1615
Nathan
Gold Coast
Mount Gravatt
Logan
South Bank
Online
Offshore
Other
4 years full-time
8 years part-time
320
$15,000.00* per year (more)
* 2024 indicative annual CSP
fee
Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
You'll learn about sport development, business management and delivering recreation activities in the community. This degree explores four main streams of study: sport and exercise science; business, sport management and marketing; health promotion; and sports coaching.
You'll also study the specialist field of community development through sport which is concerned with increasing participation in sport through the design of sport systems and pathways to attract, retain and nurture participants. You'll gain comprehensive knowledge of the academic and applied aspects of sport, health and fitness while developing business management skills to prepare you for a wide range of career opportunities. You'll also undertake studies in physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology, sociology, sports management, event management, fitness and sports coaching.
Honours is available through an additional year of study.
Code | Program title | Campus | Intake |
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1493 | Bachelor of Sport Development | Gold Coast | Trimester 1 only |
1615 | Bachelor of Sport Development/Bachelor of Business (this program) | Gold Coast | Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 |
2120 | Bachelor of Sport Development (Honours) | Gold Coast | Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 |
Progression is dependent upon satisfying admission requirements.
This program will be offered full-time and part-time on-campus at the Gold Coast campus.
Students commencing in this program from Trimester 2 are required to complete core courses in Trimester 3.
The courses 3011AHS Fitness Practicum I and 3012AHS Fitness Practicum II are offered off-campus and students are required to attend on-campus at the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE. By successfully completing these two courses, students obtain a Certificate III in Fitness and Certificate IV in Fitness.
To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.
Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.
Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.
Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.
Work-integrated learning activities integrate theoretical learning with its application in the workplace. The inclusion of work-integrated learning activities in this program demonstrates Griffith's commitment to preparing its graduates for success in their working life.
Work integrated learning in this program is undertaken at two stages during the program in the 10 credit point core courses 1313AHS Sport Development I and 3434AHS Sport Development Practicum. 3434AHS is completed in Year 4 of the program as the capstone course and will be managed within School and Health Group policies and processes. Students will complete an 80 hour internship (WIL).
This program will prepare graduates for employment in community sport and recreation including health promotion officers, development officers within amateur and professional sporting organisations, program staff and managers at sport and recreation centres and resorts, executive officers with national and state sporting organisations, event managers/coordinators, and sport marketing and media officers.
There are placements associated with this program and before undertaking professional experience placements, all students in this program are required to have completed the following by the end of their first trimester of study:
Students should refer to the checklist of professional practice requirements for their Health discipline on the Health Placement Support Hub for full details of the requirements regarding professional placement to ensure that they meet eligibility for placement.
These fees are only applicable to domestic students who are not Commonwealth supported including:
If the fee rate for your program is not displayed above, please contact Student Connect for assistance.
Eligible undergraduate fee-paying students may defer their tuition fees by taking out a FEE-HELP loan which is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). Payment of the loan is via the taxation system when income reaches a specified level.