This is your opportunity to turn your passion for sport into your profession – one with strong employment prospects. Taught on the Gold Coast in world-class facilities, this degree lets you learn the ins and outs of sport development and how to design, deliver and manage recreation activities for the broader community.
Four main areas of study make up this degree: sport science, sport management and marketing, health promotion and sports coaching. You’ll also study the specialist field of community development through sport which is all about increasing participation in sport through the design of sport systems and pathways to attract, retain and nurture participants. You’ll gain intensive knowledge of both the academic and applied aspects of sport, health and fitness. You’ll also complete the kind of studies industry have told us are key – physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology, sociology, sports management, sport policy, fitness and sports coaching. You’ll also complete an 80-hour internship with an industry expert, letting you put your skills and knowledge into practice in an authentic environment. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Sport Development at GU.
Students must meet all professional practice requirements. For more information , visit the Griffith University website.
Refer to entry under Griffith College for: D Health Sciences/B Sport Development.
This an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to http://www.griffith.edu.au/students/enrolment-timetables-fees/paying-your-fees.
For minimum age requirements please visit Institution minimum age requirements
Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.
Griffith VET Guarantee and the Year 12 Early Offer Guarantee apply to this program. For more information visit griffith.edu.au/guaranteed-admission.
Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C); One of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods (Units 3 and 4, C).
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
84.95
68.95
57.20
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
90.95
71.50
65.20
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
<5*
0
<5*
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7
0
13
<5*
28
Percentage of all students
<5*
0.0%
<5*
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25.0%
0.0%
46.4%
<5*
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
You’ll be prepared for a career in a wide range of community sport and recreation areas, including health promotion and sport development in amateur and professional sporting organisations, as well as elite athlete development. You’ll also be qualified to work in sport and recreation centres and resorts, national and state sporting organisations, event management and sport marketing media.
3 years Full time or 6 years Part time