Program Description

The Master of Sport Development and Management (MSpDM) is a 180-point coursework postgraduate degree designed for individuals who are employed in Sport Development and Management and want to upskill for professional development reasons. It is also intended as a pathway for those students graduating with a BSc or BA majoring in Sport Management and Development (or comparable qualification) into employment in the field. Other important goals of the course are to develop in students:

• An appreciation of current and emerging issues and perspectives in global and national sporting communities.
• Commitment to the acquisition, critical evaluation and application of knowledge and policies relevant to sport development and management
• Ability to accurately and effectively communicate information, arguments and analyses using written, visual and oral reporting formats.
• Advanced knowledge of ethics and ethical standards relevant to sport development; ability to operate ethically within the workplace and community.
• An understanding of the development of sport in local, national and international contexts in two fundamental ways: development of sport and development through sport. The first is based on sport being valued for its own sake where it is viewed as a public good. The second refers to the strategic use of sport to

Admission Requirements

1. Admission shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences), on the advice of the Dean of School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences and the Director of the Sport Development and Management programme.
2. Every applicant shall either:
   1. have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts and Science, majoring in Sport Development and Management, and have achieved an average grade of at least B in the relevant 300-level papers, or
   2. have alternative qualifications acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	6.5

Remarks:

• Yearly tuition fee is given