Bachelor of Business inRecreation and Sport Management

Bachelor of Business in Recreation and Sport Management WD019 (Level 7)The Bachelor of Business in Recreation and Sport Management is a three-year degree course, which provides students with the necessary knowledgeand skills to work in the wider sport and leisure industry.

The course offers a broad mix of business and sports/recreation modules with equal emphasis on each. A number of elective pathways allow forgreater specialisation in:

■ coaching ■ sports development ■ outdoor recreation

■ adapted physical activity ■ exercise leadership ■ sports marketing

■ business & enterprise ■ human resources management ■ event management

Students will also have the opportunity to acquire some external accredited awards related to coaching, lifesaving, first aid and fitness instruction. Aone-year add-on degree option enables qualified students to graduate with a Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Recreation and Sport Management.

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What subjects will I study?In years one and two, students experience a broad range of introductory business and sports/recreation modules. In year three, studentsselect preferred specialist streams. There is equal emphasis on the business and sports/recreation elements of the course across all 3 years.

Sample modules across the 3 years include:

Recreation and Sport (Theory) Business Sport and Activity (Practical)

Introduction to Sport and Business Law for the Principles and Practices of SportsExercise Science Recreation Environment (Sports Skills)

Sports and Exercise Psychology IT Applications Sports and Exercise Pedagogy

Coaching Sports Marketing Resistance and Conditioning

Sociology of Sport Human Resource Management Sports Pedagogy andSkill Development

Water-based Outdoor Recreation Enterprise and Innovation Exercise Leadership

■ The uniqueness of the course lies in the variety of elective pathways available, opening up a wide variety of career pathways.

■ The fitness instruction component of the course is accredited. Students can gain entry to registers of exercise professionals in Ireland andabroad.

■ During the second year of the course, students have an opportunity to participate in a 15 week work placement.

■ Students on the course have access to state of the art facilities including an exercise physiology laboratory, weights room, dance studio,swimming pool and running track and can also avail of facilities at the new WIT Sports Campus.

Sports ScholarshipsSports scholarships are also made available to selected suitablecandidates. The WIT Sports Scholarship scheme offers a range ofsupport services to successful students including financial,academic and sports science support.

Scholarship students of the Recreation and Sport Managementcourse can gain academic credits based on their sportingcommitments.

Reserved PlacesA number of places may be allocated to applicants noted foroutstanding sporting achievement who reach the minimumacademic entry requirements but fail to achieve the CAO entrypoints required. To compete for one of these places, any studentwho lists WD019 as a preference on their CAO application form byFebruary 1st will automatically receive a separate form from WIT.Applicants must then complete and return the supplementaryapplication form by a specified date as determined by WIT.

Career Opportunities ■ Performance coaching

■ Physical activity specialists

■ Sports development

■ Administration positions (national governing bodies of sport)

■ Local sports partnerships

■ Leisure centre management

■ Fitness instruction

■ Sports marketing

■ Event management

■ Youth organistions

Leaving CertificateRequirements5 subjects: OD3/HD3English/Irish: OD3/HD3Mathematics: OD3/HD3

2010 points: 325

2009 points: 310

A World of Future Options■ Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Recreation and Sport

Management (one-year add-on degree option) WD051

■ MA in Sports Psychology

■ Postgraduate research

“I thoroughly enjoyed myexperience in WIT. The Bachelorof Business (Recreation andSport Management) is anexcellent and well designedcourse which providesopportunities for graduates togain employment in a widevariety of sports/recreationenvironments.”

Liam Harbison, (Graduate) CEOParalympic Council of Ireland

How to ApplyYou apply through the CAO system at www.cao.ie

Non-standard and mature applicants are welcome.

Contact DetailsCourse leader: Dr. Jean Mc ArdleTel: 051 302162Email: jmcardle@wit.ie

The Department of Health, Sport andExercise Science is delighted to bean official partner of the 2012 IrishParalympic Team.