Bachelor
La Trobe's Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) gives you an insight into the business structures, cultures and performance-management strategies that underpin sport. You'll build the knowledge and skills needed to kickstart your career behind the scenes of sport.
At La Trobe, you'll develop your skills as a business leader and digital disruptor. You'll create strong foundations in accounting, finance, sport management and sport marketing. And you'll explore the social and economic side of sport through business law, sport policy, sport media and human resource management.
Flexible electives may enable you to take part in overseas business studies with our partner universities (subject to travel restrictions). Discover how to apply sport management theory and develop industry connections with 200 hours of professional placement. Previous students have completed placements with Carlton Football Club, Melbourne City Football Club, Melbourne Rebels and many more.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Business (Sport Management), students must complete a total of 360 credit points across 3 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 ANALYSING BUSINESS DATA BUS1BAN 1 15 ECONOMIC ISSUES AND PUBLIC POLICY BUS1BUE 1 15 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE BUS1AFB 1 15 SPORT MANAGEMENT MGT1ISM 1 15 SPORT MARKETING MGT1SMK 1 15 SUSTAINABILITY BUS1SBY 1 15 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS LST2BSL 2 15 SPORT DEVELOPMENT MGT2SDT 2 15 SPORT MEDIA MGT2SME 2 15 SPORT POLICY MGT2SPF 2 15 TRENDS IN MODERN BUSINESS AND SOCIETY BUS2TBS 2 15 DIGITAL BUSINESS BUS3DIG 3 15 SPORTS PRACTICUM MGT3SPR 3 30
A major is a sequence of related subjects studied in your course. To attain a major, this sequence must add up to 120 credit points. In some courses, you need to complete at least one major from your course's discipline to attain your degree. If there is room in your degree for more than one major, you may wish to complete an open access major from another discipline area.
Course majors Major code Economics MAJOR-ECO-2 Event management MAJOR-EVM-1 Financial management MJR-FINMGT-1 Human resource management MAJOR-HRM-1 International business MJR-INTBUS-1 Management StudyFlex major
A minor is an optional sequence of related subjects studied in your course. To attain a minor, this sequence must add up to 60 credit points. A minor can be undertaken in a similar or different interest area in your course or major\'s discipline and, in some cases, taken from a different discipline. Up to two minors can be chosen in place of an optional second major or standalone elective subjects.
Course minors Minor code Corporate finance MNR-CORPFIN Economics MINOR-ECO-1 Environmental management MNR-ENVMGT-1 Event management MINOR-EVM-2 Forensic accounting MNR-FORACC-1 Human resources management MINOR-HRM-3 International business MNR-INTBUS-1 International commerce MNR-INTCOMM Management MINOR-MGT-3 Marketing MINOR-MKT-3 Tourism and hospitality MINOR-THS-2 Open access minors View our open access minors
A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available.
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUS3ENT 3 15 SPORT GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGY MGT3SGV 3 15The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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You'll graduate ready to launch a career in sport management, health and fitness, and more. Possible career paths include: