Course Title: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sports and Leisure Management
Leaving Certificate Requirements
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Subjects |
Higher |
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6 |
2H5's |
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Minimum Grade in |
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Maths |
English OR Irish |
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O4/H7 |
O6/H7 |
QQI/FET Requirements
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QQI/FET Award Required |
Additional Requirements |
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Level 5: 1 OF THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
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DISTINCTION(S) REQUIRED: |
| Level 6: Full level 6 award in a relevant discipline | |
In addition to the QQI minimum entry requirements, QQI quotas and QQI points apply. The max QQI points awarded is 390. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/qqi
Mature Applicants
Applications from mature students (23+) are welcome. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/mature
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 5.5 in each component.
The B.Sc. in Sports and Leisure Management takes a student-centred approach to learning. Students engage with the Sports, Leisure and associated sectors through innovative teaching and actively learning by doing. Real-life problem solving takes place through engagement with community and industry, and collaborative and reflective learning will include using case studies, guest lectures from experts in their field, and site visits to a range of Sports and Leisure facilities.
The course is a mix of business, sports and leisure theory and applied modules providing you when you graduate with a wide range of competencies and attributes that you will find valuable working within the Sports, Leisure and associated sectors. You will study topics such as Communication, Marketing, Intercultural Competence, Leadership in Health Activity and Nutrition, Entrepreneurship, Leisure Law, and Facilities Management. Graduates will build the attributes and competencies required to work in the field.
Using options in Years 2 and 3, you can tailor your interests around the themes of community, leisure and wellness, tourism or management. A final-year dissertation will be chosen from themes of Community; Leisure and Well-being; Tourism; and Management.
Study Abroad Opportunities
In Year 2, students have the option to study at a partner University in Europe, under the Erasmus course.
Work Placement
Students will undertake a 6-month professional work placement. This may be completed outside Ireland, also under the Erasmus course.
Professional Accreditation
Graduates will have the opportunity to gain accreditation in areas such as personal training and pool lifeguard.
Previous graduates have developed careers as activity co-ordinators, consultants and project managers, event organisers, facility managers, personal trainers, sport and leisure development officers with local authorities, national governing bodies and educational institutions.
Graduates have also developed roles in sales and marketing, membership management, information technology, and have progressed to general management and group management functions within sports and leisure organisations.
Graduates have also had successful careers in the wider services sectors including retail, financial services and public administration. Graduates may also wish to set up their own business within the sector, and skills and competencies are focused on this during the later years of the course.
- Leisure Studies
- Digital 1 - Fundamentals
- Professional Business Communication 1
- Intercultural Awareness in HTLE or Language
- Accounting for Tourism and Leisure
- Safety Programme for Leisure Management
- Professional Business Communication 2
- Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality, Leisure and Event
- Operations OR Aquatic Studies
- Intercultural Competence in HTLE or Language
- Leadership in Health Activity and Nutrition
- Management 1 for HTLE
Economics for HTLE
Stream A: Leisure Operations
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Stream B: Exercise Health Studies and Personal Training 1
Leisure and Sports Policy and Planning
Talent Management for Tourism, Travel and Leisure instead of Introduction to HR
Management 2
Option 1
Management Accounting- Cost and Decision –making
Leisure Facility Safety
Stream A: Leisure Management Behaviour Competencies
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Stream B: Exercise Health Studies and Personal Training 2
Leisure Law
Digital 2 – Literacy
Option 2
- Sustainable Sports and Leisure Facilities Management
- Strategic Management- An applied approach
- Data Analysis
- Management Accounting- Planning and Control
- Option 3
- Option 4
- Professional Work Placement and Career Management
- Research Methods
- Marketing Strategy for Tourism Hospitality and Leisure
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Digital 3 – Channel Competencies
- Applied Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Contemporary and Future Issues in Leisure
- Strategic Management: Case Study Approach
- The Workplace of Tomorrow
Undergraduate Dissertation
Options will be offered based on the themes: Community, Leisure and Well-being, Tourism, and Management. Option modules offered will depend on availability of staff.
Advanced Entry applications are accepted to year 2 and year 3 of this course. For further information on how to make an Advanced Entry application, please visit our CAO Hub. A full list of courses open for Advanced Entry are listed on the CAO website.
To qualify for Advanced Entry applicants must be currently studying, completing, or have successfully completed, studies at Level 6, 7 or 8 in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) or an equivalent, in a related area. You must demonstrate by providing transcripts of results that you have achieved the learning outcomes for each stage you wish to advance past, for example:
- To enter Year 2 via Advanced Entry, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Year 1.
- For entry to Year 3, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Years 1 and 2.
- For entry to Year 4, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Years 1, 2, and 3.
If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website.
On graduation, you may continue to postgraduate study in TU Dublin or elsewhere.