Master degree
24 months
Application deadlines: 30 June
Processing time: 20 days
Application fee: A$100
Full-time
Intakes: March, July
International tuition: A$37,000
Domestic tuition: A$28,200
Program overview
This course develops business and leadership skills to effectively manage sport organisations. Whether it’s at the elite, semi-elite or recreational levels, sport management at Deakin prepares you to deliver on all strategic dimensions of the industry – in areas such as marketing and promotions, governance and management, facilities and events, as well as participation development.
Study options

This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- IELTS
- TOEFL iBT
- TOEFL PBT
- PTE
1 year full time (2 years part time) – 8 credit points
Admission is based on:
• Bachelor honours (AQF8) degree in a related discipline, or
• Bachelor degree in a related discipline, plus two years relevant work experience, or
• Graduate certificate or graduate diploma in a related discipline, or
• Evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent.
1.5 years full time (3 years part time) – 12 credit points
Admission is based on:
• Bachelor degree in a related discipline, or
• Bachelor degree in any discipline, plus two years relevant work experience, or
• Evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent.
2 years full time (4 years part time) – 16 credit points
Admission is based on:
Bachelor degree or other qualification at a higher AQF level in any discipline, or
Successful completion of Masters Qualifying Program (MQP) with a minimum weighted average mark of 60% for each discipline-based unit and a pass grade in the two communication and academic skills instruction units, or
Successful completion of Masters Qualifying Program Extended (MQPE) with a minimum weighted average mark of 60% for three discipline-based units or a pass grade in one skill-based unit and a minimum weighted average mark of 60% for two discipline-based units, or
evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent
IELTS: minimum score of 6.5, with no subscore less than 6.0 or
Paper-based TOEFL: 577 (Writing 4.5) or
Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 70 (with minimum score of 21 in Writing) or
Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 58 with no score less than 50
Career opportunities
Enter a leadership role in the sport industry by studying a course ranked in the world’s top 10.
Deakin is a leader in sport management education according to the prestigious SportBusiness International (SBI) journal. Deakin’s Master of Business (Sport Management) is the only Australian program to make the top 25 in SBI’s rankings.
Importantly, graduates of the Master of Business (Sport Management) rank in the top 5 for average salaries three years after graduation, compared with their peers working in sport business around the globe.
Campus location
Melbourne
,
Australia




