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C10303v1 Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise Bachelor of Arts in International Studies

Award(s): Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise (BM)
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)

UAC code: 609085
CRICOS code: 032369B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: Kuring-gai campus

Note(s)

Students who commenced this program prior to 2007 should consult with the undergraduate course director on transition arrangements arising from changes to the Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise (C10301), which became effective in Autumn semester 2007.


Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information

Overview

This course is offered jointly by UTS: Health and UTS: International Studies. It integrates the study of sport and exercise management with a major in the language and culture of another country.

Career options

Career options include corporate health and fitness manager, events manager, exercise therapist, health and fitness consultant, sport coach, sport development officer, sport manager, sport marketing coordinator or sporting facility manager. Career options are enhanced by international experience, making students more marketable to prospective employers.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise (C10301). There is a range of entry levels to the various language and culture programs. Students are admitted to the international studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Assumed knowledge

There are no prior language requirements for the international studies program.

Credit recognition

For credit recognition, see the Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise (C10301).

Course duration and attendance

The course is offered as a full-time program over five years. Students spend two semesters of study at a university or other higher education institution in the country of their major. The international studies component of the course is mainly offered at City campus.

Course structure

Students must complete 240 credit points of study, comprising 144 credit points relating to management in sport and exercise and 96 credit points relating to international studies. For full details of the Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise component of the combined degree, refer to the Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise (C10301). The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a region or country major over a minimum of three years. The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.

Overseas study

Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Industrial training/professional practice

This course has a professional internship component that includes a minimum of six weeks' work experience.

Course completion requirements

CBK90005 Country major choice 96cp
STM90176 Core subjects 120cp
CBK90190 Electives 24cp
Total 240cp

Course program

The typical program shown below is for a full-time student who has chosen the Germany major as their international studies major. Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors in CBK90005; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.

Typical full-time program
Year 1
Autumn semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
27111 Mechanics of Human Motion 6cp
27180 Functional Kinesiology 6cp
27342 Sociocultural Concepts for Leisure, Sport and Tourism 6cp
Spring semester
27152 Measurement and Development of Physical Capacity 6cp
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
27252 The Sport Industry 6cp
27171 Applied Kinesiology 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
27175 Energetics of Human Movement 6cp
27307 Sport Management 6cp
976001 Foundations in International Studies 8cp
97601 German Language and Culture 1 8cp
Spring semester
27222 Exercise Prescription 6cp
27105 Nutrition for Health and Physical Activity 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
97602 German Language and Culture 2 8cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
27160 Sport and Exercise Psychology 6cp
27155 Research for Human Movement 6cp
27308 Exercise Management for Special Populations 6cp
97603 German Language and Culture 3 8cp
Spring semester
27628 Law for Leisure, Sport and Tourism 6cp
97604 German Language and Culture 4 8cp
976421 Contemporary Germany 8cp
Select 6 credit points of electives 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
977420 In-country Study 1: Germany 24cp
Spring semester
978420 In-country Study 2: Germany 24cp
Year 5
Autumn semester
27324 Strategic Management in Leisure, Sport and Tourism Organisations 6cp
27350 Professional Internship (Capstone) 6cp
Select 6 credit points of electives 6cp
Spring semester
27161 Sport Marketing 6cp
Select 12 credit points of electives 12cp

Other information

Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:

telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS
www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.health.uts.edu.au
www.internationalstudies.uts.edu.au