Bachelor of Sport and Recreation (Sport Management Major)

• HEAL506 Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication
• SPOR504 Leadership in Sport and the Outdoors
• SPOR511 Skill Learning in Sport and Recreation
• SPSC501 Sport and Exercise Science Fundamentals

• SPOR501 Sport and Recreation in Aotearoa/New Zealand
• SPOR502 Innovative Planning in Sport and Recreation
• SPOR503 Contemporary Issues in Sport and Recreation

• HEAL507 Health and Environment
• HEAL505 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• HEAL504 Lifespan Development and Communication

• SPOR610 Law and Ethics in Sport and Recreation
• SPOR624 Group and Individual Behaviour
• SPOR608 Evidence Based Practice
• SPOR605 Sport Management
• SPOR614 Sport Finance
• SPOR604 Sport Marketing
• SPOR607 Sport Development

Plus one optional/elective course.

This year also includes two work placements of 30-40 hours, designed to introduce you to the workplace and help you identify where you want to complete your third-year workplace experience.

• SPOR709 Sport and Recreation Co-operative I
• SPOR710 Sport and Recreation Co-operative II
• SPOR705 Sport and Recreation Leadership Advanced
• SPOR702 Sport Events and Entrepreneurship

Plus two optional/elective courses.

In your third year you complete 350 to 400 hours in an organisation, which includes working on a project related to your major through the Cooperative Education courses. This takes approximately two days per week.

Recent placements included:

• Athletics New Zealand
• Counties Manukau Sport
• Halberg Disability Sport Foundation
• Harbour Sport
• Hockey New Zealand
• New Zealand Breakers
• New Zealand Cricket
• New Zealand Rugby League
• New Zealand Rugby Union
• Nike NZ
• Northern Arena
• School sports departments
• Touch North Harbour
• Total Sport (event management)
• Triathlon New Zealand
• The GEMBA Group

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Workplace experience in AUT programmes