Bachelor of Sport Development
2023 Deakin University Handbook
Year | 2023 course information |
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Award granted | Bachelor of Sport Development |
Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2023. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
Online | No |
Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
CRICOS course code | 058665B Burwood (Melbourne) |
Deakin course code | M320 |
Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
Course overview
With Deakin's Bachelor of Sport Development, you’ ll examine the science of coaching as well as practical methods of encouraging health and wellbeing through participation and performance in sport. Explore sport pathways and coaching, as well as the marketing and management of sport, and turn your lifelong passion into a rewarding career.
Deakin is the 6th-ranked university in the world for sport-related subjects^, largely due to our leading academics, industry connections, facilities and practical approach to learning. State-of-the-art sports precincts combined with a long list of sports partners – including the Geelong Cats, Netball Australia, Nike Australia, the Melbourne Boomers and Cricket Victoria
– mean you’ll be studying in elite environments, both on and off campus. With over 200 hours of work placement, you can work alongside established professionals in sport while building industry experience that will prepare you for your future career.
Want to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through sport?
If you are considering a degree in sport development, sport has likely had a positive impact on your life. With a Bachelor of Sport Development, you can enter a career that is all about ensuring current and future generations experience the benefits of sport, just like you. You will develop sport programs that improve health and social outcomes, and harness sport’s capacity to bring people together in times of need. In particular, you’ll learn how sport can be used as a powerful tool to rebuild and re-energise communities that have suffered inequality or social challenges.
The study areas you’ll cover are relevant to the needs of the industry and give you a deep understanding of:
- sport systems
- programs and pathways
- contemporary health and community development approaches
- the organisation, management and governance of sport organisations.
Looking for a career that takes you out of the stands and onto the field? The course also trains you in skills related to athlete development and on-field performance. Get practical experience developing coaching programs and sport development philosophies and discover what it takes to prepare individuals and teams for game day.
Your studies will be enriched with real-world experience, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to apply your skills outside of the classroom.
^University Rankings
Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Deakin Business School is in the top 1% of business schools globally by holding both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. These prestigious accreditations are awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing improvement and innovation in their courses, ensuring our graduates are employable worldwide.
Career opportunities
This course will prepare you for roles in coaching, the leisure industry, and sports science and in the field of community sports development.
Career opportunities include:
- Community sports development officer
- Community engagement officer
- Club development officer
- Sport and recreation officer/manager
- Sport program development officer
- Participation coordinator/manager
- Sports coach
- Sport development officer
- Sport governance official
- Sport policy officer.
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year, the units you choose and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. Further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods is available on our Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
Graduate Learning Outcome | Course Learning Outcome |
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate core knowledge of the distinction between the development of and through sport by analysis and application of theory in sport development, coaching, and allied disciplines in order to provide effective management in the development and delivery of sport |
Communication | Develop written, oral and visual communication skills around complex concepts for diverse stakeholders with interests in sport development and coaching including organisations in government and corporate sectors, and those involved in delivery of sport at community through to elite settings |
Digital literacy | Select and use a range of digital technologies in appropriate ways to manage and disseminate relevant information to stakeholders engaged in sport development and coaching |
Critical thinking | Demonstrate the ability to exercise reasoned judgement and reflection in relation to managing sport development and coaching |
Problem solving | Identify and address issues, formulate solutions related to the development and design of sport policy, systems, pathways and practices to implement efficient strategic and operational outcomes for enhancing the development of and through sport |
Self management | Demonstrate skills to work independently and take responsibility for continuing professional development |
Teamwork | Constructively engage in teams to contribute to collaborative outcomes and be able to take on roles towards demonstration of sound management of sport development and coaching |
Global citizenship | Engage as a professional in the sport industry with the skills that are applicable to a variety of contexts (sport science, coaching, sport management) and issues (global, social, ethical, cultural) in the development of and through sport |
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Sport Development, students must attain a total of 22 core units (11 units from Business and Law and 11 units from Health), 2 elective units (1 unit from Business and Law and 1 unit from Health), plus completion of the 0-credit point module, MAI010 Academic Integrity Module and unit, HSE010 Exercise and Sport Laboratory Safety. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake 2 trimesters each year.
To complete the course you must include:-
- completion of MAI010 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory module)
- completion of HSE010 Exercise and Sport Laboratory Safety (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- 3 credit points of Foundation for Sport Development units
- 6 credit points of Sport Organisation Development units
- 5 credit points of Coaching units
- 6 credit points of Community Development units
- 2 credit points of Practicum units
- 2 credit points of elective units (one from Business and Law and one from Health)
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point units
To be completed in the first trimester of study:
MAI010 | Academic Integrity Module |
HSE010 | Exercise and Sport Laboratory Safety |
Core Units
Foundation for Sport Development units:MMM111 | Managing Self and Influencing Others |
MMS100 | Sport Organisation |
MMS201 | Sport in Society |
Sport Organisation Development units:
MAA104 | Financial Literacy |
MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
MMM240 | Organisational Behaviour |
MMS307 | Sport Facility and Event Management |
MMS308 | Sport Marketing |
MMS314 | Planning for Sport Policy and Development (Capstone) |
Coaching units:
HSE105 | Principles of Sport Coaching |
HSE204 | Motor Learning and Development |
HSE205 | Advanced Sport Coaching Theory and Practice |
HSE305 | Issues in Sport Coaching |
MMS202 | Managing High Performance Sport |
Community Development units:
HSE111 | Physical Activity and Exercise for Health |
HSE112 | Pathways in the Physical Activity, Exercise and Health Industry |
HSE212 | Physical Activity Promotion and Evaluation |
HSE213 | Children's Physical Activity and Sport |
HSE316 | Physical Activity and Population Health |
HSE332 | Global Perspectives in Physical Activity and Exercise for Health (Capstone) |
Practicum units:
HSE321 | Sport Coaching and Development Practicum |
MMS306 | Sport Practicum |
Elective units
Completion of 2 credit points:
one credit point from Business and Law
one credit point from Health
Work experience
This course provides students the opportunity to complete one or more work integrated learning units.
More Information: WIL Programs
International Students:
This course includes Work Integrated Learning (WIL) formally registered as part of the course on the CRICOS register. The total work integrated learning hours will differ depending on the WIL unit you choose. For more information about WIL hours, please check the unit information in the handbook or the unit guide.
For information about how WIL units may impact student visa holder work rights, please visit https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au. See Schedule 8 (8102)Visa Conditions.
Other course information
Course duration - additional informationCourse duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central