Sport & Exercise Management (DN430/SMS2)

Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ, Credits 180)
Academic Year 2024/2025

Study Abroad

Scholarships Available

Duration:

3 Year(s)

Next Intake:

2024/2025 September

General Entry Requirements (A-Level)

AAA / ABBB / AAB + D AS Level

General Entry Requirements (IB)

Subject Requirements (Mathematics)

GCSE C / AS Level D / A Level E

IB SL 4 / HL 3

Subject Requirements (Laboratory Science)

GCSE C / AS Level D / A Level E

IB SL 4 / HL 3

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Curricular information is subject to change.

The multidisciplinary nature of the BSc in Sport & Exercise Management equips students with skills in areas such as management, marketing, event planning, human resources, economics and finance, sports development and coaching. These underpin the structure and governance of sport, health and exercise programmes today. If these opportunities interest you, the combination of UCD’s internationally recognised academic excellence and sporting reputation makes this degree ideal.

About this Course

Work placement
Students also undertake a ten week structured work placement either in Ireland or abroad during the summer, following second year. This provides invaluable practical experience and an opportunity to gain employment upon graduation.

Students spend an average of 40 hours per week attending lectures, studying independently and preparing for assessment. A combination of end-of-semester exams, research papers, group projects, presentations and in-class tests are used throughout this programme.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
SMGT10010	Financial Management of Sport	Autumn	5
SMGT10070	Sports Management	Autumn	5
SMGT10100	Theory of Coaching	Autumn	5
SMGT10150	Health, Fitness and Nutrition	Autumn	5
SMGT10240	Sport Development	Autumn	5
SMGT10260	Core Academic Skills for Sport Management	Autumn	5
PERS10060	Introduction to Exercise Science	Spring	5
SMGT10060	Sociology of Sport	Spring	5
SMGT10220	Sports Legislation	Spring	5
SMGT10290	Sport Mega Events	Spring	5
SMGT10300	Sports Marketing and Branding	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options
PERS10010	Fundamentals of Strength & Conditioning	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options
Stage 2 Core Modules
SMGT20010	Event Management	Autumn	5
SMGT20030	Economics of Sport	Autumn	5
SMGT20150	Strategic Planning in Sport	Autumn	5
SMGT20200	Sports HRM	Autumn	5
SMGT20250	Psychology of Sport & Exercise	Autumn	5
PHTY30120	Research Methods	Spring	5
SMGT20070	Sports Tourism	Spring	5
SMGT20210	Event Management Practicum	Spring	5
SMGT20080	Sports Work Placement	Year-long (12 months)	10
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options
PERS20020	Introduction to Nutrition for Health and Exercise	Autumn	5
PHTY20280	Born to Run: The Science of Human Endurance	Spring	5
SMGT20260	Applied Sport Psychology	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options
Stage 3 Core Modules
SMGT30010	Research Methods for Sport	Autumn	5
SMGT30140	Facility Design and Operations Management	Autumn	5
SMGT30270	Changing PA behaviour	Autumn	5
SMGT30280	Sport & International Development	Autumn	5
SMGT30290	Sports Media, Communications & Sponsorship	Autumn	5
SMGT30030	Enterprise and Development	Spring	5
SMGT30260	Dissertation	Spring	15
SMGT30300	Sports Ethics and Governance	Spring	5
Stage 3 Core Modules
Stage 3 Options
PERS20170	Optimisation of Human Performance	Autumn	5
PERS30070	Skill Acquisition	Spring	5

Sport & Exercise Management students can apply to study abroad for a semester in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, through one of the Sport & Exercise exchange agreements.

Our graduates have a track record of employment, both nationally and internationally, in:

Sports administration

Sports marketing

Event management

Exercise management

Private sports enterprises

Sports development

Coaching development

Non-EU Undergraduate Fee information can be found here.

UCD offers a number of competitive undergraduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD undergraduate degree programme. For information on Undergraduate Scholarships, please see the UCD International Scholarships webpage.

The following advice is for Non-EU applicants. For Irish/EU/UK students, please apply via MyUCD.

The following entry route(s) are available:

BSc Sport & Exercise Management (SMS2) Undergraduate Degree (Non EU)	Entry in Sep 2024	Full Time -	Apply from Oct 2023	Apply