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Bachelor of Sport and Industry

Program summary

QTAC code: 013141
OP/Rank for 2009 entry: OP-18 / Rank-64
Award abbreviation: BSp&Ind
Degree type: undergraduate
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Fee type 2010: Commonwealth supported places, visiting non-award domestic places, international fee-paying places
Total units: 288 units (normally 24 courses)
Recommended prior study: English, Maths and one or more of the sciences, preferably Chemistry
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
USC program code: SC342
CRICOS code: 057537G

Program overview

Sport is a part of Australian culture, so it is not surprising that the sport industry is one of our fastest growing business areas. The Bachelor of Sport and Industry’s unique combination of a university degree with an accredited sports industry qualification aims to make graduates more employable within this sector, with specialised skills in a specific sport.

As a student in this program, you will study a series of university courses, coupled with specific sports industry-accredited modules. You can choose to pursue a career in a range of different sport industries such as golf, surfing, surf lifesaving, and sailing. The industry modules are nationally accredited within that specific sport.

The specifically designed university courses in the program are built on the foundation courses in sport and exercise science that provide you with understanding and knowledge of human movement. In the second and third years of the program, this understanding is extended to how the human body responds to physical activity.

There are also opportunities to incorporate other areas of study in the program by choosing elective courses in areas such as sports marketing and management, or health promotion.

Professional recognition

Depending on courses selected, graduates are eligible to seek membership within key organisations such as Fitness Australia, Sports Medicine Australia, and the Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand.

Career opportunities

Graduates may work as a:

  • sport and recreation officer
  • sports development officer
  • sports marketing and event manager
  • sports specific coach or administrator

Special features

  • become a part of a the Australian sports industry
  • study university courses alongside specific sports industry-accredited modules

Program structure

Core courses

2 required courses:
COR109 Politics and Security in East Asia
COR110 Communication and Thought
COR111 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Introductory courses

5 required courses:
LFS103 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LFS122 Introductory Bioscience
LFS112 Human Anatomy
SPX102 Human Physiology
Elective or approved industry module

Advanced courses

9 required courses:
LFS201 Introduction to Coaching Science
SPX221 Systemic Physiology I
SPX201 Introduction to Sports Medicine
SPX231 Functional Anatomy
SPX211 Motor Control and Learning
SPX202 Exercise Physiology I
SPX222 Biomechanics I
Plus
Select 2 SPX coded courses

Elective courses

Plus choose 96 units of elective courses (equivalent to 8 courses), of which at least 48 unit equivalents (4 courses) must be from industry offerings. #

Course substitution: the GO (Global Opportunities) Program

As part of their USC program, students may apply to participate in the GO Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider

Program requirements and notes

  1. Refer to the Academic Rules.
  2. Refer to explanation of terms.
  3. Refef to the recommended enrolment patterns. For previous recommended enrolment patterns refer to the relevant archived Student Handbook.
  4. International students need to refer to the University's English language proficiency requirements.
  5. Only a full-time study option is available to international students.
  6. Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including; namely essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.

Enquiries

How to apply

Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: sheinfo@usc.edu.au

# Students may select from a list of approved industry certifications. Industry modules will be assessed by the faculty.

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