Course Level
Diploma
Diploma of Sport Coaching and Development
Kick start your career in sport with La Trobe's Diploma of Sport Coaching and Development. In this diploma, you'll spend your time between La Trobe University's Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, and the Carlton College of Sport at Ikon Park, the home of the Carlton Football Club. You'll explore a wide range of topics, including sport coaching, exercise programming, sport and recreation program design, sports science, nutrition and development, professional communication and more. You'll get the best of both worlds through academic and practical learning, as you take what you've learned in the classroom out into the field, with access to elite athletes, club events and much more. By completing La Trobe's Diploma of Sport Coaching and Development, you will: learn from a range of industry leaders, an exclusive advantage of the Carlton College of Sport program gain access to elite athletes, coaches, high performance staff and mentors immerse yourself in the club with exclusive insights to events, community activations, facility operations, fan engagement and match-day protocols undertake a non-academic sport program (e.g.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
La Trobe Partnership | Full-time - 1 years Part-time - 2 years | N/A | N/A |
Structure
To qualify for the award of Diploma of Sport Coaching and Development, students must complete 120 credit points consisting of: 120 core credit points
Subjects
- First Year Subjects: Academic Integrity Module
- Contemporary Issues in Sport Coaching
- Foundations of Exercise Programming
- Foundations of Professional Communication
- Foundations of Sport
- General Principles of Sport Coaching
- Growth, Development and Nutrition
- Sport and Recreation Program Design
- Sports Science for Coaching
- Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education
Entry requirements
- Recent secondary education - VTAC prerequisite: Year 12 English prerequisite (20) - Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
- Non Year 12 - Vocational Education & Training: VET prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
- Non Year 12 - Higher Education study: HE prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
- Note: This course may be subject to alternative or extra entry requirements depending on your life circumstances and/or work experience. For the complete entry requirements, please search for your course on the La Trobe website: latrobe.edu.au/courses