Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Recreation & Sport Management

What is the Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Recreation & Sport Management course?

The Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Recreation and Sport Management is designed so as to develop competencies and transferable skills across a range of disciplines. The degree aims to provide both a general insight and specialist focus, preparing students academically and professionally to work in the wider sport, recreation, leisure and business industries.

Unique Features

Bachelor of Business

This qualification provides graduates with a business degree which extends employment options into a wider array of fields.

Work Placement

Students complete 14 weeks of work placement in year three of the course. This provides vital real-world experience for students in their chosen area of interest while also expanding their knowledge and skill base. Placements can include leisure centres, national governing bodies (e.g. FAI, GAA, IRFU), local sports partnerships and national organisations (e.g. Special Olympics, Paralympics Ireland). Opportunities for placements abroad are also available.

Industry Engagement

Being industry ready is a key philosophy of this sports degree. In 2nd year, students have a class free day where they will visit both local and national sport, recreation and leisure facilities throughout the semester. Guest lecturers are also a core part of learning in many modules at each stage of the course.

Practical Components

There is a number of modules in the course with a practical emphasis. In sports pedagogy, for example, students gain the basic skills of a number of sports for the purposes of leading youth groups in a variety of sporting activity contexts. Other modules with practical components include event management, outdoor recreation, adapted physical activity and social media and digital professionalism. The practical fitness instruction stream allows students to gain professional qualifications in gym and group fitness instruction. Students can also obtain first aid, lifeguard, swim teaching and various coaching qualifications.

Electives

Students have a wide array of electives to choose from. This includes modules from each of the streams (e.g. sports coaching, performance psychology, sports marketing, social media and digital professionalism, group fitness instruction, adapted physical activity). These streams allow students to progress onto modules that suit their career objectives.

Research Specialism

Students complete a research project in the final two semesters of the programme. This allows students to conduct specialist research in a niche area of their choosing. This can be done in conjunction with industry to further enhance their career prospect opportunities.

Reserved Places

A number of places may be allocated to applicants of outstanding achievement and potential in sporting activities that have reached the minimum academic entry requirements but fail to make the entry points required. To compete for one of these places, applicants must complete and return a supplementary application form before a date specified by the college (marked on the form). The college will issue a copy of this form to everyone who puts this course as one of their choices before February 1st. Sports scholarships are made available to selected suitable candidates.

Professional Accreditation

The practical fitness instruction modules meet the standards required by REPS Ireland for entry to the Fitness Instructor and Group Fitness Instructor category on the Irish Register for Exercise Professionals (REPS). Membership of REPS Ireland qualifies students to work in the fitness industry in Ireland and abroad.

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Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Recreation & Sport Management

2 subjects: H5

4 subjects: O6/H7

English or Irish: O6/H7

Mathematics: O6/H7

Advanced and Equivalent Entry for Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Recreation & Sport Management:

Advanced Entry - Years 2,3,4 or 5

Non-EU Applicants

QQI FET/FETAC Entry

QQI FET Progression Entry Route

Mature Entry Route

Scholarships

Sports scholarships are also made available to selected suitable candidates. The WIT Sports Scholarship scheme offers a range of support services to successful students including financial, academic and sports science support. Scholarship students of the Bachelor of Business in Recreation & Sport Management course can gain academic credits based on their sporting commitments.

We offer bespoke English language programmes to international students and graduates who require additional English language support before commencing their undergraduate or postgraduate study at WIT. The aim of this programme is to assist students in:

• developing their knowledge of English for Academic Purposes
• developing their critical thinking skills
• learning to become effective self-directed learners and researchers
• enhancing their social and inter-cultural skills by integrating into student life in Ireland.

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Student can progress on to the MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology

Postgraduate research opportunities are also available.

• In order to make an application, you must first register and create an account with PAC.

• An application can be made by a student, or by an agent on behalf of the student.

• You will need access to a credit card to facilitate payment of the application fee of €50. You will be unable to complete the application process until payment has successfully been made.

• Upload all relevant documentation and scanned copies of your CV and Transcripts. Alternatively, you can post them to the PAC centre in Galway and they will upload them on your behalf