Program Overview

Sports Management (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

About the Foundation Year

Our four-year degree programmes (including a foundation year) provide an alternative route to undergraduate study at university if you do not have the grades to access higher education in the traditional way.

Course Content

This programme combines a general understanding of business and management with thorough coverage of key areas in sports business. From finance and marketing, through to strategy and social responsibility, you will move to focus on more specialist subject areas, including sports event management, sports journalism, high performance personnel management and sports law.

Modules

• Core
  • Foundations of Business Communications
  • Thinking Critically, Creatively and Ethically
  • Taking a Professional Approach
  • Global Cities
  • Individual Project
  • Sport, Culture, and History
  • Applied Sports Management
  • Introduction to the Sports and Leisure Industries
  • Contemporary Marketing Practice
  • Introduction to Management
  • Financial Management
  • Experience and Employment in Sport
• Core/Optional
  • Managing Sports Events
  • Sports Journalism and Media Relations
  • Experience and Employment in Sport
  • Principles of Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership in Organisations
  • Management Accounting
  • Marketing Strategy and Implementation
  • Research Methods in Business and Management
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Independent Project in Sport
  • Sports Sponsorship and Promotion
  • Global Perspectives on the Sports Industry
  • Sports Marketing Campaign
  • Contemporary Challenges for Sports Managers
  • Sport and the Law
  • Independent Study
  • Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
  • Strategy
  • Social enterprise
  • Digital business strategy
  • Managing in the workplace

Entry Requirements

• 48 UCAS points
• We understand that sometimes barriers you can't control get in the way of academic achievement. You are more than just your grades. We'll consider your application as a whole, taking into account things like:
  • subjects studied at Level 3
  • your GCSEs (or equivalent) profile
  • non-academic achievements you mention in your personal statement
  • your references and motivation.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

• Home: £9,535
• International: £17,100

Additional Costs

• Your tuition fees will cover the cost of all mandatory elements of your programme.
• Additional costs could be incurred depending on optional modules chosen and other projects undertaken.

Scholarships

• Find out more about our range of scholarships and bursaries available to undergraduate students.

Living Costs

• A guide to your living costs has been created by our Student Funding Team.
• Accommodation costs vary depending on whether you opt for an en suite room and on-site catering.

How the Degree is Taught

• Contact time: 50%
• Independent study: 50%
• *Contact time includes 32% of guided learning

Teaching Methods

• We utilise a wide range of teaching methods. As well as highly interactive lectures, designed to develop a detailed understanding of key subject areas, you’ll receive presentations from top management professionals and practitioners within the sports industry.
• Following lectures, you will attend seminars that will deepen your understanding of the skills needed to be an effective manager. Individual tutorials offer one-to-one support from lecturers.
• These approaches are supplemented by an online virtual learning environment where you can find additional learning material.

Assessment Methods

• A variety of assessment methods will test your knowledge, understanding and skills development throughout the degree.
• The programme uses a broad range of assessments including business reports, essays, practical exercises, presentations, case studies, examinations, assessed blogs, seminar and simulation exercises.

Feedback

• We adhere to the university’s policy of providing feedback on assessments within 15 working days.

Career Opportunities

• Our Sports Management degree will help you develop essential transferrable skills, such as communication, critical thinking, and teamwork.
• Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of undefined include:
  • professional sports teams and leagues
  • the sports marketing and sponsorship sector
  • the management of sporting events
  • management of health and fitness centres
  • Sport for Development