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Roles in sport include sports journalist, media coordinator, sports marketing officer and work in related fields such as communications, sponsorship, athlete management, and events.

Holmesglen’s sports degrees – Bachelor of Sports Media and Bachelor of Sport Business – provide a link between study and career opportunities.

This means that students get real-world learning and industry engagement.

A compulsory 228-hour internship program is a key feature of both sports degrees, with students gaining invaluable work experience, networking and a tangible start to their career. Holmesglen’s internship program has connections with Herald Sun, Fox Footy, SEN1116, Melbourne Stars, AFL Victoria, Cricket Victoria and Basketball Victoria, and more.

Zac Jennings, Zoe Lorenzin and Laurie Moody are three graduates who used a Holmesglen sports degree to find employment.

"The beauty of the internship program is it prepared us all for the real world. It opened the door to a world of industry networking, allowing us to build professional relationships with experts, which is extremely beneficial when applying for jobs,” says Laurie.

Both the Bachelor of Sports Media and Bachelor of Sport Business are designed with career outcomes in mind. They share similar major study areas, including social media and sports marketing, but provide flexibility, depending on a student’s chosen career path.

The Bachelor of Sports Media teaches four main study pillars:

• Media
•  Journalism
• Communications
• Sport

"The course covered so many different skills, areas and topics. It truly set us up in the best way possible for entry into the workforce,” says Zoe.

The Bachelor of Sports Business teaches across four main study areas:

• Sport management
• Commercial sport
• Sports media
• Sport development

A sports degree can lead to a variety of jobs, across a variety of industries. Our graduates have used their qualifications to enter different sports industry roles.