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MSc

Sport Business Management

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Location

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Duration

3 Years

Start

January 2023

Delivery

Campus taught

Are you ready to make a significant contribution to the dynamic global sports industry? Our Sports Business Management course has enabled graduates to step into work for a wide range of UK and international sports organisations.

This programme is also available as an online distance learning course, which provides high-quality learning and teaching combined with flexible study.

Our course will develop and enhance your business management knowledge and skills. It’s completely taught within the sports context, by staff with sports management and consultancy experience.

Our strong philosophy for this programme is that it’s intellectually and academically stimulating, but also clearly focused on the vocational needs of the sports industry.

We’d like you to challenge and develop existing practices.

Why study with us

Sport is a multi-billion-dollar industry and the content of our course is reflective of the global context in which sports organisations operate.
Learn about life in the sports industry through guest lectures. The Premier League and professional rugby clubs are just some of our speakers.
Our course team have a wealth of experience both within academia and in the sports industry. You’ll be taught by academics who are actively researching and publishing.

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What you'll do

An integral part of this course is relating theory to practice and we’re flexible, as this can be undertaken in new sports industry settings or in your current workplace. 
You’ll work with a range of external sporting agencies and this networking opportunity is invaluable for your future.
You’ll have the opportunity to complete a final dissertation, or opt to write a journal article, with a view to it being published in a relevant academic or trade publication.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

95%Face-to-face

5%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Accreditations

This course is aligned with the Entry and General Management professional standards outlined by CIMSPA, the professional development body for the UK's sport and physical activity sector. As a member, you will be entitled to attend seminars and meetings and learn from industry professionals. The Health and Fitness pathway on the course allows students the option to meet professional standards in Gym Instruction, Personal Training, Health Navigator and Working with People with Long Term Conditions.

Our School has strong links with a large number of sports organisations, including professional sports teams and public and private sector sports providers.

We regularly invite guest speakers from industry to speak on this course. This is a valuable opportunity for you to meet potential employers and learn about life in the sports industry.

Guest lectures have been given by representatives of The Premier League, The Football League, Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club, Bolton Wanderers Football Club, St Helens Rugby League Club, David Lloyd Leisure and Preston City Council.

The course team are currently working with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity as part of their consultation on accreditation of HE courses.

Future careers

Our Sports Business Management programme will prepare you for a career in the industry within a private, commercial, public or voluntary sector in a range of management and academic roles.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£7800 per year

Distance Full-time£7800 per year

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

Distance Part-time£867 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14500 per year

Distance Full-time£14500 per year

2023/24

Full-time£8,400 per year

Distance Full-time£8,400 per year

Part-time£933 per 20 credits

Distance Part-time£933 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£15,500 per year

Distance Full-time£8,400 per year

Distance Part-time£933 per 20 credits

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Delivery is typically on a Thursday and Friday if studying on campus (one day per week for part-time entry) and for distance learning students sessions are released on Tuesdays.

Distance learning students can also attend ad-hoc campus based sessions and on campus students can access ad-hoc distance learning sessions. This flexible arrangement offers more student choice.

The teaching and learning environment is interactive and challenging. It’s organised to ensure that key concepts, theories and, where appropriate, practices relevant to business and management in the sports industry form a central role in your learning.

Throughout the programme you’ll engage in a range of learning activities including lectures, seminars, debates, case studies, presentations and group work.

The staff on the programme are friendly and supportive and they also have considerable experience, both within higher education and from working in the sports industry. This leads to a stimulating, creative and challenging learning environment.

Assessment on each of the modules is designed to maximise learning in relation to both subject specific knowledge and understanding and wider skills, including communication, problem solving and teamwork.

Assessment types include reports, consultancy projects, essays, oral and multimedia presentations, debates and a dissertation.

This course is suitable for existing sports professionals and those with an appropriate undergraduate qualification who aspire to have a career in sport business management.

The module The Sport Business and Strategic Thinking explicitly examines the global business context of sport and part of the learning in this module involves joint video linked lectures and seminars with the Volga State Sports Academy in Kazan, Russia, which held the World Student Games in 2013.

In addition, Principles and Practice of Sports Marketing incorporates international sports marketing as a key theme. You’ll be given flexibility in assessments to draw on international materials, such as case studies of global or non-UK sports brands. Depending on the availability of suitable partners, you may be able to work on live international sports marketing consultancy projects, with either UK or non-UK-based organisations.