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Sports Management BA

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      3 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 11,750

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    St Mary’s University

    St Mary’s University began in 1850 as a teacher’s training school with close ties to the Catholic Church. It soon outgrew its original campus at Brook Green in Hammersmith, and it moved to a larger facility at Strawberry Hill in 1925. This campus originally held around 250 students, but has been enlarged several times. In […]

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    Course Summary

    The Sports and Leisure industries have always been reliable, and offer a high potential for earning to those with the knack for management and a solid business education. A degree in Sports Management from St Mary’s University could be the foundation of a great career in either the commercial or not for profit sectors, as employers know a degree that St Mary’s is dedicated to turning out highly skilled, capable graduates.

    You’ll learn the background knowledge and ay to day working skills you’ll need to manage any company or organisation in the sports industry, large, small or start-up. You might find your place in the UK or working abroad.

    This degree is highly career focused. It was developed in close partnership with local and regional tourism industry, and includes a mandatory time in professional work placement. This will ensure that you gain real world expertise in your field, as well as the beginnings of a professional contact network.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This program is typically delivered over three years at full time.

    You’ll be able to select a special focus as you go, from Sports Law, High performance Personnel Management, Sports Journalism or Sports Event Management

    Year 1 Modules Include:

    • Contemporary Marketing Practice
    • Financial Decision Making
    • Human Resource Management in Sport
    • Introduction To Management Theory
    • Introduction to the Sports and Leisure Industries
    • Sport, Culture and Society

    Year 2 Modules Include:

    • Experience and Employment in Sport
    • Fundamentals of Accounting
    • Leadership, Management and Legislation in PE and Sport
    • Managing Sporting Events
    • Marketing Strategy and Implementation
    • Research Methods in Sport
    • Sport and the Economic Environment
    • Sports and the Law
    • Sports Journalism
    • Starting a Business Venture

    Year 3 Modules Include:

    • Financial Management in Sports Organisations
    • Global Issues in Sport and Physical Education
    • Independent Project (in Sport)
    • International Strategic Management
    • Managing High Performance Sports Personnel
    • Sport Psychology
    • Sports Broadcasting
    • Sports Sponsorship and Promotion
    • Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
    • Digital Business Optional
    • Management Consultancy Project
    • Managing in the Workplace

    Learning & Teaching

    St Mary’s University relies on a mixture of innovative and traditional teaching methods to convey each module. These will include small, interactive lectures, seminars and one on one tutorial sessions as well as attending talks given by top names in the sports and sports management fields. The exact methods used vary from module to module and from lecturer to lecturer. Your progress will be assessed through examinations, coursework, blogs and simulation exercises.

    Career Possiblities

    This course is heavily career oriented, and will give you experience in a wide range of roles such as Sport for Development, managing health and fitness centres, organising and delivering sporting events, sponsorship and sports marketing as well as managing professional sports teams. The university’s Centre for Workplace Learning can be of great help boosting your employability during the program, and their Careers Service will be of great help planning your next steps after graduation.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a full BA degree.

    Students must typically have been awarded at least 72 UCAS Tariff points to apply. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. An IELTS score of 6.0 overall and with no section scoring less than 5.5 would qualify, for example.

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