Sport Management

Description

If you have always wondered what goes on behind the scenes of sports organisations to keep them going, then this is the course for you.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

Graduates in Sport Management are in increasing demand owing to the growth, commercialisation and professionalisation of sport. The main aim of this course is to develop your knowledge and understanding of management focusing on sport, and you will be involved in aspects of the sport industry from the first day you arrive in Coventry.

If you choose this course you will benefit from:

• Links with local firms who support the department by providing specialist talks and mentoring students, ensuring that you gain the maximum exposure to industry,
• the opportunity to apply for a work placement or internship at local and regional companies like the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham and for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG),
• experienced teaching staff who bring the professional or research expertise in to their teaching,
• practical experience developed from field visits and volunteer opportunities within the sport industry that gives you a platform to apply your sport management theory,
• a final year visit to Centre Parcs where you will explore sport management issues, undertaking research and presenting your findings to the organisations senior management,
• international links which allow you to go abroad as an exchange student for a term and also to take part in international workshops and conferences where you will have the opportunity to work with students from different countries and meet international experts from the sport management sector.

Coventry Business School is currently a member of European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD) and the Association of UK Business Schools (ABS).

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 9700 Year (EEA)
• EUR 12200 Year (Non-EEA)

EU/EU £ 8280; Overseas £10,560

• English

Course Content

You will learn the principles and frameworks related to management from a sport perspective and understand how to apply such theory, analyse complex problems, construct arguments and form reasoned conclusions. You will develop your skills in research, analysis and problem solving, reasoned argument, decision-making, communication, information technology, teamwork and leadership.

A range of sport management subjects will form the key part of your studies including Introduction to Sport Business, Management, Strategy, Finance, Sport Marketing and Sponsorship, Project Management and Venue Operations Management.

You will also learn how this translates into practice on industry placements and voluntary projects throughout the course.

Course structure and module list

This course is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect new developments and the requirements of the profession and industry.

Year 1

• Introduction to Sport Business;
• Managing People in the Sport Industry;
• Introduction to Sport Marketing;
• Introduction to Management for Sport and Event Students;
• Introduction to the Event Industry;
• Academic Development for Sport and Event Students;
• Module selected from Add+vantage list.

Year 2

• Sport and Event Strategy;
• Finance for Sport and Event Managers European Union Law;
• Aspects of Business Law;
• The Business of Sport;
• Developing Employability Skills for the Sport and Event Industry;
• Module selected from Add+vantage list.

Plus one module from:

• Sport Marketing and Sponsorship;
• Live Project Management;
• Research Methods for Sport and Event Students.

Optional placement or study abroad year

Final year

• Strategic Management Issues;
• Managing Sports Organisations;
• Sport and Event Project or Internship;
• Applied Employability Skills for the Sport and Event Industry;
• Module selected from Add+vantage list.

Plus two modules from:

• Strategic Marketing for Sport, Event and Hospitality;
• Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility for Sport and Event Managers;
• Corporate Management Live;
• Managing Sport and Event Volunteers;
• Venue Operations Management.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

5 GCSEs at grade A*-C including English Language and Mathematics or specified equivalents,

A-Levels - BCC,

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM,

The Access Diploma: include 30 level 3 credits at Merit. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately,

International Baccalaureate Diploma: 28 points,

English as a Foreign Language: IELTS 6.0.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.