to see your study options.
Specialities include:
- Obesity and lifestyle diseases
- Wellbeing (physical and mental)
- Sedentary behaviour
- Workplace health
- Independent mobility (free range kids)
Masters and Doctoral study options
The MPhil is a research-only degree, which culminates in a thesis and provides a pathway to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.
The Doctor of Health Science is designed for health professionals with at least five years professional experience, and who wish to broaden their professional practice competency and expertise. It comprises papers and a research topic, which culminates in a thesis.
The PhD is the highest supervised degree that AUT offers. It is a research-only degree, which culminates in a thesis. The qualification requires the student to carry out research in a sustained investigation and which contributes to the knowledge of a specialist area. Students can start a PhD at any time.
Sport and Recreation Management
These programmes combine sport and business study. Programmes are varying lengths and there are research and course work study options, providing you the flexibility of completing study in the faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences or the faculty of Business. Click here to see your study options.
You can also download an overview of the academic Sport and Recreation Management staff.