Diploma in Sport & Wellness Management (C81)

Course Introduction

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The Diploma in Sport & Wellness Management was designed specifically to reflect the increasing requirements for a greater business and professional orientation in the sport, wellness and the leisure industry. If you aspire to be actively engaged in the business of sports, promoting healthy lifestyles, managing elite athletes or organising corporate wellness programmes, this course will endow you with the capabilities to succeed in this global industry.

Students will be provided with specialised knowledge and skills in the sport and wellness arena while a broad-based knowledge of business management anchors the program. Focusing on practical training and total student development, students will manage and work on real-life projects as well as gain hands-on skills through exposure to external real-life sports projects to better prepare them for the world of work. With global expansion, spirited competition in the commercial world, and the emergent interdependence and assertiveness of practitioners from the non-profit domain, the Diploma in Sport & Wellness Management offers students a vibrant training platform to be able to contribute to this emerging market.

Unique to NYP is the Teaching Enterprise Project (TEP) module whereby students gain practical hands-on learning and exposure in various management and operational business aspects within a controlled environment. Through group work, projects and execution of real-life events, students are given the opportunity to apply their technical knowledge while developing capabilities in sport management skills, including an attachment in the BodyWatch Sport & Wellness Centre, a fitness centre in NYP operated and managed by students and staff from the School of Business Management. A 10-week industry attachment complements the 6-month TEP stint.

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Course Aims

This course aims to provide students with:

• Broad-based business education and specialisation in sport and wellness topics,

• Practical, hands-on learning & development in supervised Teaching Enterprise Project (TEP) stopovers,

• Effective work exposure and platform to apply technical knowledge and acquired skills to contribute effectively to the business organisation and related industries,

• An enterprising and global mindset through valuable exposure to cross cultural experiences in international sport or business operating environments.

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Opportunities for Graduate

The programme has gained wide recognition by many universities and institutions of higher learning. Many graduates have successfully completed their degree studies at universities offering advanced standing and credit transfers for admission into their degree programmes both locally and abroad. Graduates with good academic achievements may be accepted for general degree courses by local institutions of higher learning at advanced entry levels.

Possible Career Options

• High Performance or High Participation Sport Development Officers in National Sport Associations

• Sports & Recreation Executives in Golf, Social and Country Clubs

• Business Development Officers or Sport Management Executives in Event Management Companies

• Corporate Wellness Executives or Coordinators in Public or Private Sector Organisations

• Sport Development Officers in Sports, Community Clubs or Volunteer Welfare Organisations

• Assistant Managers in Fitness Gyms/Lifestyle Centres

• Lecturers or Teachers in the Institute of Technical Education Colleges or Schools

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