Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Sport and outdoor recreation programs at Monash can lead to a wide range of exciting and rewarding careers. This unique and specialised area of study is suited to those who have a knowledge and passion for sport and outdoor recreation, and who have an interest in the relationship between sport, recreation, health and wellbeing, the outdoor environment, sustainability, leadership and sports and movement studies.

Monash has a range of program options in sport and outdoor recreation. Depending on which program you choose, you could gain qualifications to become a primary school teacher focusing on sport and outdoor recreation or a specialist secondary school teacher in sport and outdoor recreation. You can also combine your sport and outdoor recreation studies with a degree in business and commerce which will open up opportunities to gain employment in the wider sports, recreation and business industries.

Which Sport and outdoor recreation program is right for me?

There is a wide range of sport and outdoor recreation programs available at Monash. The following options will help you choose the right program to suit your background and career aspirations.

• The Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation is a three year single degree that will provide you with a qualification to work in the sport and outdoor recreation industry.
• The Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation four year double degree with Primary Education or Secondary Education is a great choice if you want to combine studies to gain a qualification to become a primary school teacher or specialist secondary school teacher. You may also gain secondary teaching specialism teaching qualifications in another discipline such as health, science or psychology.
• The Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation/Bachelor of Business and Commerce is also offered as a four year double degree and is suited to people who have a have a passion for sport, outdoor recreation and business. This program will give you a range of specialist business skills as well as knowledge and experience in sport and outdoor recreation studies.

Professional placements

Sport and outdoor recreation professional placements are conducted in community physical activity and wellness, camp planning, and sport education. Both the classroom and fieldwork experiences take advantage of the great sporting and outdoor facilities available on or near the Peninsula campus. Fieldwork experiences include wilderness expeditions, sea kayaking, canoeing, and coastal activities such as snorkeling. Fieldwork and professional placements are designed to reinforce and develop the knowledge and understanding you gain in the classroom, so what you learn is put into action.

If you choose to combine sport and outdoor recreation with a bachelor of education, you will gain professional practical teaching experience throughout your program. The faculty’s partnerships and placements office organise each placement, which gives you vital teaching experience in schools. The professional placement program draws the theoretical components of your studies together with the practical aspects of teaching, giving you first hand teaching experience in the classroom before you graduate.

Visit the Professional placements page for more information

Career outcomes

• Following registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching, graduates of the education (primary or secondary) double degree will be qualified to teach in Victorian primary or secondary schools.
• Graduates of the single degree or double degree in business and commerce can seek employment in sports management, sports training and development, outdoor recreation and leisure, and in a range of positions in business including accounting, marketing and economics.

Applications, fees, scholarships and course locations

For more information on how to apply, when to enroll, scholarships, fees and where you can study sport and outdoor recreation at Monash, please visit the Faculty of Education courses page.