Sports & Exercise Management

From sliotars and hurls to camogie and rugby, Ireland has a rich athetic heritage and a vibrant, modern sporting culture. With faculties and clubs in a number of indigenous and international sports, UCD is the place to broaden your knowledge of the multi-billion dollar global sports industry whilst earning credits towards your degree.

The UCD Centre for Sports Studies offers students the exciting opportunity to experience the management and delivery of sport, fitness and exercise in an international context. Students can choose from a wide variety of modules across specialisations in sport management, exercise management and coaching management, as well as become involved in the many sport and recreational clubs and societies on campus.

Subject Choices

The UCD Centre for Sports Studies offers specialisations in the Sports Management, Exercise Management and Coaching Management, which includes modules such as:

• Sports Marketing and Sponsorship
• Event Management
• Economics of Sport
• Sports Operational Management
• Communication and Media in Sport
• Sports Tourism
• Financial Management
• Principles of Exercise Management
• Applied Exercise Management
• Theory of Coaching
• Player Development and Welfare

Study Abroad students must select at least four modules from across the three streams (subject to timetabling, availability and pre-requisites) and are encouraged to select an elective module in Irish culture, language or history.

Module Details

A full list of available modules can be found by visiting:

www.ucd.ie/students/course/course_search.htm

Study Abroad students may enrol in a maximum of 30 ECTS per semester. Individual students should confirm any minimum requirements with their home institution.

Assessment

All modules within the Centre for Sports Studies are assessed by both-in-course continuous assessment (research assignments, group projects or mid-term exams) and a final examination. Final exams are scheduled in December and May, and international students are expected to undertake examinations in accordance with University regulations.

Credit Transfer

Your home institution decides on credits to be awarded for modules pursued at UCD, and students are advised to seek approval for modules before enrolling in them at UCD. We will be pleased to provide full information on our modules to enable your institition to make decisions regarding the transfer of credits. At the end of the semester, UCD will send an official transcript to your home institution, which lists the modules you have taken and the grades you have been awarded.

Eligibility

The minimum GPA is 3.0. In addition to completing the UCD on-line application, a transcript of academic record to date, a letter of recommendation from an academic referee and a personal statemetn (max 1 page) should be sent to Dr Tara Magdalinski at the address below before the application deadline

Application

www.ucd.ie/apply

Application Deadlines:

Full year or first semester (autumn.fall) 1st May

Second Semester (spring) 1st October

For further information contact:

Dr Tara Magdalinski Programme Director

UCD Centre for Sports Studies,

Woodview House, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Tel: +353 1 716 3439

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Web: www.ucd.ie/css