Graduate Certificate in Sport Management

Program overview

Kick off or progress your professional career in sport management with Bond’s Graduate Certificate in Sport Management. A short one semester (four month) program equips you with an integrated knowledge base by combining both evidence-based and case study learning approaches. This program is suitable for professionals seeking to upgrade their qualifications, and/or to achieve a career change from another field into the diverse sport industry. 

Gain a strong foundation in required sport management sub-disciplines including finance, high performance sport, organisational behaviour, and international sport business management.

A Graduate Certificate in Sport Management is also an entry pathway into the Graduate Diploma in Sport Management.

Program code: BN-13125

CRICOS code: 096560G

Program overview

Kick off or progress your professional career in sport management with Bond’s Graduate Certificate in Sport Management. A short one semester (four month) program equips you with an integrated knowledge base by combining both evidence-based and case study learning approaches. This program is suitable for professionals seeking to upgrade their qualifications, and/or to achieve a career change from another field into the diverse sport industry. 

Gain a strong foundation in required sport management sub-disciplines including finance, high performance sport, organisational behaviour, and international sport business management.

A Graduate Certificate in Sport Management is also an entry pathway into the Graduate Diploma in Sport Management.

Program code: BN-13125

CRICOS code: 096560G

Bond students gain industry experience with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU)

About this program

The Graduate Certificate in Sport Management is designed to provide students with introductory knowledge and skills to work with sporting teams, clubs, players and events.  The program has been designed to achieve an integrated knowledge base using an evidence-based, case study approach.  Students gain a strong foundation in required sport management sub-disciplines including finance, high-performance sport, organisational behaviour, and international sport business management.  Successful graduates from this certificate program are eligible to enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Sport Management.  This certificate program is useful for graduates from other cognate areas with ambitions to enter into the field of sport management.  It is also appropriate for professionals seeking to upgrade their qualifications, and/or to achieve a career change from another field into the diverse sport industry. 

What you'll be studying

One-semester program

Complete the Graduate Certificate in Business in just four months (one semester) through Bond’s accelerated three-semester-per-year timetable. Gain the foundational knowledge and tailor your program to your interests and career ambitions with your choice of four directed elective subjects in areas ranging from governance, entrepreneurship, marketing, event management, and managing high performance sport.

Program features

  • Standout facilities

    Unrivalled access to an array state-of-the-art learning resources including the Bond FinTech Hub, Commercialisation Centre, Centre for Actuarial and Financial Big Data Analytics, and Transformer.

  • Build a network

    During your semester, you will have the opportunity to build and grow your personal and professional network with access to both high-profile Australian and international business leaders through various industry networking events, guest presenters and work experience opportunities with a variety of sport organisations.

  • Personalised learning

    Learn in small class groups, from world-leading academics, and with a one-to-one philosophy that puts you and your career at the centre of your degree.

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Hear from our Bondies

  • Sport Management

    Sport management at Bond is a hands-on course, utilising industry professionals, real-world experiences and the opportunity to undertake an internship with professional sport organisations. The sport industry continues to grow and seeks graduates in all fields, from sport participation, sport development, event management and high-performance sport management. Now that Brisbane has secured the 2032 Olympic Games, there has never been a better time to study sport management on the Gold Coast. 

    Lisa Gowthorp - Associate Professor
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Hear from our Bondies

  • Sport Management

    Sport management at Bond is a hands-on course, utilising industry professionals, real-world experiences and the opportunity to undertake an internship with professional sport organisations. The sport industry continues to grow and seeks graduates in all fields, from sport participation, sport development, event management and high-performance sport management. Now that Brisbane has secured the 2032 Olympic Games, there has never been a better time to study sport management on the Gold Coast. 

    Lisa Gowthorp - Associate Professor
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