Sport Management (with placement year) - BSc (Hons)

Loughborough University

Our BSc Sports Management degree is co-taught by the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (currently ranked 1st in the world for sports-related subjects) and the Loughborough Business School (one of the UK's leading business schools) to equip you with vital skills in marketing, organisational management, and accounting. The degree will provide you with a thorough grounding in the key strategic challenges and opportunities for sport by developing your understanding of sports organisations, governance, policy, marketing and economics. Optional modules allow you to explore the wider context of sport management as it relates to coaching, leadership, society, physical activity and wellbeing, enabling you to pursue your interests and develop the skills and knowledge sought by graduate employers. With a strong focus on employability throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to work with Loughborough Sport and our partners. The focus will be on real-world business issues, taking advantage our our strong partnerships across sport to secure an optional year-long placement, and putting theory into practice alongside elite athletes on campus via our Coach and Volunteer Academy (CVA). You will also explore the social and policy environment in which sport management takes place, developing your understanding of economics and marketing in sport management, and examining the strategic and organisational elements of sport management. These experiences prepare you for employment in commercial and non-commercial organisations in development, marketing, operations, brand management, sponsorship strategy and communications across the sport sector. These also include a variety of management, marketing, finance and accounting roles.