Bachelor of Sport Development

Deakin University - Melbourne Burwood Campus

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Overview

Turn your passion for sport into a rewarding career with Deakin's Bachelor of Sport Development Ranked 7th in the world for sport-related subjects,* Deakin has world-class academics, facilities and industry connections to teach you the skills to use sport to drive positive change in the community.

You will learn to build the capacity of community sport organisations, clubs, leagues and associations and learn practical methods to guide sport organisations in strategy, governance, policy and risk management.

State-of-the-art sports precincts combined with a long list of sports partners - including the Deakin Melbourne Boomers, Netball Victoria and the Melbourne Vixens, Geelong Football Club and Cricket Victoria - mean you will be studying in elite environments, both on and off campus. With over 100 hours of work placement, you can work alongside established professionals in sport while building industry experience that will prepare you for your future career.

Course information

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent, see: www.deakin.edu.au/undergrad-entry.

Majors

Sport development.

Potential Career Outcomes

This course will prepare you for a wide variety of roles in coaching, the leisure industry, and sports science in the field of community sports officer. These roles include: sport development officer, community sports development officer, high performance manager, professional sports association official, recreation officer, sports coach, sports governance official and sports policy officer.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer93.8596.00
Median rank to receive an offer61.2068.60
Lowest rank to receive an offer50.0060.15

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Deakin University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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