Awards
Honours Bachelor Degree
Mode of Delivery: Full Time
 
No. of Semesters : 8
NFQ Level: 8
Programme Credits: 240
Language of Instruction: English
Department: Sport Media and Marketing
 

Semester Schedules

Stage 1 / Semester 1
Elective Regulation
Player Development module chosen by students depends on their sports option: GAA, Rugby or Football.
Mandatory
Module Code Module Title
COAC C1313 Introduction to Coaching Pedagogy
PHIO C1311 Applied Anatomy and Sport Physiology 1
RECH C1804 Professional Writing and Research in the Digital Age
TECH C1805 Information Technology
DEVL C1315 Player Development 1 - Rugby
DEVL C1316 Player Development 1 - GAA
DEVL C1317 Player Development 1 - Football
 

Stage 1 / Semester 2
Elective Regulation
Students select Player Development and Coach Ed modules depending on their sports option: GAA, Rugby or Football.
Mandatory
Module Code Module Title
ACCT C1307 Introduction to Accounting for Sport
MGMT C1307 Foundations of Sport Management
PHIO C1315 Applied Anatomy and Sport Physiology 2
DEVL C1320 Player Development 2 - Rugby
COAC C1315 Coach Education 1 - GAA
COAC C1316 Coach Education 1 - Football
DEVL C1321 Player Development 2 - GAA
COAC C1317 Coach Education 1 - Rugby
DEVL C1322 Player Development 2 - Football
 

Stage 2 / Semester 1
Elective Regulation
Students select Player Development and Coach Ed modules depending on their sports option: GAA, Rugby or Football.
Mandatory
Module Code Module Title
STGY Injury Prevention and Recovery Strategies in Sport
ACCT Accounting for Sport
MKTG H2321 Sports Marketing
COAC Coach Education 2 - GAA
SPRT H2319 Coach Education 2 - Football
COAC_1 Coach Education 2 Theory - Rugby
DEVL_2 Player Development 3 - GAA
DEVL_1 Player Development 3 - Rugby
DEVL Player Development 3 - Football
 

Stage 2 / Semester 2
Elective Regulation
Students select Player Development and Coach Ed modules depending on their sports option: GAA, Rugby or Football.
Mandatory
Module Code Module Title
PHIO Strength and Conditioning
ECON H2311 Sports Economics
FNCE Finance for Sport 1
DEVL_1 Player Development 4 - Rugby
COAC Coach Education 3 Practical - Rugby
DEVL C2315 GAA Club Development
SPRT H3316 Coach Education 3 - Football
LEAD Player Development 4 - GAA
DEVL Player Development 4 - Football
 

Stage 3 / Semester 1
Elective Regulation
2 x 5 credit Electives required. Coach Ed and Player Development options determined by stream student is in (i.e Gaa, Football or Rugby)
Mandatory
Module Code Module Title
SPRT Fitness Testing and Load Monitoring in Sport
FNCE Finance for Sport 2
COMM Sponsorship in Sport
MGMT H3357 People Management Skills (Sports)
Elective
Module Code Module Title
DEVL Player Development 5 - Football
COAC_1 Coach Education 4 - Rugby
DEVL_2 Player Development 5 - GAA
DEVL_1 Player Development 5 - Rugby
SOCL H3336 Community Sport and Social Inclusion
ANAL Sports Performance Analysis
COAC_2 Coach Education 3 - GAA
COAC Coach Education 4 - Football
 

Stage 3 / Semester 2
Elective Regulation
1. Students must take either 1. Work Placement or 2. Study Abroad or 3. Sports Internship project plus the two five credit electives in semester 6. 2. Students may EXIT at this stage of the programme with a BA in Sports Coaching and Business Management (GAA or Rugby or Soccer) (Embedded Exit Award), provided they have achieved the required Level 7 learning outcomes. Academic Regulations apply.
Elective
Module Code Module Title
WKPL C3315 Work Placement
SPRT Sports Internship Project
PROJ C3802 Study Semester Abroad
MGMT H4325 Operations Management (Sport)
DATA Introduction to Data Analysis for Sport
 

Stage 4 / Semester 1
Elective Regulation
2 x 5 electives to be chosen Dissertation module runs over Semester 7 and 8 however credits lie in Semester 8 only
Mandatory
Module Code Module Title
SPRT Periodisation
CULT Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Sport
STGY Strategy, Governance and Leadership
DISS C4803 Dissertation ( Part 1 of 2 )
Elective
Module Code Module Title
COAC Coach Education 4 - Football
MGMT C4805 Event Management
MTDS Adapted Physical Activity
ANAL Sports Performance Analysis 1
PSYC Sport and Exercise Psychology 1
 

Stage 4 / Semester 2
Mandatory
Module Code Module Title
STUD Contemporary Issues in Sport
COAC C4803 Coach Development and Mentoring
DISS C4803 Dissertation ( Part 2 of 2 )
Elective
Module Code Module Title
DATA Introduction to Data Analysis for Sport
MGMT H4325 Operations Management (Sport)
PSYC Sport and Exercise Psychology 2
SERV Physical Activity for Special Populations
ANAL Sports Performance Analysis 2