Learn about sport pathways and coaching, and the marketing and management of sport, and turn your passion for sport into a rewarding career. With Deakin’s Bachelor of Sport Development, you'll examine the science of coaching as well as the practical elements of encouraging participation and performance in sport.

Want the chance to develop your own coaching programs and sport development philosophies?

Deakin is one of Australia's leading universities in the delivery of sport courses. The Bachelor of Sport Development draws on streams of study to build an understanding of sport systems, programs and pathways, contemporary health and community development approaches, and the organisation, management and governance of sport organisations. You'll learn how to develop coaching programs and sport development philosophies, and examine theoretical aspects of the science of coaching and how sport is used as a vital tool for development. You'll undertake analyses of agencies and organisations within and beyond the sport industry that deliver sport programs, or leverage them for broader social outcomes. At the same time students will examine and develop skills that are vital to managing sport development in the dynamic sport industry.

This course will prepare you for roles in coaching, the leisure industry, and sports science and in the field of community sports development.

Career opportunities include:

• community sports development officer
• high performance manager
• player agent
• professional sports association official
• recreation officer
• sports coach
• sports development officer
• sports governance official
• sports policy officer.