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Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management Mid-year entry

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This course provides a comprehensive program where you will develop professional skills to manage and lead activities and events across the sport and outdoor recreation industries. You will receive practical, vocational experience through industry-based placements.

You will have the choice of specialising in Outdoor Recreation, Recreation Management or Sport Management and will study in our state-of-the-art Exercise and Sport Science laboratories.

Course Essentials

How to apply

This course is open for mid-year applications. Applications close on 8 June 2012

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Please note that part-time study may not be available at all campuses.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
School of Sport and Exercise Science

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Careers

Career opportunities available to graduates include:

  • camp manager
  • event/venue/facilities manager
  • recreation planner/leader/consultant
  • leisure service manager
  • media manager
  • policy administrator in various sectors of the sport and recreation industries that manage, coordinate or deliver sport and recreation services.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

Julie Pember

Sport and Recreation Graduate

Business owner, entrepreneurial trainer and professional coach

“What drew me to VU...

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Study pathways

There are recognised study pathways for this course. You may be able to complete your course faster by getting credit for previous study.

VU TAFE to undergraduate

You can get credit in the (ABSR) if you have studied one of these TAFE courses at VU:

Diploma of Fitness

  • You may get up to half a year of credit.

Diploma of Fitness

  • You may get up to a year of credit.

Diploma of Fitness

  • You may get up to half a year of credit.

Diploma of Sport and Recreation

  • You may get up to half a year of credit.

Diploma of Sport and Recreation

  • You may get up to a year of credit.

Diploma of Sport and Recreation

  • You may get up to half a year of credit.

Diploma of Sport (Development)

  • You may get up to half a year of credit.

Diploma of Sport (Development)

  • You may get up to a year of credit.

Diploma of Sport (Development)

  • You may get up to half a year of credit.

Diploma of Sport (Coaching)

  • You may get up to a year of credit.

To find out more about the pathways available for this course, please contact the School of Sport and Exercise Science

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

Get credit for your work, study and life experience through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.

Find out more about Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Graduate faster

If you've done previous study related to this course, you may be awarded credit. This means you can graduate in less time.

Completing this course also gives you a head-start on other at VU courses at a higher level of study.

We also award credit for relevant work and life experience. This is called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

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Course Objectives

The objectives, to be achieved through self-engagement in learning, include:

  • an understanding and appreciation of the nature, role and significance of sport and recreation for individuals and social groups in its differing social, political and economic contexts;
  • generic understandings and skills that enable professional effectiveness in sport and recreation settings (eg. oral and written communication, self-reliance, teamwork, research);
  • a knowledge of the functions of sport and recreation managers in a range of sport and recreation management roles that are suitable for application in a variety of sport and recreation service organisations (professional sport and recreation clubs, state and national sport and recreation agencies, leisure centres, stadiums and facilities, community service organisations, outdoor recreation service providers, all levels of government sport and recreation services, commercial sport and recreation services, and sports management consultancies);
  • understanding and application of management skills (planning, human resource management, marketing, financial control, performance evaluation) to sport and recreation services;
  • an understanding of leadership functions and the possession of a range of leadership skills that can be applied in sport and recreation delivery and facilitation;
  • a practical understanding of the ongoing and project tasks and problems associated with leading and facilitating sport and recreation opportunities and managing sport and recreational organisations; and
  • an understanding of, and commitment to, the benefits of quality sport and recreation and to the professional standards required in the provision of sport and recreational services. To achieve these objectives and produce 'job ready' graduates appropriate work integrated learning experiences and associated assessment will be incorporated in new and existing units of study.

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Units and electives

Sport Management Stream

Year 1 Semester 1

plus Sport elective 1

Year 1 Semester 2

Year 2 Semester 1

plus Sport elective 2

Year 2 Semester 2

plus Sport elective 3

Year 3 Semester 1

plus Sport elective 4

plus Sport elective 5

Year 3 Semester 2

plus Sport elective 6

Elective options for Sport Management students

Sport Management major students need to choose one elective unit as part of their enrolment in the first semester of their course. Students need to add one elective to their enrolment for semester 1. Although electives can be any unit that a student wants to choose, the following electives have been designed to fit in your timetable

Suggested electives:

Outdoor Recreation Stream

Year 1 Semester 1

Year 1 Semester 2

Year 2 Semester 1

plus Elective 1

plus Elective 2

Year 2 Semester 2

plus Elective 3

Year 3 Semester 1

plus Elective 4

Year 3 Semester 2

plus Elective 5

plus Elective 6

Recreation Management Stream

Year 1 Semester 1

Year 1 Semester 2

Year 2 Semester 1

plus Sport elective 1

Year 2 Semester 2

plus Sport elective 2

Year 3 Semester 1

plus Sport elective 3

Year 3 Semester 2

plus Sport elective 4

plus Sport elective 5

Students must complete 288 credit points to graduate.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • TAFE: VET applicants will be considered and pathways are available from a range of VET courses.
  • Year 12: VCE with minimum study score of 20 in English units 3 and 4 (any) or equivalent.
  • International: Completion of a secondary school qualification equivalent to Australia's year 12 or VCE qualification. IELTS minimum 6.0 (no band less than 6) or equivalent.
  • Mature: Applicants with relevant work, education and/or community experience may be considered on the basis of equivalence.
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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 8 June 2012.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Complete the Higher education direct entry application form.
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

Details about extra requirements are available from the Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development.

You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

  • Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development Student Centre
    Phone: +61 3 9919 4409
    Email:  aehdcourses@vu.edu.au
  • Course Coordinator
    Zhu Zhang
    Phone: +61 3 9919 4428
    Email: zhu.zhang@vu.edu.au
  • Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
  • Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

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