Sport Business Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

This course prepares you to take advantage of the many opportunities resulting from the continuing expansion of the global sport economy.

How you learn


You learn through

• lectures
• seminars
• tutorials
• project supervision
• demonstration
• workshops
• field trips
• external visits
• placementsIn the foundation year, you build your Sport Business Management interest and knowledge alongside developing your academic skills.

You receive face-to-face feedback regularly during your modules in order to prepare you for the completion of your assignments.
This will be via tasks set for you to undertake in the module seminars or in your independent study time.

Applied learning

Work placements and professional development

You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your third and fourth years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career. Past students have had placements with Reebok India, Badminton England, Aston Villa, Norwich City and Sheffield United football clubs, Sheffield Steelers, Leicester Tigers, England Rugby 2015, the English Institute of Sport, Champneys Springs Health Resort, Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sport Industries Research Centre, England and Wales Cricket Board.

Live projects

In the enterprise and innovation module you have the opportunity to present and develop your own business idea with the help of the University's Research and Innovation Office. You examine opportunities and markets, study entrepreneurship and innovation theory, as well as using applied research from your chosen sporting industry.