University of Johannesburg (UJ) Admission Requirements
Diploma in Sport Management (D9S01Q)
- 3-Year Program
- NQF level 6
Minimum Entry Requirements
Minimum APS Score: 18 with Mathematics and 19 with Mathematical Literacy. Life Orientation is excluded when calculating APS score. The 6 highest subjects are used for calculating APS score.
- English (compulsory): 3
- Mathematics: 3
- Mathematical Literacy: 4
- Additional subject 1: 3
- Additional subject 2: 3
- Additional subject 3: 3
- Additional subject 4: 3
Curriculum
Year 1
- Marketing
- Business Management
- English
- Sport Management
Year 2
- Marketing
- Business Management
- Sport Management
- Public Relations
- End-user Computing
Year 3
- Business Management
- Sport and Physical Recreation
- Sport Management
For more information, please contact the course coordinator for the Dip.SM, Dr N Janse van Rensburg at natashajvr@uj.ac.za
Degrees:
Bachelor of Biokinetics (B9S05Q)
The Bachelor of Biokinetics degree is a 4-year programme offered at NQF level 8, that leads to registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a registered biokineticist. The programme includes a minimum of 1000 hours of work-integrated learning and is only offered on a full-time basis (no distance learning option available). Only a limited number of applicants are selected each year (±35). Graduates may gain access to a master’s degree in Biokinetics if they achieve 65% or more in this qualification.
Minimum Entry Requirements
Minimum APS score: 28 with Mathematics and 29 with Mathematical Literacy. Life Orientation is excluded when calculating APS score. The 6 highest subjects are used for calculating APS score:
- English (compulsory): 5
- Mathematics: 4
- Mathematical Literacy: 5
- Additional subject 1: 5
- Additional subject 2: 5
- Additional subject 3: 5
- Additional subject 4: 4
Curriculum
Year 1
- Nutrition 1A (Semester 1)
- Practice Administration 1 (Semester 1)
- Psychology 1A (Semester 1)
- Biomechanics 1B (Semester 2)
- Psychology 1B (Semester 2)
- Anatomy and Physiology 1 (Year module)
- Biokinetics 1 (Year module)
Year 2 (All year modules)
- Anatomy and Physiology 2
- Biokinetics 2
- Exercise Physiology
- Perceptual Motor Behaviour
Year 3
Exercise Science 3A (Semester 1)
Research Methodology (Semester 1)
Clinical Exercise Science (Semester 2)
Biokinetics 3 (Year module)
Biokinetics Practice 1 (Year module)
Year 4
- Practice Management and Entrepreneurship (Semester 1)
- Biokinetics 4 (Year module)
- Biokinetics Practice 2 (Year module)
- Biokinetics Research Project (Year module)
For more information, please contact the course coordinator for B Biokinetics, Mrs Simonè Ferreira at simonef@uj.ac.za
Bachelor of Commerce in Sport Management (B9S14Q)
The BCom Degree in Sport Management is a 3-year program offered at NQF level 7.
Minimum Entry Requirements
Minimum APS Score: 24 with Mathematics – Mathematical Literacy or Technical Mathematics not accepted. Life Orientation is excluded when calculating APS score
The 6 highest subjects are used for calculating APS score:
- English (compulsory): 4
- Mathematics: 4
- Mathematical Literacy: Not accepted
- Additional subject 1: 4
- Additional subject 2: 4
- Additional subject 3: 4
- Additional subject 4: 3
Curriculum
Year 1
- Analytical Techniques
- Industrial Psychology
- Kinesiology Sport Management
- Sport Administration
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Business Management
- Sport Practice
Year 2
- Industrial Psychology
- Didactics and Exercise Science
- Business Management
- Economics or Accounting
- Exercise Science
- Practical Aspects
- Leisure and Sport Tourism Studies
Year 3
- Industrial Psychology
- Sport Psychology and Perceptual Motor Learning
- Sport Marketing and Finance
- Business Management
- Sport Sociology
- Work Integrated Learning
- Facility, Event and Human Resource Management in Sport
- Business Management
For more information, please contact the course coordinator for the BCom SM, Dr N Janse van Rensburg at natashajvr@uj.ac.za
Bachelor of Health Sciences in Sport and Exercise Science (B9SE1Q)
The Bachelor of Health Sciences in Sport and Exercise Science degree is a 3-year programme offered at NQF level 7. The programme is only offered on a full-time basis (no distance learning option available). Only a limited number of applicants are selected each year (± 122). Graduates may gain access to an honours degree in Sport Science if they achieve 65% or more in this qualification.
Minimum Entry Requirements
Minimum APS Score: 27 with Mathematics and 28 with Mathematical Literacy. Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS score. The 6 highest subjects are used for calculating APS score:
- English (compulsory): 5
- Mathematics: 3
- Mathematical Literacy: 4
- Life Sciences (Compulsory): 4
- Additional subject 2: 4
- Additional subject 3: 3
Curriculum
Year 1
- Kinesiology 1A (Semester 1)
- Psychology 1A (Semester 1)
- Sport and Exercise Practice 1B (Semester 2)
- Didactics and Coaching Science 1B (Semester 2)
- Health and Wellness Promotion 1B
- Psychology 1B (Semester 2)
- Anatomy and Physiology 1 (Year module)
Year 2
- Applied Physiology 2A (Semester 1)
- Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology 2A (Semester 1)
- Nutrition 1A (Semester 1)
- Principles of Coaching 2A (Semester 1)
- (Semester 2) Psychology 2A (Semester 1)
- Applied Physiology 2B (Sem 2)
- Health and Wellness Promotion 2B (Semester 2)
- Psychology 1B (Semester 2)
Year 3
- Psychology 3A: Research Psychology (Semester1)
- Talent identification and long-term athlete development 3A (Semester 1)
- Sport and exercise science 3A (Semester 1)
- Motor learning 3A (Semester 1)
- Health and Wellness Promotion 3A (Semester 1)
- Notational analysis and Exercise Science Programming 3B (Semester 2)
- Psychology 3B (Semester 2)
- Sport and Exercise Science 3B (Semester 2)
- Sport and Exercise Science Practice 3B (Semester 2)
For more information, please contact the course coordinator for BHS Sport and Exercise Science, Mr Darren Kwong at darrenk@uj.ac.za