Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences

The last 20 years have been marked by an extraordinary growth in the sport and recreation industry. The new Graduate Diploma in Sport and Recreation Management is a one year (full-time) program offering a pathway into this fulfilling and expanding industry.

Supported by numerous organisations in sport and recreation, the Graduate Diploma is offered as a joint collaboration between the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health and the UWA Business School. Both of these Schools have a reputation for international excellence in research and teaching. They also have strong links with alumni in the sport and recreation business community.

UWA are filling an important gap in the market with this new Graduate Diploma. The course offers a wonderful opportunity for students to prepare for a business career in sport or recreation, and the alliance between the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health and the Business School gives it real strength. You can use this course to gain entry into a Master of Commerce or a Master of Business administration at UWA, and these are highly attractive options. But whether you choose to pursue further study or not, you will significantly increase your employment prospects in the sport, health and recreation industries by undertaking this new Graduate Diploma.
Trevor Nisbett (BPE, DipEd, Stanford Executive Program) Chief Executive Officer, West Coast Eagles Football Club.

Course outline

The Graduate Diploma in Sport and Recreation Management will develop your knowledge and skills in preparation for work in the sport and recreation industry. Students will learn about the psychology of sport and exercise consumers and about service marketing practices in sport and recreation. Accounting practices and ethical considerations for work in the industry will also be developed. Students will undertake research in relation to sport and exercise businesses and will obtain additional learning experiences from elective units in the course.

This program will help prepare students for work in the following areas:

• Government – e.g. Department for Sport and Recreation
• Local government – e.g. Management/marketing of community recreation facilities and/or programs
• Private organisations – e.g. Management/marketing of companies in the health, fitness and sport industries.

On successful completion of the Graduate Diploma, students are eligible to apply for admission to a Master of Science, Master of Commerce, or with two years of industry experience a Master of Business Administration (MBA). The Graduate Diploma may allow students to complete a Master of Commerce or MBA within 1 year rather than the standard duration of 1.5 years.

Core units

Please note: SSEH unit links will become available on 1 November 09.

• SSEH7677 Sport and Recreation Marketing
• SSEH7692 Research Practicum
  or
• SSEH8694 Research Colloquium
• MGMT8506 Ethical Dimensions of Organisations, Management and Leadership
• ACCT8432 Introductory Financial Accounting

Plus two sport and recreation units (denoted SSEH) and two business units from the following list:

• SSEH7602 Research Methods in SSEH
• SSEH7603 Data Analysis in SSEH
• SSEH7606 Special Topics
• SSEH7645 Workplace Injury Prevention and Management*
• SSEH7664 Exercise and Health Psychology*
• SSEH7685 Work Site Health Promotion*
• SSEH8475 Advanced Psychology of Sport
  
• MGMT8503 Economic Management and Strategy
• MGMT8507 Management and Organisations*
• MGMT8508 Organisational Behaviour and Leadership*
• FINA8432 Introduction to Finance
• EBUS8504 Electronic Business
• HRMT8504 Introduction to Human Resource Management*
• MKTG8406 Buyer Behaviour and Decision Making

* Recommended units

Admission requirements

The Graduate Diploma in Sport and Recreation Management is intended to build upon existing knowledge and skills that applicants bring to the course. You will be eligible for admission into the program if you possess:

• An undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science, or equivalent (with a weighted average mark of at least 60%);
  OR
• Any undergraduate degree plus a minimum of two years relevant industry experience.

Domestic students

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International students

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Course enquiries

School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health
Telephone: (61 8) 6488 2360 or email