Course details

Bachelor of Sport, Exercise and Health
NZQF Level 7

About the course

Turn your passion for sport into a rewarding career and create positive change with the Bachelor of Sport, Exercise and Health.

You’ll explore the role sport, exercise and healthy living play in addressing global challenges, and will be able to create sustainable solutions to improve the wellbeing of people and communities. Our courses honour mātauranga Māori and Te Tiriti O Waitangi, and will help you develop a sound understanding of sport, movement, leadership, physical education, health and exercise science.

With access to world-class sport facilities, high achieving academic staff and valuable workplace experience with one of our industry partners, you’ll be ready to start your career running. Because this is a highly flexible degree, you can even complement sport with other subjects you’re passionate about, from event management to journalism.

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

If you have New Zealand qualifications

If you have qualifications from another country

International student entry requirements

Useful New Zealand school subjects

Art History, Classical Studies, Drama, English, Geography, Health Education, History, Media Studies, Social Studies and either Physical Education or a subject from Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Physics, Science or Calculus, Mathematics, Statistics

English language requirements

  • IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with all bands 5.5 or higher; or equivalent

English language requirements

Don’t meet the entry requirements?

Consider starting with our Certificate in Sport and Recreation.

Certificate in Sport and Recreation

About the provider


University should feel like a place you belong – and a place that prepares you for what comes next.


In the heart of Auckland, one of the world’s most connected cities, you’ll study alongside people from more than 100 countries across three modern campuses. Different perspectives aren’t an add-on here – they’re part of everyday life.


Learning at AUT is hands-on from day one. You’ll work on real projects, tackle real challenges and learn how your knowledge holds up beyond the classroom. That’s how confidence grows – through experience, not theory alone.


Our programmes are shaped with industry and global partners, so what you’re learning stays relevant and grounded in the real world. It’s also why our graduates are in demand, in New Zealand and around the world.


If you’re looking for a university that backs your ambition, values who you are and helps you turn knowledge into action, you’ll fit in here.


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