FdSc COMMUNITY SPORTS MANAGEMENT (WEST HAM UNITED FOUNDATION)
Foundation degree
In London
Description
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Type
Foundation degree
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Location
London
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Duration
2 Years
A degree with West Ham United Foundation will push you closer to your desired career in football and sport.
If you want to study Sport at University and experience outstanding opportunities within the Community Sports industry, this degree is for you. West Ham United Foundation and University of East London have partnered together to offer ambitious and driven students like you, with an opportunity to study with, and work alongside one of the biggest football clubs and sports organisations in the world.
West Ham United Foundation are one of the largest and most successful community departments in the Premier League. Students studying on our degree programme will have the opportunity to work alongside our talented staff during their lectures, seminars, workshops, field trips and industry placements.
Students can graduate with a foundation degree after studying for 2-years with West Ham United Foundation, and choose whether they want to continue their studies with a top-up 3rd year in BSc (Hons) Sports, PE & Development, or progress with their career in sport, utilising the contacts and experiences they have gained during their first two years at university.
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About this course
Community Sport and Sport Management are two growing areas in the sports industry. Our degree programme recognises this as well as the potential employment opportunities for you upon graduation. The Community Sport Management degree has a mixture of academic topics and practical experiences within the modules you will study, providing you with fantastic understanding of what underpins a community sports organisation and its corporate social responsibility strategy.
The degree programme and our dynamic lecturers will deliver expert content in Sports Coaching, Leadership, Community Sport, Professional Development, Management, Marketing, Health and Leisure, Marketing, Sports Management and Sport Development. Our lecturers are highly qualified, experienced and extremely committed to helping you succeed whilst you are studying with us, and will continue to push you to excel in your subject area. This degree will thoroughly prepare you for graduate employment after two or three years.
Since launching the course in 2015, the degree has become hugely popular and produced high calibre graduates who are now working across the sports industry. Our most recent graduates have achieved full-time and part-time positions at incredible sports organisations such as; West Ham United FC, Manchester City FC (in Abu Dhabi), Crystal Palace FC, Arsenal FC, London Sport, The FA, Essex Cricket Club, London Lions, London Basketball Association and more. After completing their degree, our graduates have remained a part of the West Ham United family, regularly visiting our current students to talk about their journey so far and what they had to do in order to graduate and succeed.
FROM
A LEVEL
A Levels – including a pass at A2 Level in PE, Sport or Science related subject
FROM
BTEC
Extended Diploma or Diploma in a related subject.
FROM
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Diploma with 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
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Subjects
- Project
- Industry
- Football
- University
- Coaching
- Sport
- Management
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Development
- Leisure
- Health
Course programme
YEAR 1
- Current Issues in Sport
- Coaching Principles
- Essential Skills for Sport
- Sports Leadership and Management
- Principles of Sports Marketing
- Professional Development (Sports Placement 1)
- Professional Development (Sports Placement 2)
- Sports, Health and Leisure
- Disability Sport & PE
- Sports Management & Marketing
- Community Sport Development
- Research Methods and Design
FdSc COMMUNITY SPORTS MANAGEMENT (WEST HAM UNITED FOUNDATION)