Master of Sport Business and Integrity at Victoria University

Overview

Gain the professional and personal skills to succeed in the global sport business industry with a Master of Sport Business and Integrity at Victoria University.

This course prepares you for the pressures and complexity of contemporary sport management. You will gain high-level skills and knowledge to implement and deliver sport programs that:

• are financially and operationally sustainable
• deliver public value
• have socially responsible outcomes
• uphold values of trust, fair play, transparency and integrity.

With integrity an increasing concern in global sport business, this course will prepare you for expanding career opportunities in the industry.

You will develop business skills – policy, strategy, management – with a clear understanding of the unique challenges of the sport industry. In addition, practical and industry experience (notably through our partnership with the Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea) will ensure you are a highly competent and confident graduate.

Study at a leading sport university

Victoria University is one of Australia's most recognisable sport universities. We have an outstanding reputation in sport, exercise science, health and fitness.

We have strong, unique partnerships with more than 350 local, national and global sport organisations. Some of our partners are:

• Western Bulldogs Football Club
• Australian Institute of Sport
• Netball Australia
• Victorian Racing Club
• Australian Sports Commission
• Real Madrid Football Club Foundation.

VU’s facilities are the most comprehensive range of sport and exercise science facilities in the southern hemisphere. Our world-class sport and learning precinct at our Footscray Park Campus includes the Institute for Health & Sport (IHES).

We have the largest number of students enrolled in sport courses, and more sport industry partners than any other university. We also have the most graduates working in the sport industry.

Postgraduate academic learning advice

As a postgraduate student you might want to take up one of many opportunities to further develop your academic language and study skills. VU’s Learning Hubs are welcoming spaces where you can improve your study and employability skills.

We offer maths, writing, careers and English-language advice, and show you effective ways to study and manage your time.

Our programs include:

• workshops
• drop-in sessions
• peer mentoring
• maths and writing resources
• resume and career guidance.

Careers in sport business

Our Master of Sport Business and Integrity will ensure you have the broad skillset necessary for a successful career in the global sport industry. There are tremendous business and personal growth opportunities around the world as leaders, administrators, managers and officials.

You will be equipped to add to the public value of the sport industry through working in sport integrity, community partnerships, media and communications, facilities and events, and many other opportunities domestically and globally.

In complex organisations undergoing constant change, you will be prepared for a range of sport business management and leadership roles in:

• international agencies
• national, state and local government
• the private sector
• the non-profit sector.

Example job titles or positions include:

• chief executive officer (professional sporting clubs)
• general manager (state and national governing bodies)
• community development manager
• player welfare manager
• resource planning director
• team manager
• public relations and corporate affairs manager
• sport venue manager
• sport project manager
• sport event manager
• media manager.

Salaries

The average annual salary for general managers in Australia is $104,000. The average annual salary of a sports centre manager in Australia is $64,428