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Sport & Exercise Management

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The multidisciplinary nature of the BSc in Sport & Exercise Management equips students with skills in areas such as management, marketing, event planning, human resources, economics and finance, sports development and coaching. These underpin the structure and governance of sport, health and exercise programmes today. If these opportunities interest you, the combination of UCD’s internationally recognised academic excellence and sporting reputation makes this degree ideal.

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Work placement
Students also undertake a ten week structured work placement either in Ireland or abroad during the summer, following second year. This provides invaluable practical experience and an opportunity to gain employment upon graduation.

Students spend an average of 40 hours per week attending lectures, studying independently and preparing for assessment. A combination of end-of-semester exams, research papers, group projects, presentations and in-class tests are used throughout this programme.

Sport & Exercise Management students can apply to study abroad for a semester in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, through one of the Sport & Exercise exchange agreements.

Our graduates have a track record of employment, both nationally and internationally, in:

  • Sports administration
  • Sports marketing
  • Event management
  • Exercise management
  • Private sports enterprises
  • Sports development
  • Coaching development

    • Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

    Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

    Module Type Module   Trimester Credits
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 PERS10150 Health, Fitness and Nutrition Autumn  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10010 Financial Management of Sport Autumn  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10070 Sports Management Autumn  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10100 Theory of Coaching Autumn  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10240 Sport Development Autumn  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10260 Core Academic Skills for Sport Management Autumn  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 PERS10060 Introduction to Exercise Science Spring  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10060 Sociology of Sport Spring  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10220 Sports Legislation Spring  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10290 Sport Mega Events Spring  5
    Stage 1 Core Modules
    		 SMGT10300 Sports Marketing and Branding Spring  5
    Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
    Please select your Elective Credits from either the option module below, or from general elective modules.
    		 PERS10010 Fundamentals of Strength & Conditioning Spring  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 SMGT20010 Event Management Autumn  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 SMGT20030 Economics of Sport Autumn  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 SMGT20150 Strategic Planning in Sport Autumn  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 SMGT20200 Sports HRM Autumn  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 SMGT20250 Psychology of Sport & Exercise Autumn  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 PHTY30120 Research Methods Spring  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 SMGT20070 Sports Tourism Spring  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 SMGT20210 Event Management Practicum Spring  5
    Stage 2 Core Modules
    		 SMGT20080 Sports Work Placement Year-long (12 months)  10
    Stage 2 Options - B) Min 0 of:
    Please select your Elective Credits from either the option modules below, or from general elective modules.
    		 PERS20020 Introduction to Nutrition for Health and Exercise Autumn  5
    Stage 2 Options - B) Min 0 of:
    Please select your Elective Credits from either the option modules below, or from general elective modules.
    		 PHTY20280 Born to Run: The Science of Human Endurance Spring  5
    Stage 2 Options - B) Min 0 of:
    Please select your Elective Credits from either the option modules below, or from general elective modules.
    		 SMGT20260 Applied Sport Psychology Spring  5
    Stage 3 Core Modules
    		 SMGT30310 Dissertation 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)  20
    Stage 3 Core Modules
    		 SMGT30140 Facility Design and Operations Management Autumn  5
    Stage 3 Core Modules
    		 SMGT30270 Changing PA behaviour Autumn  5
    Stage 3 Core Modules
    		 SMGT30280 Sport & International Development Autumn  5
    Stage 3 Core Modules
    		 SMGT30290 Sports Media, Communications & Sponsorship Autumn  5
    Stage 3 Core Modules
    		 SMGT30030 Enterprise and Development Spring  5
    Stage 3 Core Modules
    		 SMGT30300 Sports Ethics and Governance Spring  5
    Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of:
    Please select your Elective Credits from either the option modules below, or from general elective modules.
    		 PERS20170 Optimisation of Human Performance Autumn  5
    Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of:
    Please select your Elective Credits from either the option modules below, or from general elective modules.
    		 PERS30070 Skill Acquisition Spring  5

    Non-EU Undergraduate Fee information can be found here.

    UCD offers a number of competitive undergraduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD undergraduate degree programme. For information on Undergraduate Scholarships, please see the UCD International Scholarships webpage.

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