OVERVIEW
Make your mark behind the scenes in the dynamic sport industry through Deakin's Bachelor of Business (Sport Management). Develop the skills required to manage sport organisations, coordinate sporting competitions and major events, and work in community-based sporting programs. Learn how to manage the business side of sport with specialised training in sport marketing, finance, management and law, so you can thrive in increasingly professionalised sporting organisations. You can also expand on your business expertise by completing a complementary business major.
You will gain access to unique opportunities with leading clubs and organisations. Our partnerships with the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), Australian Football League (AFL), Swimming Australia, Deakin Melbourne Boomers, Netball Victoria, and many more, will open the door to exciting placement experiences that connect you with the best athletes, managers and administrators in sport.
COURSE STRUCTURE
To complete the Bachelor of Business (Sport Management), students must attain a total of 24 credit points plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, MAI010 Academic Integrity Module. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake 2 trimesters each year.
- 16 credit points of core units (8 credit points of sport management units and 8 credit points of business units)
- completion of DAI001 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory module)
- 8 credit points of elective units selected from Level 2 and above undergraduate units offered by the University, subject to eligibility (the 8 credit points of electives may include a major sequence)
- Level 1 - no more than 10 credit points
- Level 3 - at least 6 credit points (4 credit points must be course grouped to a Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate degree)
The professionalisation of sport in Australia and globally – especially women’s and junior sport – has opened the door to exciting new roles and pathways. Career opportunities include:
- advertisement and sponsorship consultant
- commercial partnership administrator
- competitions coordinator
- corporate partnerships coordinator
- event operations coordinator
- facility manager
- media and marketing manager
- player agent
- professional players’ manager
- public relations officer
- sport analyst
- sport management consultant
- ticketing and engagement coordinator.
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
- Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities
- ? Communication
- Digital literacy
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Self-management
- Teamwork
- Global citizenship
