Bond University
Graduate Diploma in Sport Management
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 8 months
- Course Type: Graduate Diploma
Gain a competitive edge in your sport management career by advancing your knowledge and skills relevant to navigating managerial challenges and opportunities in the international sport industry.
Course overview
The Graduate Diploma in Sport Management will equip you with advanced knowledge and skills required to enhance your career opportunities and provide a springboard for those currently working in other industries to enter this unique sector.
This program enables students and practitioners from various backgrounds to develop advanced knowledge and skills relevant to navigating managerial challenges and opportunities in the international sport industry. It is designed to enhance the career opportunities of established professionals and assist individuals currently working in other sectors to develop the advanced knowledge and skills required to work in this unique sector. Graduates are also eligible to progress into the Master of Sport Management to further develop knowledge and skills relating to management in the diverse sport industry. Subjects completed in the Graduate Diploma are credited to the master’s program.
Key facts
January, 2027
May, 2027
What you will study
You are required to complete a total of 80 credit points. This is comprised of 60 credit points of sport management options and 20 credit points of general electives from across the university.
Sport management options
Students must complete the following 60 credit points of subjects.
- Event Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Fundamentals of Finance
- Global Sports Law and Governance
- Managing People
- Leading Innovation and Change
- Marketing Fundamentals
- International Sport Business
- Managing High Performance Sport
- Business Statistics
General electives
Students must choose 20 credit points of postgraduate subjects from across the university that are available as general electives.
Entry requirements
Successful completion of a recognised bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in a field related to sports management, including fields in law, management and commerce and exercise and sports science.
Alternative entry option
You may use prior work experience to apply for entry into this program. To do so, you will need to provide documentation of your employment history, including a statement from your employer about your position, time in the role and a brief overview of the role you performed.
Contact the university or visit its website for more information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Graduates may pursue roles such as:
- Sport Event Manager
- Sport Marketing Executive
- Sport Development Manager
Learning outcomes
Graduates will learn the following skills during the course:
- Apply an understanding of sports management theories, concepts and techniques to routine business tasks.
- Critically analyse and evaluate complex sport management issues or problems.
- Recognise the cultural, environmental and social considerations of individual behaviour and organisational operations in sport management.
- Orally communicate complex sport management information to a diverse professional audience using appropriate visual aids.
- Articulate complex sports management ideas, decisions, recommendations and other information in a concise writing style tailored to a given audience.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative semester program fee in 2026: $23,185 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative total program fee in 2026: $46,370 (domestic full-fee paying place).
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 80 credit points (normally eight subjects) per year.
Student annual fees may vary in accordance with:
- The number of subjects studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of subjects.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.