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Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Management

  • Graduate Diploma

Massey University's Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Management gives you the opportunity to join the pathway to the Master of Sport Management, or to progress your career.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time, 4 years part-time

About this course

Massey University's Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Management gives you the opportunity to join the pathway to the Master of Sport Management, or to progress your career.

Entry requirements

Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma requires a Bachelor's degree with at least a B- average over the highest level courses.

For general entry requirements see Massey University entry requirements.

Study locations

Auckland

Distance Learning

Career pathways

In a competitive employment market, qualification and credential "inflation" mean that organisations increasing want people with graduate qualifications. Massey's Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Management offers you a chance to get qualified for a particular vocation in sport and related industries, where employment opportunities are growing. With the dual emphasis on management and sport, you will be well placed to take advantage of these opportunities.

Areas you may work in include:

  • national sport organisations
  • national recreation organisations
  • regional sports trusts
  • one of the thousands of clubs and provincial or regional sporting organisations
  • territorial authorities (district and city councils)
  • managing national and international events
  • managing sport facilities
  • private enterprise
  • sport coordination in schools
  • high-performance sport
  • Sport NZ
Earn more

A 2017 Ministry of Education publication The post-study earnings and destinations of young domestic graduates, found that in New Zealand earnings and employment rates increase with the level of qualification completed.