Recreation and Leisure Management

Bachelor of Business

Recreation & Leisure Management students in a gym
Recreation & Leisure Management students in a gym
Type of Programme
Full-time
Number of Places
40
Duration
3 Years
Course Code
MT 510
Entry Requirements
331 CAO Points in 2023 (round 1) and meet minimum entry requirements as listed below.
Application Deadline
See CAO for details
Location(s)
MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork
Course NFQ Level
Level 7

Dr Con Burns

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Overview

This programme combines health, fitness, sports and exercise related modules with core Business modules. The programme prepares students to work in the business, sports and leisure sector of the economy and provides them with the specialist skills and competencies needed in these industries.

The leisure industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. This has created a demand for personnel with specialist knowledge and skills in recreation and leisure. This programme combines such skills and competencies with a strong business base, while offering students the opportunity to acquire appropriate practical and managerial expertise, which will enable them to be effective managers in the recreation and leisure industry. There is a mandatory supervised work placement of five weeks in year 3 (e.g. leisure centres, adapted physical activity centres and sports coaching settings).

What will I study?

First year at a glance

  • Fundamental Movement Skills: practical and theoretical aspects of planning, teaching and evaluating effective activity sessions to develop basic movement skills among children
  • Gym Instruction: prepares the student for work as a gym instructor and as a circuit training instructor. The emphasis is on the student’s ability to perform and demonstrate exercises correctly and on developing their skills to instruct
  • Sports Psychology: basic theories of sports psychology and identifies ways in which it can be used in a sports performance setting
  • Nutrition for Health: nutrition and its relationship with health-related matters such as diet, weight management, and obesity

Modules

What is a Module?

A module is a standalone unit of learning and assessment and is completed within one semester. A full-time student will normally study six modules in each semester; part-time and ACCS (Accumulation of Credits and Certification of Subjects) students will have flexibility as to the number of modules taken.

The button below provides a link to all of the University's approved modules for this programme.

View Modules

Entry Requirements

Entry 2024

For admission to a programme, standard applicants must

  • score the necessary CAO points and
  • meet the minimum entry requirements

Leaving Certificate in five subjects i.e. O6/H7 in five subjects. The five subjects must include Mathematics and either English or Irish grade O6/H7.

NOTE: Vetting by an Garda Síochána is a mandatory requirement for this programme.

 

For Non-EU International Entry Requirements please visit https://www.mtu.ie/international/non-eu/.

Career options

Employment Opportunities

This programme offers access to a wide range of employment opportunities in the sport and leisure industry such as leisure/ sports centre management, personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, sports coaching/team management, swim teaching and lifeguarding, group exercise leadership, sports development, health promotion, community recreation, and sports marketing.

  • Fitness instructor
  • Personal trainer/strength and conditioning coach
  • Leisure/sports centre management
  • Sports coaching/team management

Progression

Further Studies

Suitably qualified graduates are eligible to apply for entry to year 4 (final year) of

  • Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Sport and Exercise Management

or to the one year add-on

  • Bachelor of Business (Honours)

Question Time

Active participation in sport and/or physical activity is an advantage. However, applicants do not need to have exceptional ability or achievements in sport to excel in this programme.

As with any Level 7 qualification, teaching is not an immediate possibility. However, for those students who decide to progress to the Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Sport & Exercise Management or the Bachelor of Business (Honours), there are two primary possibilities to embark on further study in teacher education:

  • Professional Master of Education (PME) in Primary Teaching, which is a 2-year Level 9 qualification, as long as the applicant presents with the minimum Leaving Certificate requirement in Irish or suitable equivalent. The Department of Education recognises this PME to teach in primary schools
  • Professional Master of Education in Business Teaching, which is accredited by the Teaching Council. This postgraduate teacher education programme is offered in several universities.

It is important to note there is no route into PE teaching from this course. Please see MT 511, MT 906, MT 911 and MT 915 which do provide a route into PE teaching.

Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Management, and Enterprise Development are the business modules covered over the three years of this programme.

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