Football Business with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Football is a global, multi billion-pound business that shows no sign of slowing down. Bumper TV deals and huge transfer fees means more money than ever is flowing through the game, ensuring it’s vital that there are personnel ready to jump straight in and shape its future.<br/><br/>**Degree overview**<br/>This programme is designed for those who wish to develop an appreciation of key areas shaping the current landscape of the football industry. The programme provides opportunities to engage in different aspects of football business including areas such as governance and regulation, fan engagement, operational management and business development.<br/><br/>This course is available with a Foundation year for those who do not meet main entry requirements. <br/><br/>**Degree content**<br/>This degree programme explores the world of football business, including finance, marketing, media, international football business and general applied sports management. BA (Hons) Football Business will explore the vast global football industry and use modern and historical examples of good and bad practice from the industry to add context and further understanding to your studies.<br/><br/>As with many of UCFB’s degree programmes, the course will be underpinned by seminars, lectures, guest speaker sessions and work experience opportunities with a raft of leading industry partners, from national governing bodies to clubs and brands. <br/><br/>**Teaching locations**<br/>UCFB Wembley<br/>• Wembley Stadium<br/>• Arch View House on First Way<br/>UCFB Manchester Campus<br/>• Exchange Quay<br/>In addition to our teaching locations, we also use specialist facilities throughout the academic year as well as additional facilities where required.<br/><br/>**Degree specifications**<br/>University Campus of Football Business is an embedded college of the University of East London. All students who begin their three or four year undergraduate degrees with UCFB from September 2021 onwards will be awarded a degree from the University of East London upon successful graduation. <br/>The course specification for this degree will be available from late August 2021.<br/><br/>**Modules**<br/>The modules below are planned for delivery on the programme beginning in September 2022, but are still to be confirmed at a validation event beforehand:<br/><br/>Foundation:<br/>• Skills for Learning<br/>• Mental Wealth<br/>• Research Project<br/>• Contemporary Issues in Sport<br/>• Managing Football Operations and People<br/>• Introduction to Business and Management (Sport and Football)<br/>First Year<br/>• Principles of Marketing<br/>• Introduction to Football Finance<br/>• Industry Competencies (Mental Wealth)<br/>• Understanding Sports Fan Behaviour<br/>• Understanding the Business of Football<br/>• Sport, Media and Society<br/><br/>**Career prospects**<br/>Football is a global, multi billion-pound business that shows no sign of slowing down. Bumper TV deals and huge transfer fees means more money than ever is flowing through the game, ensuring it’s vital that there are personnel ready to jump straight in and shape its future. Potential careers could span across agency, commercial, finance, marketing and business development roles within football.

Score your dream job at UCFB. <br/><br/>UCFB is proud to be the first higher education institution in the world dedicated to the delivery of university degrees in the football and sports industries. Think specialist study in Multimedia Sports Journalism, Sport Psychology, Sports Business and Broadcasting, Football Coaching and more. <br/><br/>And the stats talk for themselves! An outstanding 93% of UCFB undergraduates find full-time employment within 6-9 months of graduating. 63% of those graduates are working within Football and Sport, and have held positions at all 20 Premier League Clubs and at 49 of the 72 clubs in the English Football League. <br/><br/>UCFB has two campus locations in Wembley and Manchester. Picture expert lectures from industry experts, meeting new people equally as passionate about sport as you, and life at the centre of Britain's football and sporting leagues... thats what you can expect from UCFB.<br/><br/>So what are you waiting for? Register your interest today to unlock the experience of a lifetime.