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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

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Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport Leadership

  • Graduate Certificate

The high performance sport industry is increasingly focused on developing employees and athletes with strong leadership skills and training in ethics and social responsibility.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time

About this course

The high performance sport industry is increasingly focused on developing employees and athletes with strong leadership skills and training in ethics and social responsibility.

This course is designed to address these industry demands by developing in practitioners specialist knowledge and skills for leadership and communication in high performance sport settings.

The course targets experienced professionals in the High Performance Sport industry. Given these professionals are working, often in national and international contexts, the Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport Leadership is designed to accommodate these commitments. Thus, the major design feature of the course is primarily online. The course is a pathway into ACU's Master of High Performance Sport and Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:

  1. have completed a relevant Bachelor degree (or higher); OR
  2. have completed a Bachelor degree in a different discipline AND evidence of substantial relevant industry experience; OR
  3. submit a proposal alongside their formal application, demonstrating evidence of substantial relevant industry experience over a sustained period.

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the relevant School Committee.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.

Career pathways

Examples of potential employment settings include:

  • professional and semi-professional sporting organisations
  • international high performance sport organisations
  • national institutes (of sport) network
  • government and non-government funded sporting programs (e.g. University, Secondary school or post-Secondary school sporting clubs)
  • sport and health based research

Examples of potential employment roles include:

  • high performance manager
  • sports science manager
  • professional coach
  • sports scientist
  • strength and conditioning coach
  • fitness coach/advisor

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
86.4%
Overall satisfaction
92.6%
Skill scale
86.4%
Teaching scale
82.7%
Employed full-time
$73.1k
Average salary