Sports Management

• Excellent sports facilities including the university's Racecourse Stadium, Colliers Park training ground, International Hockey Stadium, 7 and 5-aside football pitch, sports centre including sports hall, fitness centre and dance studio and human performance laboratory.
• Taught by lecturers that have experience in the business and sporting worlds.
• The University has excellent links with sporting bodies and local businesses that creates opportunities for work placements relevant to your degree.
• Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Sports Management programme will also be awarded a Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership from The Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

• Business: Past Present & Future
• Physiological Foundations
• Sport Practice 1
• Marketing Essentials
• Business Communication Skills
• Study Skills

• Competitive Intelligence and Research Methods
• Applied Sports and Exercise Psychology
• Managing and Executing Events
• Engaging & Leading People
• Advertising and Branding
• Sustainable Business practices
• Workplace Learning & Volunteering in Sport

• Strategic Thinking
• Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities
• Strategic Marketing
• Employment Law
• International Human Resource Management
• Sports and Exercise Physiology in an Applied Setting
• Dissertation / Placement

Each module should require around 36 hours of direct learning through a combination of lectures and tutorials. An estimated further commitment of 160 independent study hours will be required for each module, although this can vary from student to student.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.