Exploration Study of Master’s Degree Graduates of Sport Science Study Program of Faculty of Sport Science Yogyakarta State University in Job Acquirement

Abstract

Due to numbers of graduated alumni each years, a tracer study is required in order to understand the job absorption and to evaluate the performance of each study program. The advantage of tracer study is not only limited to the interest of university. It could also useful to give important information regarding the link between the world of education and the corporate world. Tracer study is capable to give a detailed information regarding the work suitability in either horizontally (between various disciplines) or vertically (between various level of education). Therefore, tracer study is beneficial to overcome the problem of job opportunity gap and to give the solution for the problem. Information regarding relevant competence in corporate world could potentially help creating a better curriculum and learning system for university. According to the data, there are 1 foreign student (0.66%) from University of Burundi Institute of Physical Education and Sports, and 151 domestic students (99.33%) with the 59.1% majority (90 Students) are Yogyakarta State University bachelor's degree graduates who choose to continue their master's study in Faculty of Sport Science Yogyakarta State University, while 40.79% (62 Students) of them coming from other university. This data shows the high rate of Yogyakarta Tate University bachelor's degree graduates who choose to continue their master's study. 110 students (72.36%) have work in various profession when continue their master's degree while 27.63% of them (42 Students) have not acquire a job. According to the data, there are various profession occupied by different numbers of students of master's degree program of Sport Science study program of Faculty of Sport Science Yogyakarta State University. Based on the data, 36.18 % (55 Student) work as a teacher, 33.55 % (51 Students) work as university lecturer, 15.13 % (23 students) works in unrelated field, 5.92 % (9 students) work as entrepreneur, 4.61 % (7 students) work as professional coach, 2.63 % (4 students) work as sport consultant, 1.32 % (2 students) work as sports therapy expert, and 0.66 % (1 students) works as a professional trainer.