Sport Management, Testamur Major (T045)
- Western Sydney University Major Code: T045
Previous Code: MT2036.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs? No
Handbook Summary 2022 - 2025
The Sport Management major is designed for people who seek careers in Australian and international Sport management. Specialist subjects provide students with a capacity to understand and function within the increasingly dedicated context in which sport is played, organised and managed. Students who complete this major will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to manage sport experiences pertaining to globalisation and emerging contemporary issues in sport. Graduates find career employment at all levels of government as well as within the private sector for both commercial and non-commercial organisations. Positions include project management of facilities and events, management and coordination of leisure, sport and civic event departments, sport marketing, player management and sport public relations, elite sport development, sport and leisure programming.
Handbook Summary 2026
The Sport Management major aims to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to build a career in sports management within Australia and globally. You will learn to navigate the constantly changing sports landscape through specialised courses that address key developments, such as the increased use of technology in sport management and the growing social importance of sport. Additionally, you'll have access to unique opportunities for hands-on professional experience with leading sports clubs and organisations partnering with us across various subjects. Career options are diverse, covering roles in government and private sectors, such as facility and event management, sports and leisure programming, marketing, public relations, player management, elite sports development, and organising civic, leisure, and sports events.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Campbelltown Campus | Internal | Program Advice |
| Parramatta City Campus-Macquarie Street | Internal | Program Advice |
Inherent Requirements
There are inherent requirements for this major that you must meet in order to complete the major and graduate. Make sure you read and understand the requirements for this major online.
Major Structure 2026
This structure applies to students who commenced in 2026 or later. If you commenced 2025 or earlier, please refer to the relevant Structure tab for details.
Qualification for this major requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the core subjects listed below.
Core Subjects for this Major
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| BUSM 1051 | Introduction to Sport Business | 10 |
| BUSM 2053 | Technology and Innovation in Sport Management | 10 |
| BUSM 2054 | Strategic Sport Marketing and Digitalisation | 10 |
| BUSM 3094 | Global Sport Business | 10 |
| BUSM 3095 | Sport Management Consulting and Practice | 10 |
| BUSM 3096 | Sport Industry Internship | 10 |
| BUSM 3097 | Sport and Special Event Management | 10 |
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| Total Credit Points | 80 | |
Bachelor of Business Core
Students undertaking the Sport Management major take the following subjects to satisfy the core requirements of the Bachelor of Business program.
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| BUSM 1050 | People and Organisations | 10 |
| FINC 1005 | Financial Foundations | 10 |
| MKTG 1014 | Marketing in Action | 10 |
| ECON 1016 | Evidence-Based Decision Making | 10 |
| BUSM 2050 | Digital Transformation for Business | 10 |
| ECON 1017 | The Future of Business | 10 |
| BUSM 1048 | Professional Careers and Employability | 10 |
| BUSM 3084 | Professional Business Experience | 10 |
| Total Credit Points | 80 | |
Recommended Sequence 2026
This sequence applies to students who commenced in 2026 or later. If you commenced in 2025 or earlier, please refer to the relevant Sequence tab for details.
Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Business with a major in Sport Management requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
Full-time start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| ECON 1017 | The Future of Business | 10 |
| BUSM 1050 | People and Organisations | 10 |
| FINC 1005 | Financial Foundations | 10 |
| MKTG 1014 | Marketing in Action | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| ECON 1016 | Evidence-Based Decision Making | 10 |
| BUSM 1048 | Professional Careers and Employability | 10 |
| BUSM 1051 | Introduction to Sport Business | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2050 | Digital Transformation for Business | 10 |
| BUSM 3097 | Sport and Special Event Management | 10 |
| BUSM 2054 | Strategic Sport Marketing and Digitalisation | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 2053 | Technology and Innovation in Sport Management | 10 |
| BUSM 3096 | Sport Industry Internship | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3084 | Professional Business Experience | 10 |
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3094 | Global Sport Business | 10 |
| BUSM 3095 | Sport Management Consulting and Practice | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Part-time start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| ECON 1017 | The Future of Business | 10 |
| BUSM 1050 | People and Organisations | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| FINC 1005 | Financial Foundations | 10 |
| MKTG 1014 | Marketing in Action | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| ECON 1016 | Evidence-Based Decision Making | 10 |
| BUSM 1048 | Professional Careers and Employability | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 1051 | Introduction to Sport Business | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2050 | Digital Transformation for Business | 10 |
| BUSM 3097 | Sport and Special Event Management | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 2054 | Strategic Sport Marketing and Digitalisation | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2053 | Technology and Innovation in Sport Management | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3096 | Sport Industry Internship | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3084 | Professional Business Experience | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3094 | Global Sport Business | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3095 | Sport Management Consulting and Practice | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Major Structure 2023 - 2025
This major structure applies to students who commenced in 2023 - 2025. If you commenced prior to 2023 or 2026 or later, please refer to the relevant Structure tab for details.
Qualification for this major requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including all of the core subjects listed below.
Core Subjects for this Major
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| BUSM 2037 | Sport Entertainment | 10 |
| BUSM 1031 | The World of Sport Business | 10 |
| BUSM 3008 | Developing Sport Professionals | 10 |
| MKTG 1011 | Fundamentals of Marketing Analytics | 10 |
| BUSM 3065 | Special Event Management | 10 |
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| BUSM 2048 | Sports Marketing | 10 |
| BUSM 3083 | Global Sports Management | 10 |
| Total Credit Points | 80 | |
Professional Subjects for Careers in Markets
Students undertaking the Sport Management major are advised to take the following four subjects to satisfy the requirements for their professional core:
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| BUSM 2040 | The Service Enterprise | 10 |
| MATH 1030 | Statistics for Business | 10 |
| BUSM 3006 | Design Thinking for Creativity | 10 |
| SPRT 3014 | Sport Management Applied Project (Enterprise Engaged subject) | 10 |
Recommended Sequence 2023 - 2025
This major sequence applies to students who commenced in 2023 - 2025. If you commenced prior to 2023 or 2026 or later, please refer to the relevant Sequence tab for details.
Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Business with a major in Sport Management requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
Full-time start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| BUSM 1006 | Enterprise Innovation and Markets | 10 |
| BUSM 1008 | Enterprise Leadership | 10 |
| BUSM 1031 | The World of Sport Business | 10 |
| MATH 1030 | Statistics for Business | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 1010 | Financing Enterprises | 10 |
| LAWS 1001 | Enterprise Law | 10 |
| BUSM 2037 | Sport Entertainment | 10 |
| MKTG 1011 | Fundamentals of Marketing Analytics | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2040 | The Service Enterprise | 10 |
| BUSM 2048 | Sports Marketing | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3008 | Developing Sport Professionals | 10 |
| BUSM 3006 | Design Thinking for Creativity | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| BUSM 3065 | Special Event Management | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3083 | Global Sports Management | 10 |
| SPRT 3014 | Sport Management Applied Project (Enterprise Engaged Subject) | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Part-time start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| BUSM 1006 | Enterprise Innovation and Markets | 10 |
| LAWS 1001 | Enterprise Law | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 1010 | Financing Enterprises | 10 |
| BUSM 1008 | Enterprise Leadership | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 1031 | The World of Sport Business | 10 |
| MATH 1030 | Statistics for Business | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 2037 | Sport Entertainment | 10 |
| MKTG 1011 | Fundamentals of Marketing Analytics | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2040 | The Service Enterprise | 10 |
| BUSM 2048 | Sports Marketing | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3065 | Special Event Management | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3006 | Design Thinking for Creativity | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3008 | Developing Sport Professionals | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| SPRT 3014 | Sport Management Applied Project (Enterprise Engaged Subject) | 10 |
| BUSM 3083 | Global Sports Management | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Major Structure 2022
This major structure applies to students who commenced in 2022. If you commenced in 2023 or later please refer to the relevant tab for details.
Qualification for this major requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including all of the core subjects listed below.
Core Subjects for this Major
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| BUSM 3008 | Developing Sport Professionals | 10 |
| BUSM 3053 | Our Sporting Future | 10 |
| BUSM 3064 | Service Industry Analytics | 10 |
| BUSM 3065 | Special Event Management | 10 |
| BUSM 2045 | Sport and Society | 10 |
| BUSM 2037 | Sport Entertainment | 10 |
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| BUSM 1031 | The World of Sport Business | 10 |
| Total Credit Points | 80 | |
Professional Subjects for Careers in Markets
Students undertaking the Sport Management major are advised to take the following four subjects to satisfy the requirements for their professional core:
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| BUSM 3006 | Design Thinking for Creativity | 10 |
| SPRT 3014 | Sport Management Applied Project | 10 |
| MATH 1030 | Statistics for Business | 10 |
| BUSM 2040 | The Service Enterprise | 10 |
| Total Credit Points | 40 | |
Equivalent Subjects
The subject listed below counts towards completion of this major for students who passed this subject in 2020 or earlier.
BUSM 3068 Sport and Society, replaced by BUSM 2045 Sport and Society
Replaced Subjects
The subjects listed below counts towards completion of this major for students who passed these subject in 2022 or earlier.
BUSM 2045 Sport and Society, replaced by BUSM 2048 Sports Marketing from 2023.
BUSM 3053 Our Sporting Future, replaced byBUSM 3083 Global Sports Management from 2023.
BUSM 3064 Service Industry Analytics, replaced by MKTG 1011 Fundamentals of Marketing Analytics from 2023.
Recommended Sequence 2022
This major sequence applies to students who commenced in 2022. If you commenced in 2023 or later please refer to the relevant tab for details.
Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Business with a major in Sport Management requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
Full-time start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| BUSM 1006 | Enterprise Innovation and Markets | 10 |
| BUSM 1008 | Enterprise Leadership | 10 |
| BUSM 1031 | The World of Sport Business | 10 |
| MATH 1030 | Statistics for Business | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 1010 | Financing Enterprises | 10 |
| LAWS 1001 | Enterprise Law | 10 |
| BUSM 2037 | Sport Entertainment | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2040 | The Service Enterprise | 10 |
| BUSM 2045 | Sport and Society | 10 |
| BUSM 3065 | Special Event Management | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3008 | Developing Sport Professionals | 10 |
| BUSM 3006 | Design Thinking for Creativity | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| BUSM 3064 | Service Industry Analytics | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3053 | Our Sporting Future | 10 |
| SPRT 3014 | Sport Management Applied Project (Enterprise Engaged Subject) | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Part-time start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| BUSM 1006 | Enterprise Innovation and Markets | 10 |
| LAWS 1001 | Enterprise Law | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 1010 | Financing Enterprises | 10 |
| BUSM 1008 | Enterprise Leadership | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 1031 | The World of Sport Business | 10 |
| MATH 1030 | Statistics for Business | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 2037 | Sport Entertainment | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2040 | The Service Enterprise | 10 |
| BUSM 2045 | Sport and Society | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3065 | Special Event Management | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3006 | Design Thinking for Creativity | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3070 | Strategic Sport Leadership | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3008 | Developing Sport Professionals | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 3064 | Service Industry Analytics | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3053 | Our Sporting Future | 10 |
| SPRT 3014 | Sport Management Applied Project (Enterprise Engaged Subject) | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |