Course overview
A standalone qualification or your pathway to a bachelor degree at ICMS. For those with a love of sport, the Diploma of Business (Sports Management) equips you with the skills needed for a successful career in the multi-billion-dollar global sports industry.
This course provides a thorough understanding of key concepts relating to the sports management industry. As your career develops, the knowledge and experience gained while studying the Diploma of Business (Sports Management) could take you from the management of athletes and teams to the administration of mass market, mass participation sports and the myriad industries and government bodies that support them.
Aspire Institute is a trading name of the International College of Management, Sydney. The Diploma of Business (Sports Management) offers you a stand-alone qualification through the Aspire Institute or, should you wish to further your studies, you could choose to use your diploma qualification as a pathway into a bachelor program at ICMS, with completed specialisations and subjects counting towards your degree. Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Business (Sports Management) you will receive advanced standing for subjects in an ICMS bachelor degree.
All Aspire students are part of the ICMS student community, with lectures held at our Northern Beaches Campus and core business subjects at our City Campus, subject to availability. Aspire students receive dedicated academic support, including study skills.
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Fees and charges
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Career Opportunities
Career opportunities
Player or team assistant, sports marketing assistant, facilities management assistant, merchandising coordinator, sponsorship coordinator, sports promotion coordinator, event coordinator, sports media coordinator, sports agent, brand coordinator, sports facilities manager, sport program manager.
Majors
Areas of study
Apply technical business knowledge to a range of sports industry contexts, appraise performance of self and others in the sport business industry, describe solutions to routine sports business situations, develop basic academic and applied research skills in a sports business context, develop technical and theoretical sports business knowledge and concepts with some depth, explain the importance of ethical and sustainable business practices in a global sporting context, identify appropriate sources of data for problem solving in the global sports industry context, name specialist sports business technology, present project findings in both written and personal presentation forms to diverse audiences in the sports industry, use business management principles and motivational factors to diverse individuals and teams in the sports industry.
Entry requirements
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Standard entry
- Applicants with recent secondary education Aspire Institute does not use ATAR selection ranks for admissions. Recommended studies: Completion of Australian Year 12 (or equivalent). International student applicants seeking entry into Aspire Institute Diploma courses are required to satisfy: - the academic entry requirements: Completion of Australian Year 12 (or equivalent). - the English language proficiency requirements where applicable: IELTS Overall 6.0
- Speaking 5.5 (or equivalent) Aspire Institute admission criteria. Additional selection criteria: A personal application interview may be required. ATAR: ATAR is not a requirement. Applicants with higher education study Refer to the ICMS general admission criteria . Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study Refer to the ICMS general admission criteria .
Student profile
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Campuses & intake dates
- Sydney CityNSW

