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University Handbook 2013

Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)

Course code/s: LBBS

The Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) is an established degree that combines business foundations with essential sport-specific knowledge and skills. Designed and delivered in collaboration with industry professionals, this degree ensures that you graduate with a broad range of sport management competencies that are recognised within Australia and internationally.

Admission requirements

Prerequisite requirements are VCE Units 3 and 4 and a study score of at least 25 in English (ESL) or  20 in any other English. Applicants with comparable qualifications will be considered. A limited number of students may also be considered under Special Entry Schemes.

Degree requirements

Students must complete a course of subjects accumulating a minimum total of 360 credit points (24 subjects), of which at least 345 must be subjects offered in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law and at least 120 must be subjects offered at third year level. The course is designed to be completed in three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible. Part-time study is encouraged for students working more than 15 hours per week.

Students must pass compulsory and prescribed pre-requisite subjects prior to commencing a subject at a higher year level. Variations to this structure are subject to approval by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law course advisers.

Course structure

This course provides professional education in sport management. The course comprises 18 core subjects and six electives.  The following course structure applies to students enrolling from 2013. Students progressing to second and third year must consult the Faculty of Business Economics and Law Student Administration Services for details of their progression requirements. Unless noted, all subjects are worth 15 credit points.

First year
Teaching
period
Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Academic Integrity Module (online) MGT1AIM
TE-SEM-1 Business Foundations BUS1BUF
TE-SEM-1 Accounting and Finance for Business BUS1AFB
TE-SEM-1 Sport Management MGT1ISM
TE-SEM-1 Either an FBEL or LTU free elective #  
TE-SEM-2 Business Economics BUS1BUE
TE-SEM-2 Business Analytics BUS1BUA
TE-SEM-2 Sport Marketing THS2SMK
TE-SEM-2 Either an FBEL or LTU free elective #  

# Unless taking a sequence of two language subjects, students are limited to one LTU elective in first year.

Note: MGT1AIM is a not-for-credit subject which students are required to complete at the commencement of their first semester.  This subject is designed to enhance the students' knowledge and awarenesss of issues concerning academic integrity.

Second year
Teaching period Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Introduction to Business Law LST2BSL
TE-SEM-1 Sport Facility Management MGT2SFM
TE-SEM-1 Sport Policy MGT2SPF
TE-SEM-1 FBEL level 2 elective  
TE-SEM-2 Human Resource Management MGT2HRM
TE-SEM-2 Sport Development MGT2SDV
TE-SEM-2 Sport Media THS2SME
TE-SEM-2 FBEL level 2 elective  
Third year
Teaching
period
Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Sport Practicum (30 cps) MGT3SPR
TE-SEM-1 Sport Funding and Sponsorship MGT3SFS
TE-SEM-1 Not-for-Profit Governance MGT3SGC
TE-SEM-1 FBEL level 3 elective  
TE-SEM-2 Sport Practicum (continued) MGT3SPR
TE-SEM-2 Sport Management Project THS3SMP
TE-SEM-2 Volunteer Management MGT3SVM
TE-SEM-2 FBEL level 3 elective