Sport Innovation Research Group
About
Vision and Mission
Our vision is to enhance the social and business outcomes of the sport, leisure and active recreation industries through social, technological and industry innovation.
Our mission is to integrate research, learning and engagement and contribute to social and business innovation in the sport, leisure and active recreation industries by producing high-quality, industry-shaping research. This includes the study of sport as a tool for social development and the role of sport within local, national and international policy contexts.
Study with us
Bachelor of Business - Sports Management major/minor
Swinburne University of Technology offers a Bachelor of Business with a major in Sports Management, delivered at our Hawthorn campus in Melbourne and delivered through Swinburne Online.
Our Sports Management major, developed by our Sport Innovation Research Group team, sees students develop the business mindset needed to run sport organisations and venues, identify risks and seize opportunities. Students will develop skills in strategic thinking and leadership, understanding sport data analytics and investigating the trends changing the future of sport.
The major includes a number of unique offerings for sport management programs in Australia, with units in Sport Business Analytics, Sport and Sustainability, Sport Media and Technology and the Future of Sport. These are units not found in other sport management programs, but provide students with an edge in understanding, and preparing for, the current and future sport business environment.
Students enrolled in other courses, such as Exercise Science or Media, can also choose to undertake a Sports Management minor within their program of study.
Added benefits from assignments and experiences are based on our teams' research with partners such as Richmond Football Club, the Australian Football League, Tennis Australia, as well as government, agencies and sport technology start-ups.
Studying with Swinburne also means students have access to Swinburne's Work Integrated Learning program, providing additional opportunities for students to gain valuable skills and real industry experience in the form of placements, internships or study tours - all while earning credit towards their degrees.
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Graduate research students
The Sport Innovation Research Group welcomes enquiries regarding postgraduate Masters and PhD studies.
Professional development courses
Sport Innovation Research Group-led professional development courses can be designed for organisations and industries across the sport sector with sessions drawing on customised content from Swinburne's wide-ranging field of expertise in sport business, technology, social impact, supply chain, exercise science and media.
We have previously offered masterclasses for sport organisations and sport managers on the building blocks of NFTs, helping them start the journey to plan and navigate the unique opportunities and risks of NFTs, as well as short courses on using social network analysis and social network concepts with sport organisations to show how their organisation connects, what’s working and how it might be improved.
For more information on how our team can help engage and educate your team, please email us at SIRG@swinburne.edu.au.