C10039v10 Bachelor of Management in Events and Leisure

Overview

The Bachelor of Management in Events and Leisure provides students with the knowledge and professional skills necessary to operate within the events and leisure industry.

This course provides students with a broad understanding of leisure behaviour and the event and experience industries of individuals, organisations and Australian communities. Students learn how to manage aspects of sport, recreation, tourism, entertainment and the arts. Students develop knowledge and skills in the design and management of a wide range of events including mega events such as the Olympic Games. Issues of sustainability, ethics, entrepreneurship, strategic management, consultancy and research are addressed.

Course aims

Graduates of this program develop theoretical knowledge and skills relevant to the organisation, research, planning, administration, marketing and equitable distribution of event and leisure services.

Career options

Career options include event coordinator/manager, meetings planner, sport or entertainment venue manager, festival organiser, leisure and recreation planner, marketing manager for arts, leisure and events organisations, sponsorship positions.

Assumed knowledge

Any two units of English.

Credit recognition

Students may apply for credit recognition in subjects in which they consider themselves eligible. Equivalence of subject matter is the main criterion for credit recognition in a subject successfully completed at another institution.

Course duration and attendance

The course is taught on a full-time basis. The normal time for completion is three years.

Full-time students should be aware that they are required to attend evening classes as part of their program of study.

This course is offered at Kuring-gai campus only.

Course structure

All students must complete a total of 144 credit points made up of 24 subjects, comprising 20 core and four elective subjects.

The electives (totalling 24 credit points) are to be chosen from a prescribed list of subjects in events, leisure, sport, tourism or arts management. The four electives chosen from the prescribed list may comprise a Tourism Management or Sport Management sub-major.

With the approval of the undergraduate program director, two of the four electives may be chosen from outside the prescribed list of subjects.

Course program

A typical course program is provided below.

Honours

Other information

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