Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
48 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Sports Management | Sports Coaching
Area of study
Sports
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
This four-year program in Sports Management and Coaching prepares students for careers in sports and fitness. It provides a comprehensive understanding of sports science, coaching theory, and business management. The program emphasizes physical capabilities and requires Garda Vetting.
Program Outline
Outline:
- Year One
- Accounting for Non-Accountants
- Anatomy & Physiology 1
- Coaching Theory and Practice 1
- Contemporary Sports Management 1
- Long Term Athlete Development 1
- Skills for Success in Higher Education
- Year Two
- Coaching Children and Youths
- Long Term Athlete Development 2
- Anatomy & Physiology 2
- Contemporary Sports Management 2
- Introduction to Sports and Exercise Psychology
- Year Three
- Coaching & Performance Psychology 1
- Speed and Agility
- Exercise Physiology
- Sports Marketing 1
- Regulatory Environment
- Electronic Commerce
- Year Four
- Coaching and Performance Psychology 2
- Prog Development & Exercise Progression
- Human Performance
- Sports Marketing 2
- Information Management
- Cost Benefit Analysis & Decision Making
- Semester 1
- Plyometrics & Olympic Lifts 1
- Nutrition
- Sports Club Operations Mgt
- Professional Skills & Life Coaching
- Selling and Sales Management
- Introduction to Adapted Physical Activity
- Semester 2
- Personal Training 1
- Periodisation & Olympic Lifts2
- Performance Analysis
- Human Resource Management
- Financial Management
- Enterprise Development
- Semester 1
- Sports Management and Coaching Research Project - Theory
- Applied Performance Analysis
- Elite Coaching
- Sports & Leisure Event Management
- Elite Sports Development
- Personal Training 2 (Elective)
- Strategic Planning (Elective)
- Semester 2
- Applied Adapted Physical Activity
- Skills Acquisition
- Sports Participation Development
- High Performance Speed and Conditioning
- Sports Management and Coaching Research Project - Practice (Elective)
- Practicum in Sports & Leisure Event Management (Elective)
Careers:
- Professional Coaches
- Personal Trainers
- Strength and Conditioning Coaches
- Health and Wellbeing Coaches
- Performance Analysts
- Fitness Instructors
- Leisure Managers
- Sport Development Officers
- Event Management Planners
- Coaching and Development Officers
Other:
- The course requires considerable physical capability due to high activity content.
- Garda Vetting is required.
- The course is accredited on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) Ireland as a REPS-accredited course.
- Students provide coaching and fitness support as personal trainers to the staff and sports scholarship athletes of the university, as well as coaching support to primary schools in the local area.
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