Bachelor of Youth Work/Bachelor of Sport Management

The Bachelor of Youth Work/Bachelor of Sport Management expands your career options in youth work and sport management. You'll develop practical management and leadership skills for both areas, and become an expert in roles where sport and youth work meet.

Youth work encourages young people's personal and social development, giving them a voice in their communities and society. One of the key tools in this work is recreation and adventure programs. Our combined degree, Bachelor of Youth Work and Bachelor of Sport Management, will teach you enjoyable and challenging educational activities that help young people to work through issues and build self-confidence.

We give you valuable youth-work and sport-management experience - ensuring you're job-ready when you graduate.

You may find work in one of many roles in the following areas:

• youth work
• sport management
• recreation centres and community development.

Check the predictions for youth work job openings at Labour Market Insights.

If you continue to our Masters of Teaching (Secondary), you'll be able to apply for secondary-school teaching positions.

Find average Australian salaries for:

• youth workers (welfare workers) at Labour Market Insights
• sports coaches, instructors and officials at Labour Market Insights
• sports managers at Labour Market Insights
• secondary-school teachers (with additional masters) at Labour Market Insights.

To attain the double degree of Bachelor of Youth Work/Bachelor of Sport Management students will be required to complete 384 credit points in total consisting of:

• 384 credit points of Core Units including 24 credit points of Capstone studies.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.