Do you love the worlds of sports and recreation? If so, you’ve come to the right place. This double degree enables students to study the management of human and physical resources and facilities in the sport and recreation industries. They gain a sound knowledge of the bio-physical, behavioural and socio-cultural foundations of sport and physical activities, combined with a range of management and communication skills and knowledge necessary to work in various sports and recreation professions. Contact us today to find out more.

Why study this degree?

During this four-year degree at The University of Notre Dame Australia, you will develop essential skills and knowledge in accounting, marketing, management, and communication. In addition, you will cover sport and recreation-specific content such as Events Management, Physical Activity and Health, Psycho-social Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity and The Australian Sports System and Communications & Media content such as Media and Society, and Media Ethics and Law.

This program is designed to give you the skills to manage recreation and sporting organisations and staff and to adapt and thrive in rapid and pervasive economic, social and technological change environments. You will also learn how to manage an individual sporting and recreational agenda and, more broadly, oversee the community’s sports and recreational facilities and resources.

As part of our commitment to delivering ethical and practical knowledge, students must complete six industry practicum courses totalling 350 hours over the span of their degree. This provides students with valuable insights into sports and recreation industries, an opportunity for skills development and a chance to build networks within the industry.

Completing a degree in Communications & Media along with Sport & Recreation Management will complement your management skills with the ability to communicate using a variety of platforms to reach a broad and diverse audience. The Bachelor of Communications & Media lets you explore the principles and techniques of communications and media by examining and creating print, non-print and multimedia texts using traditional, new, and emerging media technologies. You can tailor the program to your particular interest by majoring in Journalism, Film and Screen Production or Photography.

Upon graduation, you will have the skills necessary for a management position in the sport and recreation sector - initially at the operational level and progressing through to senior management positions. This means you can work in various industries and areas, including player and recreation centre management, professional sporting clubs, sporting and recreation associations, and various government departments dealing with health and recreation.

Program summary

Core Curriculum

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

See the Bachelor of Communications and Media Program Requirements for details of Communications and Media Majors and courses.

More information regarding courses can be found at the School of Business and School of Arts and Sciences course description pages.

Please note: The availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.

• CORE I: Foundations of Wisdom
• CORE II: Elective
  • Electives in philosophy and\or theology
  • Professional embedded electives that integrate studies in a profession with philosophy and\or theology
  • An option to undertake a pilgrimage embedded in the study of the philosophy and theology of pilgrimage, e.g., World Youth Day
  • An option to undertake a course that integrates philosophy & theology with community service and charity work
  • An option to undertake an elective in philosophy, theology, and the liberal arts contained within an international experience

Graduates of this program can follow diverse career paths in the private and public sectors; career opportunities range from player-manager, recreation centre manager, professional sporting club manager, sport and recreation associations, local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, local/regional council administrator, journalist, filmmaker/director/producer, sports photographer, a communications consultant.

Applicants must meet High school qualifications (or equivalent) to apply for undergraduate program. Academic minimum entry requirements for international applicants vary from country to count

IELTS (Academic) - 6.5 overall, with no individual band score lower than 6.0; CAE/CPE - 176 overall, with no individual band score lower than 169; PTE Academic - 58 overall, with no individual band score lower than 50; TOEFL (iBT) - 84 overall, with no score lower than 21 in writing and no other band score lower than 17.