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Department of Sport
Code: LC295 (Limerick) LC421 (Thurles)
Programme Level: 8
LC295
Limerick
LC421
Thurles
CAO Points 2016: 280 (Limerick)
Duration: 4 Years
Class Contact Hours:
20 hours per week (depending on year)
Locations:
LIT Moylish Campus, Limerick
& LIT Thurles Campus
Minimum Entry Requirements:
Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5
& 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving
Certificate subjects, including
Mathematics and English or Irish.
Foundation Level Mathematics at grade
F2 or higher is acceptable as meeting the
Mathematics requirement for this
programme.
QQI FET/FETAC Applicants & Mature
Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry
Requirements’ for further information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact: Mr. Dermot Maleney,
Programme Leader
Tel: 061 293334
Email: dermot.maleney@lit.ie
Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC295
www.lit.ie/Courses/LC421
Facebook.com/lit.sportscourses
Twitter.com/LITSportCourses
Business Studies with
Sports Management
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio
What is the programme about?
This programme has been designed for people with a passion for sport who would like to work in an exciting,
dynamic and global industry. Learn about working with athletes and training for performance and health.
Develop your leadership skills and gain an understanding of governance and sports development, marketing,
sponsorship, finance, law, running events, economics, public relations and human resource management.
Develop your network of contacts through our professional links with various Sports Partnerships, the GAA,
Camogie Association, FAI, Limerick FC, Munster Rugby, Thomond Park stadium, the Irish Sports Council and
Coaching Ireland. Take the opportunity to travel during your placement while working or studying in Ireland or
overseas. Play sport and make new friends. Whatever your ambitions in sport, Business Studies with Sports
Management in LIT can help you achieve them.
Who is the programme suited to?
The programme will suit anyone with a passionate interest in sport and a flair for business and management.
You don’t need to be an elite athlete; you just need a positive attitude, a willingness to work hard and the
determination to succeed.
Modules
Students pictured with LIT President, Prof Vincent Cunnane
at the launch of World Record ‘Scrum for Axel’ event.
Year 1: Sports Law & Administration, Communications & Information Technology, Sport & Community
Development, Sports Leadership, Functional Anatomy, Training for Sport and Physical Fitness, Principles of
Accounting, Management & Marketing Fundamentals.
Year 2: Decision Making Techniques & Applications, Principles of Economics for Sports Management,
Digital Media & E-Commerce, Sports Event Operations (Common), Marketing Principles, Coaching Practice
& Application.
Year 3: Commercial Sports Management, Health Promotion – Nutrition & Exercise, Sport Public Relations
and Communication, Placement (600 hours).
Year 4: Financial Planning, Human Resource Management for Sports, Sports Marketing Management,
Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, Research Thesis, Sports Performance Management, Strategic
Management.
What can I do after the programme?
Graduates can expect to find work in a broad range of areas. Many continue in postgraduate education while
others go on to find employment with the National Governing Bodies, Local Sports Partnerships, community
and voluntary organisations, commercial gyms and leisure centres, TV and media companies, event
management companies, professional clubs, and sports agencies.
The skills and knowledge gained will also be highly applicable to companies outside of the sports sector.
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Undergraduate Prospectus 2018/2019