Overview
This qualification offers exposure to numerous opportunities within the sport business, private, and public sectors, effectively preparing students for careers in various sport-related roles. Through this degree, students will gain the knowledge, tools, and practical experience needed to excel in sport and business management, positioning them as a competitive force in the sport industry. Some elements which are covered include, sport management skills, the planning and organising of sport events, the management of high-performance sport teams or players and the management of community or local sport development clubs.
Degree detail
Degree name: Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM) in Management Sciences with Sport Business Management
Modes of delivery and duration:
- Full time programme: Three years presented on the Vanderbijlpark Campus (Qualification code: 5FPH07)
- This programme is not presented on the Mahikeng- or Potchefstroom Campuses.
Admission requirements
Full time programme: BCom in Management Sciences with Marketing and Tourism Management
- APS of 24
- Mathematics level 3 (40% or more) or Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70% or more)
- Afrikaans or English level 4 (50% or more)
- Additional requirements may apply as per Faculty yearbook/calender
Notable modules in the programme
- Sport Development
- Strategic Sport Business Management
- Sport Marketing
- Managing High Performance Sport
- Sport Industry Governance
- Brand Management
- Project management
- Strategic management
Postgraduate study options
Students with this degree will be considered for the BCom honours in Business Management, which can articulate to a masters and doctorate degree in Business Management.
Career opportunities
- Sport buisness managers, administrators
- Tertiary institutions
- Sport bureau managers
- Provicial sport development officers and managemers
- High-performance institution managers
- Provincial sport administrators
- Local sport club and community centre managers
- National sport federation managers
- Sport franchise ownders and managers
Talk to us
If you need more information about this programme, please contact the Programme Managers.
- Dr Anita Lennox (Any enquiries about this programme)
- Prof Rita Klonaridis (Any enquiries about this programme in general in her capacity as Inter Campus Programme Leader)
- Prof Re-an Müller (Any enquiries about this programmes to the Deputy Director on the Vanderbijlpark Campus)
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