Graduate Certificate of Business (Sport Management)
2016 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2016 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Business (Sport Management) |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 1 year part-time |
| Deakin course code | M518 |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Learn about the business aspects of sport including management, marketing, events, facilities, or finance.
The Graduate Certificate of Business (Sport Management) gives you an overview of the sport management industry and how sport is delivered in Australia. Get a strong foundation in understanding the sport business combined with the unique knowledge and skills required by sport managers.
Studying this course will give you the ability to work within the Australian sporting landscape and is a gateway for further studies including the Master of Business (Sport Management).
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.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Learning Outcome | Course learning Outcome |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Develop a comprehensive understanding of the elements of management that are unique to the sport business through analysis and application of theory from business and allied disciplines in order to provide effective management and leadership in sport organisations. |
| Communication | Develop advanced written, oral and visual communication skills around complex concepts for diverse stakeholders involved in the sport industry including organisations in government and corporate sectors, and those involved in delivery of sport at community through to elite settings. |
| Digital literacy | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award. |
| Critical thinking | Demonstrate a specialised set of high order cognitive and technical skills including critical analysis and problem solving skills for managing sport in the industry. |
| Problem solving | Identify and address issues, create high quality solutions towards commercial and social improvements and implement efficient strategic and operational outcomes in the sport industry. |
| Self-management | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award. |
| Teamwork | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award. |
| Global citizenship | Engage as a professional in the sport industry with the skills that are applicable to a variety of contexts (professional, amateur) and issues (global, social, ethical, cultural) in the sport industry. |
| Approved by Faculty Board October 2014 |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Business (Sport Management), students must attain a total of 4 credit points of core units. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
Course structure
Units
Trimester 1
| MMS711 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMS714 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Trimester 2
| MMS712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Plus one unit selected from:
| MMS774 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR751/MPA751 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
* MPR code denotes residential version of the unit