Bachelor of Sport and Recreation

All students do the same courses in Year 1, so you don't need to choose a major when you apply for the Bachelor of Sport and Recreation. You choose your major at the end of Year 1. You can also study a double major or complete the degree without a major, which gives you the flexibility to select a range of courses of interest from across all of our majors.

All courses and majors are available at the North Campus. All core courses, all first semester courses and the full Bachelor of Sport and Recreation standard pathway and Management major are available at the South Campus. For the Coaching, Outdoor Education, Health and Physical Education, Exercise Science and Nutrition, and Sport and Exercise Science majors, you may need to take some major courses at the North Campus in Years 2 and 3.

Courses you can take in your first year include:

• SPOR503 Contemporary Issues in Sport and Recreation
• HEAL507 Health and Environment
• HEAL505 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• SPOR502 Innovative Planning in Sport and Recreation
• HEAL506 Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication
• SPOR504 Leadership in Sport and the Outdoors
• HEAL504 Lifespan Development and Communication
• SPOR511 Skill Learning in Sport and Recreation
• SPSC501 Sport and Exercise Science Fundamentals
• SPOR501 Sport and Recreation in Aotearoa/New Zealand

In Year 2, you take three core courses:

• SPOR610 Law and Ethics in Sport and Recreation
• SPOR624 Group and Individual Behaviour
• SPOR608 Evidence Based Practice

This year also includes two work placements of 30-40 hours in different organisations. Each placement consists of 30-40 hours of contact time with the organisation, either as a one-week block or spread over several weeks. These placements may also help you identify where you want to complete your third-year workplace experience.You also complete major and optional courses in your area(s) of interest.

In Year 3, you complete the final major and optional courses in your area(s) of interest.

You also spend between 350 and 400 hours working with an organisation, including a specific project related to your studies. You generally spend two days per week in your placement, spread across two semesters (one academic year).

It's a great way to get industry experience while still being able to get feedback from AUT lecturers, and for many of our students this workplace experience also leads to a job offer.

• SPOR709 Sport and Recreation Co-operative I
• SPOR710 Sport and Recreation Co-operative II

Read more about workplace experience in AUT programmes, how it works and why it's so beneficial when you start your career.

Workplace experience in AUT programmes