Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
Course summary for current students
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G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Melbourne Burwood Campus, Off campus |
| Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Deakin course code | M391 |
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Course sub-headings
Course overview
Deakin’s Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) is designed to provide students with skills to work in the business of sport, in all its manifestations, including professional sport, national and state sporting organisations and community sport. The course covers the financial, promotional, managerial, legal and other aspects of sport as a business, providing the skills required to work in areas such as managing organisations that conduct sporting competitions and major events, community programs that encourage participation in sport, and organisations that support sporting competitions such as sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, sports promoters, facility designers and managers, and player managers and agents.
The ability to apply management and marketing theories and business principles generally within a leisure framework is a core feature of the degree.
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 course consists of 24 unit credit points, including 17 credit points of core units. The core units comprise 8 credit points of sport management units and 9 credit points of business units. The 7 credit points of elective units enable students to complete a major sequence of their choice.
No more than ten credit points may be taken at Level 1.
At least six credit points must be taken at Level 3, of which four must be Faculty of Business and Law units course grouped to a Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate degree.
Course structure
Sport Management Core Units
| MLC310 | Sport and the Law (B, X) |
| MMS100 | Sport Organisation (B, ONLINE) |
| MMS101 | Sport in Society (B, ONLINE) |
| MMS202 | Management of Sport Performance (B, ONLINE) |
| MMS306 | Sport Management Practicum (B, ONLINE) |
| MMS307 | Sport Facility and Event Management (B, ONLINE) |
| MMS308 | Sport Marketing (B, ONLINE) |
| MMS313 | Sport Leadership and Governance (B, ONLINE) |
Business Core Units
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making (B, S, W, X) |
| MAE101 | Economic Principles (B, S, W, X) |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance (B, S, W, X) |
| MCA010 | Communication for Academic Studies (ONLINE) |
| MIS101 | Business Information Systems (B, S, W, X) |
| MIS171 | Business Analytics (B, S, W, X) |
| MLC101 | Business Law (B, S, W, X) |
| MMH299 | Business Communication (B, S, W, ONLINE) |
| MMK277 | Marketing Management (B, S, W, ONLINE) |
| MMM132 | Management (B, S, W, ONLINE) |
Elective Units
The 7 credit points of elective units enable students to complete a major sequence of their choice, or students may choose any units offered by the University or from the elective units listed below.
| MMS314 | Planning for Sport Policy and Development (B) |
