Bachelor of Sport Development
Course summary for current students
Course sub-headings
Course overview
The Bachelor of Sport Development focuses on the development of sport (i.e. sports systems and planning for participation), and development through sport (building social capital and cohesion in communities through sport). The course draws on three streams of study: sport management and marketing; coaching; and exercise and sport science.
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
The Bachelor of Sport Development requires the completion of 24 credit points comprising 10 credit points of Business and Law units, 10 credit points of Faculty of Health units and 4 credit points of elective units.
Students must also complete the 0 credit core point unit MCA010 Communication for Academic Studies.
Course structure
Year 1
Trimester 1
| MCA010 | Communication for Academic Studies * |
| HSE105 | Principles of Sport Coaching |
| MMM240 | Organisational Behaviour |
| HSE010 | Exercise and Sport Laboratory Safety |
*MCA010 Communication for Academic Skills is a 0 credit point stand alone unit to be completed by all students
Trimester 2
| HBS109 | Human Structure and Function |
Plus one HBS/HSE elective
Year 2
Trimester 1
| HSE205 | Advanced Sport Coaching Theory and Practice |
| MMK393 | Integrated Marketing Communications |
Trimester 2
| HSE204 | Motor Learning and Development |
Plus one Business and Law elective
Year 3
Trimester 1
| HSE301 | Principles of Exercise Prescription |
| HSE305 | Issues in Sport Coaching |
| MMS307 | Sport Facility and Event Management |
Plus one HBS/HSE elective
Trimester 2
| HSE321 | Sport Coaching and Development Practicum |
| MMS314 | Planning for Sport Policy and Development |
Plus one Business and Law elective
Recommended HBS/HPS and HSE electives -
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data |
| HPS121 | Psychology B: Individual and Social Development |
| HSE102 | Functional Human Anatomy |
| HSE106 | Introduction to Sport Coaching Practice |
| HSE309 | Behavioural Aspects of Sport and Exercise |
Other general elective units
| SHD201 | Creating Sustainable Futures |
| SHD301 | Creating Sustainable Futures |
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