Bachelor of Sport Science Honours at Durban University of Technology

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Sport Science Honours builds competence in analysing, interpreting and applying sport and exercise principles across health, fitness, coaching, sport management and sport and exercise science. It blends scientific application with sport management and deepens the theoretical and practical aspects of physiological principles. It is a 120-credit full-time qualification (code BSSHN1) with no work-integrated learning component.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied Sciences | Department: Department of Sport Studies | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

Eight compulsory modules: Research Methodology, Sport Management IV, High Performance Testing, Sport and Exercise Science, Injury Management in the first period, followed by Research Project, Sport Nutrition and Applied Sport and Exercise Science Practice. All modules are continuously assessed.

Career pathways

Sport administrator, sport coach, school and club sport coordinator, sport event coordinator, gym administrator or manager, entrepreneur, project manager, sport marketing and retail.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor of Sport Science and Management or a recognised equivalent cognate qualification at NQF level 7, in addition to DUT rules G7 and G22B. Applicants are ranked by aggregate final-year results of the qualifying degree (80%) and an interview (20%); the interview panel is the Head of Department and two senior staff, and places are limited.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 1 Year

Apply through the official page: https://onlineapps.dut.ac.za/

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