Our BA (Hons) Sports Business Management course will provide you with a solid foundation in business studies with an additional focus on how that translates specifically into the sports industry.
**Why study this subject?**
Studying Sport Business Management will open many doors for you in commercial and operational management roles throughout the UK and beyond.
Organisations are constantly on the lookout for skilled and qualified managers so having this degree will help you stand out from the crowd to future employers.
You should have a strong interest in sport and be keen to develop strong leadership qualities along with a desire to understand the unique challenges that face this fast-paced, energetic and exciting area.
**Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?**
At BNU, we always strive to give you ‘real world’ experience which will prepare you to step confidently into your future career. While you study with us, you’ll be tasked by local businesses to help with live projects meaning before you even graduate, you’ll be making valuable industry connections.
We’ve designed this course in a way that will help you develop personal enterprise, an innovative and curious nature, and important entrepreneurial capabilities. Studying with us really will give you the competitive edge when heading into employment.
We can offer our students access to the incredible professional network we’ve spent many years cultivating. You’ll interact with lots of different people within the sports and business industries.
What’s more, with our campus being so close to London, we have some amazing opportunities for our students to complete placements and work experience with top sports organisations.
We have a bustling business department packed with expertise. We believe in breaking down barriers and offering our students deeper connections with our teaching staff through intimate class sizes and personal support.
**What facilities can I use?**
We have a state-of-the-art gym and our human performance laboratory is home to an indoor, three-lane running track that has 3D motion-capture technology.
This facility helps to enhance athletes’ performance through improved technique, and also assists with injury prevention and rehabilitation.
The lab is also equipped for assessing a range of physiological, biomechanical and psychological parameters meaning you’ll always have lots of choice when it comes to designing a research experiment.
**What will I study?**
You’ll focus on areas like marketing, finance, digital media and operations whilst also developing your entrepreneurial skills and becoming more confident in making crucial business decisions.
We make sure that through studying this course, you’ll develop as a person, gaining new abilities in strategic thinking, problem solving and communication.
Across your three years with us you’ll look at fascinating areas of sport and business such as financial decision making, sports business, sport and society, strategic marketing, broadcasting and media, diversity and well-being, sponsorship and events, tourism and entrepreneurship.
In your final year, you’ll work closely with your personal tutor on a research dissertation project, meaning you can dive more deeply into an area that you’re really passionate about.
**How will I be taught and assessed?**
We aim to provide you with a balance of industry knowledge and experience as well as the underpinning academic theory, meaning you will have important transferable skills making you into a culturally aware, prepared and confident graduate.
In classroom-based learning, we’ll look at current theory, concepts and research in lectures, interactive seminars and workshops as well as small-group activities and debates.
There will be a variety of assessment methods used throughout the course, the majority of which are coursework based so expect to work on things like essays, presentations and reflective assignments.
Course Details - Modules
Yr One: Sport Business, Economics & Financial Operations in Sport Business, Applied Sport Field Study, Sport, Society & the Market, Professional & Academic Skills for Sport, Organisation of Sport, Organisational Behaviour in Sport. YrTwo: Digital Marketing, Financial Performance in Sport Business, Sports Operations Management, Sport, Diversity & Well-being, Rugby Union: The Global Game, Research in Sport & Exercise, Understanding People in Sport Business, Sports Event Planning, Football: The Global Game, Applied Exercise Physiology, Golf: The Global Business, Sports Broadcasting & Media, Sport Sponsorship & Events. Yr Three: Sport Commerce & Regulation, Club Business - Rugby, Communications & PR in Sport, Funding for Sport, Club Business - Football, Research Dissertation, Strategic Sports Management & Financial Performance, Sport Tourism, The Golf Club Business, Professional Development & Employability, Small Businesses & Entrepreneurship.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
N880
Institution code:
B94
Campus Name:
Buckinghamshire New University
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
A typical offer will be a UCAS Tariff score of 88 - 112.
A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required.
Every application is considered on an individual basis.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the three-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a degree course, can apply for a four-year programme including a Foundation Year.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
