This double degree in Sport and Recreation Management and Business will give you a sound knowledge and critical appreciation of the structure and practices of the Australian sport and recreation industry .

You'll understand business principles, personalise your learning and gain valuable experience in the workplace and community.

You will graduate with a double degree and can choose to specialise in Outdoor Recreation, Recreation Management or Sport Management with a specialised business discipline:

• Accounting
• Banking and Finance
• Event Management
• Financial Planning
• Human Resource Management
• Management
• Marketing
• Retail Commerce
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship

• Location:
  Footscray Park
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
• School:
  School of Sport and Exercise Science
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  ABSS
• Duration:
  4 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
  Click here for the international version of this course

How to apply

Graduates will be prepared to undertake professional responsibilities for both sport and recreation agencies as well as general business operations. Graduates will find work as

• managers
• administrators in professional sport and recreation clubs
• state and national sport and recreation agencie
• leisure centres
• stadiums and facilities
• community service organisations
• all levels of government sport and recreation services
• commercial sport and recreation services
• sports management consultancies,
• a wide range of occupations in professional settings including private corporations, professional service firms, the public service and community sector.

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

The Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management / Bachelor of Business aims to produce graduates with:

• a sound knowledge of the structure and practices of the Australian sport and recreation industry;
• a range of vocational skills that can be used to manage and market a variety of sport and recreation organisations and meet the needs of members, players, staff, sponsors and other significant stakeholders;
• an ability to work independently, ethically and professionally in sporting clubs, state and national sporting and recreation agencies, leisure centres, sport stadium and major events facilities, community service organisations and sport management consultancies;
• an ability to adapt to the changing needs of the sport and recreation industry, commerce and community;
• the ability to take a leadership role in promoting institutional and social change with social justice initiatives;
• skills in business that can be applied in a diversity of service delivery settings, especially the sport and recreation industry;
• a sound education in the principles and practice of a business specialisation by providing a comprehensive overview of relevant issues, methodologies, and techniques within the context of the Australian and/or international business environments;
• the professional and academic skills required to work in a variety of sport and recreation and/or commercial or business settings.

• Introduction to Sport and Recreation

  Unit code

  AHS1100

  Credits

  12

• Sport History and Culture

  Unit code

  AHS1111

  Credits

  12

• Introduction to Marketing

  Unit code

  BHO1171

  Credits

  12

• Business Law

  Unit code

  BLO1105

  Credits

  12

• Sport and the Media

  Unit code

  AHS7045

  Credits

  12

• Information Systems for Business

  Unit code

  BCO1102

  Credits

  12

• Business Statistics

  Unit code

  BEO1106

  Credits

  12

• Professional Development 1 - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

  Unit code

  BFP1100

  Credits

  12

• Sport and Recreation Management

  Unit code

  AHS1200

  Credits

  12

• Sport and Recreation Career Development 1

  Unit code

  AHS1207

  Credits

  12

• Accounting for Decision Making

  Unit code

  BAO1101

  Credits

  12

• Management and Organisation Behaviour

  Unit code

  BMO1102

  Credits

  12

• Sport, Leisure and Society

  Unit code

  AHS1107

  Credits

  12

• Sport Sponsorship

  Unit code

  AHS2111

  Credits

  12

• Legal Issues in Sport and Recreation

  Unit code

  AHS3503

  Credits

  12

• Economic Principles

  Unit code

  BEO1105

  Credits

  12

• Sport and Recreation Facility Management

  Unit code

  AHS3114

  Credits

  12

• Professional Development 2 - Analysis and Strategy

  Unit code

  BFP2100

  Credits

  12

• Ethics and Social Policy in Sport

  Unit code

  AHS3113

  Credits

  12

• Event Management in Sport and Recreation

  Unit code

  AHS2300

  Credits

  12

• Sport Recreation and Sustainability

  Unit code

  AHS3505

  Credits

  12

• Sport and Recreation Career Development

  Unit code

  AHS3600

  Credits

  12

• Sport Industry Development Program

  Unit code

  AHS7058

  Credits

  12

** Event Management students
Students who choose to study the Event Management specialisation must undertake a semester of compulsory industry experience (this will extend the degree by one semester). Students enrol in the unit BBB3100 Business Integrated Learning in the industry experience semester. They do not enrol in BFP2100 Professional Development 2 - Analysis and Strategy.

• Accounting

  Unit code

  BSPACC

• Banking and Finance

  Unit code

  BSPBAF

• Event Management

  Unit code

  BSPEVM

• Financial Planning

  Unit code

  BSPFIP

• Human Resource Management

  Unit code

  BSPHRM

• International Business

  Unit code

  BSPIBU

• International Trade

  Unit code

  BSPITR

• Management

  Unit code

  BSPMAN

• Marketing

  Unit code

  BSPMAR

• Music Industry

  Unit code

  BSPMUI

• Retail Commerce

  Unit code

  BSPREC

• Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Unit code

  BSPSBE

• Supply Chain and Logistics Management

  Unit code

  BSPSCM

To graduate, students must successfully complete:

• 14 core sport and recreation units
• 2 sport electives
• 9 core business units
• 7 units selected from one of the 13 business specialisations listed below

Business specialisations:

1. Accounting
2. Banking and Finance
3. Event Management **
4. Financial Planning
5. Human Resource Management
6. International Business
7. International Trade
8. Management
9. Marketing
10. Music Industry
11. Retail Commerce
12. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
13. Supply Chain and Logistics Management.

• TAFE: Applicants with relevant VET study may be considered.
• 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.