Business (Sport Management)
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
Length
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne
Course description
This course aims to give students the broad-ranging knowledge and skills required for professional roles in a rapidly expanding global industry. It provides in-depth theoretical knowledge and develops practical management experience that not only strengthens students' understanding of the industry but enables them to form professional networks.
The curriculum strongly emphasises the role of sport in forming cohesive communities, and sports operations and industry. It includes the highest number of sport-related subjects in a degree of its kind in Australia.
Course structure
Students take eight compulsory subjects in first year, seven compulsory subjects and one elective in second year, and five compulsory subjects and three electives in third year. First-year subjects include Introduction to Sport Business, Leisure and Tourism Marketing, and Leisure Information Systems. Dedicated work placement subjects are available in first semester each year.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Sports governance, sport facility and event management, sport and the media, elite athlete management, marketing and sponsorship, human resource management, finance and economics.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
Apply through VTAC for first-semester entry, or to the University for Mid-Year Entry (visit www.latrobe.edu.au/midyear).
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/future-undergraduatesMiddle Band
Consideration is given to performance in prerequisite studies, Business Studies (any), Mathematics (any), LOTE (any), and to Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) criteria.
Selection
ATAR 65.00 (2011)
Non-Year 12 selection may involve: ENTER/ATAR, Pi form, GPA, STAT Multiple Choice.
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants must complete and submit a VTAC Pi form if they wish other information to be considered during the selection process. This may include information such as work experience or reasons for applying. Applicants may wish to provide other documentation in support of their application.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 & 4: study score of at least 25 in English (ESL) or 20 in any other English.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)
Industry experience
The following types of industry experience are available in this course.
- Workplace experience for academic credit
Career opportunities
Graduates are likely to find extensive opportunities in various fields, including sports administration, sponsorship and marketing, government organisations, apparel and merchandising, and management of major health sporting codes, fitness centres, elite athletes and teams, and major sporting events and venues.
Recent graduates have secured careers across many areas of sport policy and governance, including player management agencies, local government, the AFL and Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, and in all major sporting categories.
Contact information
Faculty of Law and Management
Visit the Faculty website