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**This is a Connected Degree**
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.
**Overview**
Devise marketing campaigns for top sports brands. Manage community schemes that inspire the next generation to love sport. Organise sponsorship strategies for international sporting events.
**This is a Connected Degree**<br/>Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.<br/><br/>**Overview**<br/>Devise marketing campaigns for top sports brands. Manage community schemes that inspire the next generation to love sport. Organise sponsorship strategies for international sporting events.<br/><br/>On this BSc (Hons) Sport Management degree, youll study sport in a global context and turn your passion for sport into a career.<br/><br/>**Course highlights**<br/>- Learn from industry experts with experience in delivering community sports programmes and gain practical skills in everything from events management to entrepreneurship<br/><br/><br/>- Plan and market local sports events such as the Great South Run and work with organisations like the Hampshire FA<br/><br/><br/>- Have the chance to study abroad, go on overseas field trips and take part in research run by institutions such as UEFA, the FA and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)<br/><br/><br/>- Train and coach within our extensive sports facilities, including a 100-station gym, fitness studios, and a new sports centre featuring a ski simulator, climbing wall and 8-lane swimming pool<br/><br/><br/>- Visit international sports facilities and compare them with those in the UK <br/><br/><br/>**Worried about your grades?**<br/>If youre not sure you meet the entry requirements, or need some help to get uni-ready, then we offer this course with a foundation year to bring you up to speed. When you successfully finish, youll get a guaranteed place on this course.<br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/>On this course, youll explore sport’s role in society and how sports management and development can make sport accessible to all, yet the business skills youll gain will prepare you for a wide range of careers. <br/><br/>When you graduate, youll be ready to apply corporate, management, financial and marketing knowledge to an exciting career within the sports industry, or any other sector that interests you.<br/><br/>90% of our graduates find work within a year of completing this course, so you can feel confident that what you learn will set you up for the world of work.<br/><br/>What jobs can you do with a degree in sport management?<br/>Our graduates have gone on to roles such as:<br/>- sports development officer<br/><br/><br/>- sports marketing executive<br/><br/><br/>- data analyst<br/><br/><br/>- sponsorship executive<br/><br/><br/>- football coach<br/><br/><br/>- sports agent<br/><br/><br/>- event manager<br/><br/><br/>- strategy manager<br/><br/><br/>- PE teacher<br/><br/><br/>Others have entered more diverse areas of employment, such as sports law, local government, strategic leadership, consultancy and the charity sector. <br/><br/>**Placement year**<br/>Either before or following your third year, you can opt for a work placement year to gain valuable longer-term work experience in the industry. <br/><br/>Placements give you the opportunity to apply what youve learnt so far in a real workplace, boosting your employability and making you attractive to employers after graduation.<br/><br/>You can work for a company or organisation here in the UK or overseas – some of our graduates have gone as far afield as Mwanza in Tanzania.<br/><br/>Or, you could go independent by setting up and running your own business with other students.<br/><br/>Whichever route you choose, youll receive support and guidance. Our specialist team of Science and Health Careers advisors can help you with finding a work placement and improving your employability skills. Theyll provide you with a database of placement vacancies, support with your job search – including help with applications and interviews – and support throughout your placement year.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
22/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
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Course Code
N882
Institution Code
P80
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
UCAS TariffScottish HigherAcceptable when combined with other qualifications. Access to HE Diploma112-122 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma. International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammePearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)GCSE/National 4/National 55 GCSEs at grade C or above to include English and Mathematics, Science or PE/5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include English and Mathematics, Science or PE. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. Scottish Advanced Higher112-120 Tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers. Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalCambridge Pre-U score of 46-50. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)112-120 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 1 A level, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. A levelT Level |
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