Graduate Certificate in Sport Strategy

Our sport-strategy course allows experienced professionals and recent graduates in sport-management areas to build on their credentials.

Through a range of practical learning methods, you'll come to understand the latest sport-strategy concepts and acquire the most up-to-date skills. You'll learn to analyse, formulate and monitor sport strategy at grassroots or professional level.

This course focuses on global strategies across the sport industry and beyond into leisure, recreation, and active living. You'll finish our graduate certificate with clearer knowledge of sport strategy through:

• management
• marketing
• project management
• leadership.

To attain the Graduate Certificate in Sport Strategy, students will be required to complete 48 credit points consisting of:

• 48 credit points of core units.

Graduates this certificate will be suited to a range of sport administration and management roles.

Your sport-strategy skills will be valued in:

• international, national and state government
• non-profit sectors
• professional sport governing bodies and teams
• major sport events and facilities
• sporting goods industry
• fitness industry.

Aim for one of these roles:

• sports administrator
• event coordinator
• performance management officer
• strategic planning analyst
• strategic sport business development officer
• private strategic-planning consultant.

The sport, fitness and recreation industries play a crucial and significant role in the health and wellbeing of Australians. There are diverse and expanding career opportunities in this sector.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course coordinator or academic adviser.

Before you apply

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.