Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) (MGB108.1)
Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) (MGB108.1)
Behind every story of sporting excellence is skilled planning and strong management. Develop the business skills you need to build an exciting career in the sports industry. Designed by leading industry professionals in partnership with academics, this course will help you develop a strong working knowledge of sports management theory…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Behind every story of sporting excellence is skilled planning and strong management. Develop the business skills you need to build an exciting career in the sports industry.
Designed by leading industry professionals in partnership with academics, this course will help you develop a strong working knowledge of sports management theory and how it applies in a real-world setting.
This course explores the evolution of sport and how it became the globalised, commercialised, professionalised industry that it is today. You will focus on all aspects of sports management from community sport, through to Olympic and professional sporting, to gain a broad perspective and understanding of the sector. You will learn essential skills in competition management, promoting inclusion, stakeholder engagement, governance structures, policy development, strategic planning, legal perspectives, market research and leadership.
This course is designed to appeal to students from a range of disciplines reflecting the many industries that interact with the sporting world. You may aspire to be a marketer, urban planner, journalist, business leader, politician, sport scientist, tourism operator, event manager, or any other role that intersects with the business of sport.
Study a Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) and you will :
Establish levels of personal autonomy and accountability associated with the decision-making process.
Combine theory and practice across a range of sport, business, and management studies and examine how they are used in contemporary sport organisations.
Adapt and communicate sport specific knowledge to a variety of health and business-related audiences through critical analysis of stakeholder needs to create positive outcomes.
Learn to, critique, evaluate and apply research to the management of sport organisations and their associated products.
Demonstrate knowledge, skill, understanding, and application of relevant research methods through industry placements and assessment.
Design, apply and evaluate change of practice for improved performance outcomes.
Understand how to apply a range of contemporary approaches to innovate sport organisations and manage organisational change.
Have the opportunity to build professional networks in the sport and recreation sector and learn from an extensive range of industry partners in Canberra and beyond.
Career Opportunities
The Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) provides you with the skills to enter into the sport industry into a wide variety of roles including:
Competition manager
Policy officer
Governance officer
Membership coordinator
Game development officer
Schools and community engagement
Team management
Commercial manager
Sponsorship manager
Integrity officer
You will be equipped to work for government, sport specific organisations, schools, universities, professional sport clubs and more.
Your degree will also equip you to work in many more ‘generic’ management roles in any organisation.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Dynamic and vibrant, the University of Canberra (UC) is based in Canberra, the Australian capital. UC is a university for the professions, dedicated to providing immersive student experiences focused on employability outcomes. It is number one in the ACT for graduate employment and salaries for three years in a row (Good Universities Guide 2019-21), in the top one per cent of universities worldwide (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021) and one of the fastest rising in the world (QS 2021). Its location and its regional connections shape the university’s purpose.
