Program Overview

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Sports and Leisure Management

Overview

The B.Sc. in Sports and Leisure Management takes a student-centred approach to learning. Students engage with the Sports, Leisure and associated sectors through innovative teaching and actively learning by doing. Real-life problem solving takes place through engagement with community and industry, and collaborative and reflective learning will include using case studies, guest lectures from experts in their field, and site visits to a range of Sports and Leisure facilities.

Course Details

TU Code

TU955

CAO Point Range 2024

235−486

NFQ Level

Level 8

Award Type

Major

Award

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

ECTS Credits

240

Duration

4 years

Number of Places

35

Location

Grangegorman

What is... Sports and Leisure Management?

The course is a mix of business, sports and leisure theory and applied modules providing you when you graduate with a wide range of competencies and attributes that you will find valuable working within the Sports, Leisure and associated sectors. You will study topics such as Communication, Marketing, Intercultural Competence, Leadership in Health Activity and Nutrition, Entrepreneurship, Leisure Law, and Facilities Management. Graduates will build the attributes and competencies required to work in the field.

Study Abroad Opportunities

In Year 2, students have the option to study at a partner University in Europe, under the Erasmus course.

Work Placement

Students will undertake a 6-month professional work placement. This may be completed outside Ireland, also under the Erasmus course.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate Requirements

• Minimum Number of Subjects: 6
• Minimum Grade in Maths: O4/H7
• Minimum Grade in English OR Irish: O6/H7
• Minimum Number of Higher Level Subjects: 2 H5's

QQI/FET Requirements

• QQI/FET Award Required: Any full Level 5 or 6 award
• Additional Requirements: 4 Distinctions

Mature Applicants

Applications from mature students (23+) are welcome.

English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 5.5 in each component.

Sample Timetable

Click on the link below to view an indicative timetable for this course. Timetables are subject to change and up to date timetables will be provided to students on commencement.

What are my career opportunities?

Previous graduates have developed careers as activity coordinators, consultants and project managers, event organisers, facility managers, personal trainers, sport and leisure development officers with local authorities, national governing bodies and educational institutions.

Graduates have also developed roles in sales and marketing, membership management, information technology, and have progressed to general management and group management functions within sports and leisure organisations.

Graduates have also had successful careers in the wider services sectors including retail, financial services and public administration. Graduates may also wish to set up their own business within the sector, and skills and competencies are focused on this during the later years of the course.

Module Listing

Year One

• Semester 1:
  • Accounting for Tourism & Leisure [Mandatory]
  • Digital 1: Fundamentals [Mandatory]
  • Leisure Studies [Mandatory]
  • Professional Business Communications 1 [Mandatory]
  • Safety Programme for Leisure Management [Mandatory]
  • Intercultural Awareness in HTLE [Elective]
  • Psychology in Sport & Leisure [Elective]
• Semester 2:
  • Professional Business Communications 2 [Mandatory]
  • Leadership of Health Activitives and Biomechanics [Mandatory]
  • Management 1 for Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure and Event [Mandatory]
  • Marketing for Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure and Event [Mandatory]
  • Intercultural Competence in HTLE [Elective]
  • Aquatic Studies [Elective]
  • Children in Sport [Elective]
  • Operations for Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure and Event [Elective]

Year Two

• Semester 1:
  • Talent Management [Mandatory]
  • Economics for Tourism, Hospitality, Leisure and Events [Mandatory]
  • Leisure and Sport Policy and Planning [Mandatory]
  • Management 2 [Mandatory]
  • Leadership in Human Physiology and Anatomy [Elective]
  • Sports Facility Operation and Management [Elective]
  • Leisure Operations [Elective]
  • Exercise, Health Studies & Personal Training Module 1 [Elective]
  • Introduction to Sports Research [Elective]
  • Sociology of Sport and Leisure [Elective]
  • Physical Performance for Elite Sport [Elective]
  • Strength and Conditioning [Elective]
  • Gaelic for Girls [Elective]
  • Working in Sport with Special Populations [Elective]
  • Services Mkting and Cust. Care [Elective]
  • Sport and Exercise Nutrition [Elective]
  • Sport Tourism [Elective]
  • Business Tourism [Elective]
  • Sport Administration Management [Elective]
  • Managing Wellness in Leisure [Elective]
• Semester 2:
  • Management Accounting (Costing and Decision-making) [Mandatory]
  • Digital 2: Literacy [Mandatory]
  • Leisure Facility Safety [Mandatory]
  • Leisure Law [Mandatory]
  • Study Abroad in Partner Institution [Elective]
  • Exercise, Health Studies & Personal Training Module 2 [Elective]
  • Leisure Management Behavioural Competencies [Elective]
  • Skill Acquisition for Sport Performance [Elective]
  • Sport & Leisure Provision for Special Populations [Elective]
  • Physical Performance for Exercise and Sport. [Elective]
  • Leisure Tourism [Elective]
  • Event, Leisure and Tourism Enterprise Development [Elective]
  • Marketing Communications [Elective]
  • Event Tourism [Elective]

Year Three

• Semester 1:
  • Management Accounting: Planning & Control [Mandatory]
  • Data Analysis [Mandatory]
  • Sustainable Sports and Leisure Facilities Management [Mandatory]
  • Strategic Management-An Applied Approach [Mandatory]
  • Professional Work Placement and Career Management [Mandatory]
  • Leadership in Human Physiology and Anatomy [Elective]
  • Sports Facility Operation and Management [Elective]
  • Introduction to Sports Research [Elective]
  • Sociology of Sport and Leisure [Elective]
  • Performance & Testing in Sport [Elective]
  • Physical Performance for Elite Sport [Elective]
  • Strength and Conditioning [Elective]
  • Physical Performance for Exercise and Sport. [Elective]
  • Working in Sport with Special Populations [Elective]
  • Event, Leisure and Tourism Enterprise Development [Elective]
  • Services Mkting and Cust. Care [Elective]
  • Marketing Communications [Elective]
  • Sport and Exercise Nutrition [Elective]
  • Event Tourism [Elective]
  • Sport Tourism [Elective]
  • Business Tourism [Elective]
  • Sport Administration Management [Elective]
  • Managing Wellness in Leisure [Elective]

Year Four

• Semester 1:
  • Applied Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Management [Mandatory]
  • Undergraduate Dissertation [Mandatory]
  • Contemporary and Future Issues in Sport and Leisure [Mandatory]
  • Entrepreneurship [Mandatory]
  • Research Methods for UG Thesis [Mandatory]
  • Leadership [Mandatory]
• Semester 2:
  • Digital 3: Channel Competency [Mandatory]
  • Strategic Management Case Study [Mandatory]
  • Undergraduate Dissertation [Mandatory]
  • Marketing Strategy for Tourism Hospitality and Leisure [Mandatory]
  • The Workplace of Tomorrow [Mandatory]

Advanced Entry

Advanced Entry applications are accepted to this course. To qualify for Advanced Entry applicants must be currently studying, completing, or have successfully completed, studies at Level 6, 7 or 8 in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) or an equivalent, in a related area.

Progression

On graduation, you may continue to postgraduate study in TU Dublin or elsewhere.