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Sport Management with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

University of Derby online learning

Bachelor's degree

Online

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

As sport becomes an ever more powerful industry in the global market place, there has never been a better time to consider a career in sport management. Choose our honours degree with a foundation year to keep ahead of the game.

Select our four-year course to smooth your academic progress and gain all the support and guidance you need
Realise your potential: a course with a foundation year is ideal if you are contemplating a career change or want to immerse yourself in a new subject
Take your first steps towards a dream career: you could go on to work behind-the-scenes with professional sports clubs or at major international sporting events
Build wide-ranging skills in strategy, leadership, enterprise, marketing, media, PR, finance, events and operations – all with a focus on the sports business environment
Apply theory to practice through placement opportunities with the likes of Derby County FC, Utoxeter Race Course, Derby Arena, Team Derby and other sport businesses
Assist with the organisation of major sporting events – from football and cricket to basketball and half marathons
Distinctive and dynamic, this course will appeal to anyone with an enthusiasm for sport and a thirst for business and management knowledge. It provides a compelling mix of skills to put you at the forefront of what is one of the most lucrative and high-profile business sectors of all.

Foundation Year - helping you to achieve more
Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence – with extensive support from our expert staff – before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change and want to get to grips with aspects of subjects which are new to you.

About this course

Recent years have seen a dramatic growth in the behind-the-scenes business operations of sport – and with it has come an urgent need for forward-thinking and capable management professionals.

As a BA (Hons) Sport Management graduate, you can advance to a wide range of roles within the sector – such as marketing executive, facility manager, social media manager, commercial sponsorship manager or sport event manager.

The impressive skillset you develop on this course will also prove invaluable for business management careers in broader fields, including the live events industry where the popularity of concerts and festivals continues to escalate.

You could also consider progressing to postgraduate study or teacher training with a focus on sport or business.

GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at L2 as part of your course of study.
6.0 (with 5.5 in each skills area)

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Subjects

  • Market
  • English
  • Maths
  • Industry
  • Planning
  • Global
  • International
  • Business and Management
  • Foundation
  • Fundamentals
  • Human
  • Behaviour

Course programme

What you will study

You'll study modules such as:

Foundation year
  • English
  • Maths
  • Study Skills in Science
  • Research Methods in Data Handling
  • Foundation in Sport and Exercise
  • Fundamentals of Human Behaviour
  • Sociology
  • Contemporary issues in Business
If you already have level 2 English and Maths, you will not be required to take English and Maths core modules

Stage one
  • Introduction to Sport Management - This module will equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become the professional managers of sport organisations in the future
  • Planning for Sport - This module introduces students to the process of sports planning and investigates the links that this has with local and national government policies within the UK
  • Principles of International Sport Business - Students will explore the key facets of international sport business: areas such as globalisation, international market strategies, ethics, entrepreneurship, corporate and social responsibility
  • Academic and Applied Skills in Sport and Exercise - This module is taught in two parts: Academic skills and research skills
  • Sport and Management in Practice 1 and 2 - The overall aim of the module is to provide directed real world learning and reflective opportunities within operations management in sport
Stage two
  • Advanced Sport Management in Practice 1 and 2 - The overall aim of the module is to provide directed real world learning and reflective opportunities within operations management in a real sports organisation
  • Applied Sport Business Management - Overall the module is intended to provide students with an integrated approach to long-term business analysis and implementation
  • Research Methods - Students will conduct a systematic literature review in a topic area related to their degree, in order to develop a coherent research question
  • Sport Business Development and Entrepreneurship - The module will aim to break down barriers to creativity with the use of models, and an examination of entrepreneurial behaviours
  • Sport Project Management Operations - Students will build on concepts, theories and processes learnt in the first year that are applied to different events within the sport sector
  • Diploma in Professional Practice (optional)
  • Applied Professional Practice (optional) - The students learning experience will involve full and active participation as an employee of the organisation
  • Contemporary Issues in Professional Practice (optional) - This module provides opportunities for students to acquire an understanding of contemporary issues that may impact on industrial and professional practices
Industrial Placement Year (optional)

This course offers an ‘Industrial Placement Year’ giving you the opportunity to enhance your practical skills by putting theory into practice, network in your industry and stand-out in the graduate job market. The placement year takes place in your third year, once completed, you would return to University to complete your final year of studies.
  • Applied Professional Practice
  • Contemporary Issues in Professional Practice
Stage three
  • Contemporary Issues in Sport Management - This module’s aim is to provide students with a critical understanding of contemporary issues, and address current and topical issues, associated with the sports management and sport development sectors, whilst establishing strong links between theory and practice
  • Managing Sport Events - This module will provide the tools to enable a critical appraisal of the complex issues surrounding the planning, co-ordinating and management of events in a global context
  • Strategic Management in Sport - The module aligns with the nationally recognised need for undergraduates to have a far deeper understanding and greater knowledge of international issues and general awareness of the global agenda
  • Independent Study - The independent studies module provides students with the opportunity to reflect and build upon their subject knowledge and expertise by conducting an in-depth investigation

Additional information

UK/EU fee
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)

International fee
£14,045 per year (2020/21)

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