Course summary

• Build the knowledge and attributes you’ll need for a professional career in sport.
• Work with world-class sports organisations on an industry-based project.
• Gain the contacts, skills and credentials you’ll need to make an impact.
• Benefit from the experience of tutors with substantial industry, research and consultancy experience.

This course focuses on the core aspects of sports business. Through practice-based learning you’ll build up your existing experience with the knowledge and contacts you need. You’ll leave with a degree that’s recognised by the world’s leading professional marketing body and respected across the industry.

How you learn

On this course, you will develop employability skills alongside detailed knowledge of the global sports industry. You will learn to identify and develop creative solutions for major clients, gain practical experience through optional industry placements and attain a sound theoretical grounding under tutelage from experienced specialists in world-class facilities. You will also have access to an employability adviser who will assist you with one-to-one sessions on application writing, preparation for interview, CV development and individually tailored career guidance.

You learn through

• lectures
• seminars
• workshops
• research projects for major clients
• optional industry placements
• independent learning

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• regional, national and international sporting bodies
• local authority and voluntary sector sport
• sporting clubs sport leagues
• major venues and facilities
• event management organisations
• sports consultancies
• player-agent organisations
• sport related government agencies
• sponsorship procurement.