Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)

Behind every story of sporting excellence is the often-untold story of skilled planning and strong management.

Throughout the course students will develop a strong working knowledge of management theory and practice.

The course has been co-designed by leading industry professionals and academics to ensure students graduate with relevant and contemporary sport management skills.

With a strong focus on work integrated learning with practical outcomes for industry partners students will be prepared to enter the rapidly growing global industry that is the management of sport.

The course covers aspects of sport from grass roots community levels through to studying high performance sport management at Olympic level.

The degree takes students through the journey of sport from an amateur past time to the evolution of the globalised, commercialised, and professionalised industry that it is today.

Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) (72 credit points) Required - 48 credit points as follows

• CM0014 Core Major in Business (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 18 credit points as follows 11009 - Business Decision Making - 3 cp, Level 1 11011 - Professional Orientation (Business) - 3 cp, Level 1 11172 - Business Research Methods - 3 cp, Level 1 11173 - Professional Evidence (Business) - 3 cp, Level 3 11174 - Introduction to Management - 3 cp, Level 1 11175 - Introduction to Economics - 3 cp, Level 1 Restricted Choice - Must pass 6 credit points from the following 9628 - International Business Study Tour - 3 cp, Level 2 10158 - Business, Government & Law Extended Internship - 6 cp, Level 3 10236 - Business, Government & Law Professional Internship - 12 cp, Level 3 11166 - BGL Internship (Commerce) - 3 cp, Level 3 11167 - BGL Internship (Business and Management) - 3 cp, Level 3 11168 - BGL Internship (Government and Policy) - 3 cp, Level 3 11169 - Organisational Communications, Culture and Change - 3 cp, Level 3 11170 - Business Communication - 3 cp, Level 2 11379 - Social Enterprise - 3 cp, Level 2 Note: Credit Points: Students who want to do more than 6 credit points from this list may count them towards Open Electives. International Exchange: Students may also choose to undertake units at an international institution, subject to approval by the Program Director.
• SM0027 Specialist Major in Sport Management (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 24 credit points as follows 11559 - Principles of Sport Delivery - 3 cp, Level 1 11560 - Stakeholder Engagement in Sport - 3 cp, Level 1 11561 - High Performance Sport Management - 3 cp, Level 2 11562 - Sport Innovation and Program Development - 3 cp, Level 2 11563 - Sport Governance and Policy - 3 cp, Level 2 11564 - Sports Integrity, Ethics and Law - 3 cp, Level 2 11565 - The Commercialisation of Sport - 3 cp, Level 3 11566 - Leadership in Sport - 3 cp, Level 3

Open Electives - 24 credit points from the following

• Must pass 24 credit points from anywhere in the University, as a breadth major, a breadth minor and/or as individual units.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:- Year 12 ATAR- other Australian Qualification- work experience- overseas qualificationWe also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Periods Course is Open to New Admissions

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.

Credit Arrangements

Credit arrangements (if available) for this course can be found on the University's Credit Search website.