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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

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

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
College 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
  • sports marketing
  • 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.

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A passion for sport

As an obsessive sport participant and sport follower, Tyson Zeinstra knew he had to study something in the sport industry.

"Studying sport, and in...

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With further experience or postgraduate studies, careers may include:

  • Management level positions in industry or government
  • Athlete/Agent Manager
  • Manager Governing Body CEO
  • Sport Manager
  • Sport Public Relations Manager
  • Sport Policy Director
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Study pathways

Transferring to VU

You can get credit in the Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management (ABSR) for study you have done at other universities. We have formal credit transfer arrangements for this course with the following universities

Sports Education and Development Australia (SEDA)

  • If you studied the Diploma of Sport Development you may get up to half a year of credit.

Sports Education and Development Australia (SEDA)

  • If you studied the Diploma of Sport Development you may get up to a year of credit.

Sports Education and Development Australia (SEDA)

  • If you studied the Diploma of Sport Development you may get up to a year of credit.

To find out more about the pathways available for this course, please contact the .

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

Graduates of this course will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding and appreciation of the nature, role and significance of sport and recreation for individuals and social groups in their differing social, political and economic contexts;
  2. Employ a broad range of oral, written, self-reliance, teamwork and research skills to enable professional effectiveness in sport and recreation settings;
  3. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the functions of sport and recreation managers across a range of sport and recreation management roles;
  4. Apply a breadth of management skills including planning, human resource management, marketing, financial control and performance evaluation to sport and recreation services;
  5. Use a variety of leadership skills, including initiative, judgement, and problem-solving in sport and recreation delivery and facilitation;
  6. Apply 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;
  7. Demonstrate 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.
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Units and electives

Students must complete 288 credit points to graduate.

Sport 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

plus Sport elective 3

Year 3 Semester 1

plus Sport elective 4

plus Sport elective 5

Year 3 Semester 2

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

Year 2 Semester 2

plus Elective 2

plus Elective 3

Year 3 Semester 1

plus Elective 4

Year 3 Semester 2

plus Elective 5

Recreation Management Stream

Year 1 Semester 1

Year 1 Semester 2

Year 2 Semester 1

Year 2 Semester 2

plus Sport elective 1

plus Sport elective 2

Year 3 Semester 1

plus Sport elective 3

Year 3 Semester 2

plus Sport elective 4

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.

English language requirements

Find out if you meet the entry requirements, including English language and academic requirements.

Admission requirements in your country

Find out if you meet the minimum academic (international qualification) requirements to be eligible to apply for this course by reviewing the academic entry requirements listed by country.
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How to apply for this course

Apply online

If you have questions about your application, you can:

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 1164

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Information and fees listed above are for non-resident students starting the course in 2013. Fees are subject to approval and may change. In some courses students must buy equipment or clothing that they will need in the course. These equipment or clothing costs are not included in the course fees listed above and we recommend you seek advice from the relevant faculty.

VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this course information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that course information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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