Course Overview - Sport Management BA (Hons)
If you have a passion for sport, then this course aims to help you develop a range of practical business skills and knowledge that can be utilised to develop a wide number of careers in this diverse, global and dynamic industry sector.
The sports industry is dynamic and engages people and organisations all over the world. By blending the areas of sport and management, this course seeks to explore the policy, planning, management and delivery of sport-related services, products and activities.
**Key Course Benefits**
* Engagement with local, national a...
If you have a passion for sport, then this course aims to help you develop a range of practical business skills and knowledge that can be utilised to develop a wide number of careers in this diverse, global and dynamic industry sector.<br/><br/>The sports industry is dynamic and engages people and organisations all over the world. By blending the areas of sport and management, this course seeks to explore the policy, planning, management and delivery of sport-related services, products and activities.<br/><br/>**Key Course Benefits**<br/><br/><br/>* Engagement with local, national and international sports organisations, to help you gain practical experience and have the chance to learn from practitioners and the opportunity to develop your industry networks.<br/><br/><br/>* A variety of specialised sport related modules to help you develop expertise in some of the unique challenges and issues facing the sport industry, alongside the core principals of business management.<br/><br/><br/>* Access to our extensive network of sport organisations in both the UK and throughout the world to gain work placement opportunities, hear from practitioner speakers, participate in site visits and carry out consultancy-based project work.<br/><br/><br/>* Real world experience - The chance to explore and apply management theory, to real world sport industry problems and international case studies.<br/><br/><br/>* Industry insight - Students gain insights into industry by visiting a variety of sport venues and listening to industry experts from across the world. Past trips have included visits to sport venues such as the Amsterdam Arena, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Croke Park.<br/><br/><br/>* Professional network development - Our extensive links with the industry means that there are always opportunities to volunteer on a variety of sports events, where past students have gained experience and developed their professional networks by volunteering in events, such as at premiership football and rugby games.<br/>