Bachelor of Management in Sport and Leisure
Culture and Arts - Sport
Purpose and Rationale
Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Management
Purpose:
The Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Management qualification aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of theories and principles related to business and management in sport and leisure contexts. By combining core disciplines such as business and management studies with supporting knowledge from sport and leisure studies and psycho-social studies, students are equipped with a well-rounded set of skills to lead and manage in various business environments. The sport and leisure studies stream within the qualification allows learners to apply their knowledge specifically to the management of sport or leisure businesses across different contexts.
The integration of these knowledge fields enables students to effectively lead others, apply management skills, and utilize current business theories and principles in practical settings. By critically engaging with the industries they serve, learners demonstrate a deep understanding that informs the management of business in sport or professional practice. Educated on the latest business management theories and principles, along with insights from psycho-social studies, students are prepared to apply their knowledge to diverse sport or leisure contexts.
Upon completion of the program, learners will be able to demonstrate:
- Comprehensive knowledge of management theories and their application to sport business
- Application of project management skills to sport business and events
- Utilization of current leadership theories in managing individuals and teams
- Integration of psycho-social and socio-cultural knowledge into leadership and management practices
- In-depth understanding of sports, sport structures, and the business of sport within various contexts
Rationale:
The global landscape of sport and leisure events illustrates the significant role of the industry as a global business with immense spectator value and sport tourism opportunities. The increasing demand for qualified sport and leisure professionals has led to the establishment of professional bodies like IC REPS, REPSSA, and the Coaches Association of South Africa under SASCOC.
The need for skilled professionals in sport, recreation, and fitness is recognized by CATHSSETA, responsible for ensuring quality within these sub-sectors. The tourism and travel sub-sector emerges as a key contributor to South Africa's economy, emphasizing the importance of skilled individuals within the SRF industries. With various risks associated with sport and exercise participation, the need for professionals who can manage these risks and ensure fair participation is essential.
The qualification is designed to meet the demands of the international sport and leisure industries, providing learners with the necessary skills to manage businesses, lead individuals and teams, and uphold ethical standards within the industry. Graduates can further their studies at the postgraduate level and specialize in sport, recreation, and leisure management.
The qualification appeals to individuals interested in pursuing careers in sport, recreation, and leisure management, offering transferable skills that can be applied to other business domains. It caters to those seeking to work in fitness facilities, sport clubs, leisure centers, spas, and hotels where strong management abilities are valued.
Overall, the Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Management equips learners with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in various sport and leisure business contexts, contributing to the growth and professionalism of the industry.
Outcomes
- Demonstrate comprehensive and integrated knowledge of theories and principles of management and how they are applied to the business of sport.
- Apply relevant project management knowledge and skills to the business of sport and sporting event.
- Apply current theories and principles of leadership to the management of individuals and teams.
- Apply relevant psycho-social and socio- cultural knowledge to leadership and management.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of sports, sport structures and the business of sport, showing a deep understanding the contexts in which they function.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Inform ethics and principles of good governance in decisions, drawing on appropriate ethical values and approaches in sport and business contexts.
- Inform decision-making in current business theories, principles, paradigms and finance management contexts.
- Use problem-solving skills to analyse data and produce research for business and sporting contexts.
- Apply market research principles and practices to promote products and services.
- Explain principles and theories of sales and customer service to business and sporting contexts.
- Evaluate and explain principles and theories of economics and finance in terms of their application in sport and sport business contexts.
- Analyse technologies and technology-based systems for their application in sport and sport business.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to the planning and logistics critique of qualifications, events and environments of sport.
- Select and accept research methods and apply them to the planning, management and evaluation of qualifications, events, facilities and business contexts.
- Use current science and technology to solve problems and manage processes in familiar, unfamiliar and variable contexts.
- Select information and evaluate it to manage changing environments and unpredicted or unplanned contexts.
- Select project management systems and processes and apply them to manage immediate, short-term and long-term plans and projects.
- Apply theories and principles of management in a range of eventing, business and sporting contexts.
- Evaluate health, safety and risk management principles and processes for their application in a range of sporting and business contexts.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Apply human resources and industrial relations principles and theories to the management of others in a range of business and sporting contexts.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Select psycho-social theories and principles and evaluate their application in the management of individuals and teams.
- Identify theories and principles of communication, select and apply a range of contexts involving leadership and management.
- Access, process and produce, relevant information using well-formed arguments and appropriate academic, professional, or occupational discourse.
- Use clear and coherent communication skills in a range of written and verbal contexts.
- Use theories and principles of critical self-reflection to enhance the management of self and others.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Analyse local, national and international sport structures to enable the management of environments and resources for a range of sporting contexts.
- Analyse local, national and international laws pertaining for their application in a range of sporting contexts.
- Analyse, evaluate and explain roles and responsibilities of various role players, stakeholders and structures in sports are in terms of sports and the systems in which they function.
- Evaluate the socio-economics of sport are evaluated in terms of its effect on and contribution to society and the economy.
Integrated Assessment:
- Examples of formative and summative assessment strategies that will be used throughout the qualification include: Written assignments, practical assignments, knowledge tests, case studies, class presentations, peer evaluations, simulations in structured learning environments, demonstrations, oral examinations, written examinations, practical examinations, report on research project, presentation of research results, case studies, and log book.
- Integrated assessment will focus on the achievement of the Exit Level Outcomes, which will be conducted through written examinations, practical examinations, project evaluations, and final examination in each module and presentation evaluations. The theoretical aspects will be applied practically and learners will be required to apply their knowledge and skills gained from the various sub-disciplines of Exercise Science to solve real-life problems within the chosen environment and to design appropriate qualifications for clients.
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 360
- SAQA Source
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