The Sport and Movement Science Program at Victoria University (VU) sits within the College of Sport, Health and Engineering.

With an international reputation for excellence that has seen us ranked no. 7 in the world for sport science (ShanghaiRankings 2022), we offer our students world-class opportunities.

Studying with us, you will have access to our $68 million teaching and research facility at Footscray Park Campus, with labs for exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning and skilled performance. You'll also benefit from high-tech recreational sport and fitness facilities, and our exercise physiology clinic where you can practise your skills with real clients.

We are responsible for supporting and guiding students studying exercise science, fitness, osteopathy, performance analysis and physiotherapy.

Industry partnerships

When you study sport and movement science at Victoria University, you benefit from our extensive, long-established partnerships with professional and community sporting bodies and healthcare providers.

We have built relationships with an extensive network of 200+ professional sporting bodies and employers. We work closely with them to help you develop into an industry-ready graduate equipped with the skills and experience to meet our partners' workforce needs.

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Courses we offer

We offer one of Australia's widest wide ranges of sport courses. Browse our study areas to find the course of your dreams.

Women in sport

We are committed to ensuring there are no boundaries for women and girls in sport. We're advancing girls and women in sport and physical activity by:

  • strengthening industry alignment and collaboration
  • creating research insights and translation
  • providing innovative curriculum to strengthen career pathways
  • advancing workforce development.

In 2019, Professor Clare Hanlon was appointed as the inaugural Susan Alberti Women in Sport Chair. The Chair's role is to advance women in sport by strengthening sector alignment and collaboration, facilitating research insights to enhance decision making and advocating for career pathways for women in sport through our innovative curriculum design.

Our people

Program head: Associate Professor Jacqueline Williams

Discipline leads:

Discipline

Staff

Contact

Osteopathy

Kate Blackmore

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Osteopathy

Emma Fitzgerald

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Osteopathy

Gary Fryer

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Osteopathy

Edwina Gotz

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Osteopathy

Jim Kiatos

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Osteopathy

Amy Lawton

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Osteopathy

Patrick Mclaughlin

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Osteopathy

Brenda Medew

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Osteopathy

Douglas Wong

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Osteopathy

Breanna Wright

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Osteopathy

Prue Florentine

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Osteopathy

Katherine Ellet

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Discipline

Staff

Contact

Physiotherapy

Andisheh Bastani Jahromi

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Physiotherapy

Rees Thomas

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Physiotherapy

Youci Tang

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Discipline

Staff

Contact

Sport and Exercise Science

Kevin Ball

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Sport and Exercise Science

Sarah Bates

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Sport and Exercise Science

Andrew Dawson

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Sport and Exercise Science

George Elias

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Sport and Exercise Science

William Hopkins

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Sport and Exercise Science

Matthew Clarkson

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Sport and Exercise Science

Itamar Levinger

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Sport and Exercise Science

Chris Mesagno

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Sport and Exercise Science

Andre Nelson

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Sport and Exercise Science

Ian Neville

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Sport and Exercise Science

Aaron Petersen

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Sport and Exercise Science

Fabio Serpiello

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Sport and Exercise Science

Ramon Spaaij

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Sport and Exercise Science

Alice Sweeting

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Sport and Exercise Science

Mary Woessner

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Sport and Exercise Science

Jacqueline Williams

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Sport and Exercise Science

Brent McDonald

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Sport and Exercise Science

James Zois

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Sport and Exercise Science

Danilo Mangiameli

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Sport and Exercise Science

Fiona McLachlan

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Sport and Exercise Science

Liam Nettheim

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Sport and Exercise Science

Mick Lo

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Sport and Exercise Science

Michael Spittle

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Course & unit advice

To get information specific to your course in this program area, contact a Course and Unit Adviser (CUA).

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