Program Overview

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Sport Business Management (with Foundation Year), BSc (Hons)

Attendance

Full-time

Campus

Preston Campus

Start

September 2025

Duration

4 years

UCAS Code

S578

Delivery

In-person

Overview

Our Sport Business Management foundation year is a rigorous and intellectually stimulating stepping stone to a great and varied career.

Why study with us

• You’ll learn core business management disciplines - including management, finance, strategy, operations and economics – and their application to sport.
• You’ll start to gain the skills, knowledge and experience needed to become an effective leader and manager in the sports sector.
• You’ll be part of a unique learning community, with international students, and lecturers who’ve worked in sports management positions.

What you'll do

• There are plenty of work experience opportunities, locally and abroad, which will help your career.
• You’ll be taught by staff with national and international profiles in sports business research who are passionate about passing on their knowledge.
• You'll gain an introductory knowledge of the sport business management sector while picking up skills and confidence to aid your degree-level studies.

Modules

Foundation year

• Foundations in Sport, Physical Activity & Health
• Academic and Personal Development in Sport, Physical Activity and Health

Year 1

• Introduction to Professional and Academic Development
• Leadership and Sport Management
• Global Sport Branding and Sponsorship
• Esports and Digital Media
• Sport Business Finance

Year 2

• Research and Enterprise for Sport
• Sport Operations and Facilities Management
• Sport Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
• Sport Events
• Sports Practice Experience

Year 3

• Strategic Sport Leadership and Innovation
• Graduate Progression and Employability
• Public Relations and Communications in Sport
• Business Ethics and People Management

Optional modules

• Sport for International Development
• Disability, Sport and Physical Activity
• Dissertation
• Entrepreneurship and Enterprise in Sport, Health & Wellbeing
• Consultancy Project

Entry requirements

• UCAS: 64 points at A2
• BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
• BTEC Diploma: MM
• Pass Access Course: 64 UCAS points
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level Subjects
• T Level: P (D or E)
• IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
• GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

Fees and funding

• UK: £9,535 for the first year
• International: £17,250 for the first year

Scholarships and bursaries

• Care Leaver Bursary
• Estranged student support
• Dependants Bursary
• Foundation Year Bursary

Learning and assessment

• Formal teaching on the degree programme is through lectures, tutor and student led seminars, workshops, tutorials and industry speakers.
• Course modules are assessed in a number of ways, including through essays, reports, presentations, practical activities, exams, debates and videos.

Industry Links

• The programme is aligned to the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
• We have industry links with Preston City Council, Wigan Warriors and others.