Bachelor of Sport Development (Honours)

This program is offered on-campus full-time or part-time. Students may commence the program in either February or July. Students entering the program in February will undertake an intensive course in Trimester 1 followed by coursework and the research component in Trimesters 1 and 2. Students entering the program in Trimester 2 will undertake coursework and a research course in their first trimester and complete the research component in their second trimester.

Students who wish to complete the program part-time will be required to consult with the Program Director to determine the appropriate program structure.

Student Income Support

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.

This program consists of 30 credit points of coursework and a 50 credit point research component.

Coursework

The coursework will provide critical evaluation of research and presentation, develop the student's knowledge and understanding of statistical analyses techniques as applied to scientific research and develop an awareness of research proposal design and background. Students are required to attend compulsory coursework sessions as stipulated in the University teaching timetable and in the course timetables provided by Course Convenors.

Research component

Students are required to find a suitable supervisor for their research project prior to submitting their application for admission into the program. Students who are unable to locate a suitable supervisor should discuss their proposed research project with the Program Director.

The research component of the program will involve research on a specific project, a seminar and thesis describing the research in detail.

During enrolment in the research component of the program students will work under supervision and be required to meet regularly with their supervisor. It is recommended that students discuss on-campus attendance requirements of their research project with their supervisor at the start of the research component.

Depending on your project, attendance at off-campus locations may also be required. Where your project requires on-campus laboratory work, students are required to undertake their research at an appropriate laboratory on the Gold Coast campus or according to the directions of the student's supervisor and/or Program Director.

Please contact the Program Director for more information about available projects.

Workplace Health and Safety Training

Students are to discuss required workplace health and safety training with their supervisors prior to the commencement of 6001HLS. Students who fail to undertake the prescribed workplace health and safety training will not gain entry into laboratories.

Key employment sectors* 

• Arts and Recreation Services 
  • Community sport and recreation 
  • Amateur and professional sporting organisations 
  • Sport and recreation centres
  • State sporting organisations 
• Education and Training 
  • Elite athlete development 
• Public Administration and Safety 
• Administrative and Support Services 
• Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 
  • Research organisations

Potential job outcomes 

• High-end researcher 
• Health promotion officer 
• Development officer 
• Sport marketing manager 
• Sport media officer 
• Sport program manager 

*Source: Australian Government Job Outlook.