Sport Business Management with Foundation Year
University of Salford
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Peel Park Campus

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Full Time

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SEP-26

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Peel Park Campus

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-26

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4 Years

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This foundation year programme will prepare you for your future business studies. You will gain the confidence and abilities needed to continue your education and go on to have a successful career within your chosen industry.Based in Greater Manchester, home to two of the world’s most iconic football clubs, you’ll study in a region where sport drives innovation and opportunity. This course blends core business management with specialist sport knowledge, preparing you for roles in sport ...Read more

This foundation year programme will prepare you for your future business studies. You will gain the confidence and abilities needed to continue your education and go on to have a successful career within your chosen industry.Based in Greater Manchester, home to two of the world’s most iconic football clubs, you’ll study in a region where sport drives innovation and opportunity. This course blends core business management with specialist sport knowledge, preparing you for roles in sport marketing, sponsorship, event management and more. With live projects, business simulations, and the option for a paid placement year or study abroad, you’ll graduate with the skills, experience and confidence to lead in the global sport industry. Our close partnerships with a number of sports organisations (for example, Oldham Athletic Community Trust, Salford Red Devils, Super League, Foundation 92 and Manchester Storm) connected to our experienced and passionate programme team ensures that our curriculum meets the current needs of global employers and that you receive fantastic opportunities for real-world assessments, networking and work placements./ Gain a base level of knowledge in business and management./ Develop your academic and personal skills, preparing you for future studies./ Study the fundamental principles of sport business management.


Develop your skills

You’ll look ahead to the technologies that will affect the work of business professionals in the future and gain essential digitals skills that will help you go further in the industry, such as:/ Body swap technology/ iDea Bronze Award/ Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word and 365/ Xero Accounting Software/ Power BI


A degree you can trust

Our Sport Business Management course is dual accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership. This programme is also available with:


Placement Year

- on the placement year option, you will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do.


Study Abroad

– study with one of our partner Universities for a semester or a year.


Please note that the content of this course is currently being reviewed, to ensure we offer the most up to date module content for all of our students. We do expect that some of the content will change from that which you will see on this page. As soon as we know the full details of this, all applicants will be informed about the new content.

Find out more on www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/sport-business-management-foundation-year.


This course is not open to international students.

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79th
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