What is the Bachelor of Business in Recreation & Sport Management?

The Bachelor of Business in Recreation and Sport Management is a three-year degree course, which provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to work in the wider sport, leisure and business industries. The course is based on three pillars of sport studies, recreation and leisure and business management. Students who successfully complete this programme can progress onto the one year, level 8 Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Recreation and Sport Management (WD212).

Unique features:

• Bachelor of Business:This qualification provides graduates with a business degree, which furthers employment options into a wider array of fields.

• Work placement: Students complete 14 weeks of work placement in year two of the course. This provides vital real-world experience for students in their chosen area of interest whilst also expanding their skill and knowledge 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 available.

• Practical features: Students complete four hours of practical sports skills per semester in years one and two. This enables students to 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 and adapted physical activity. The practical fitness instruction stream allows students to gain professional qualifications in gym and group fitness instruction.

• Electives: After placement in year two, students choose electives for year three. This allows students to progress onto modules that suit their career objectives (e.g. coaching, event management, adapted physical activity). 

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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 are accredited against European Health Fitness Association (EHFA) standards, enabling students to gain access to the Register of Exercise Professionals in Ireland (REPS Ireland). Membership of REPS Ireland qualifies students to work in Ireland and abroad in many countries.