About Bsc (hons) Sports Business Management in Manchester Metropolitan University

Overview

By bringing management theory into the practical world, this course will foster the understanding and ability you’ll need for a career in the sport, recreation and leisure industries. Throughout the programme, we’ll encourage you to think creatively, bringing your own ideas to tackle real-life business challenges, from running recruitment campaigns and managing events to developing a marketing strategy and conducting market research.

With guest lectures from industry experts and field trips to sports clubs, you’ll meet plenty of professionals working in the sector. And with our connections across sport, we’re ready to help you gain vital experience. You can volunteer for organisations or events in the area, or spend a year studying abroad or working on an industry placement – developing your skills and boosting your career prospects.

Once you've graduated, you’ll have everything you need to chart your future in the business of sport – following in the footsteps of our other graduates, working for organisations including BBC Sport, England Netball, and British Swimming.

Features and Benefits

• Learn from the experts – our teaching staff have experience at all levels of sport and work with some of the big organisations in the industry.
• Triple crown - study in a Business School that has prestigious triple accreditation from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
• Study in Manchester – you’ll be based in a city home to great events and two of the world’s biggest football clubs. It’s the perfect place to learn about the industry.
• Placement or study abroad flexibility – you will enrol on the three year course and decide if a placement or overseas study is right for you once you have started your studies, so you don’t have to decide now.  
• Broaden your horizons– take an optional year abroad at one of our partner institutions to learn about the industry from an international perspective.
• Field trips – you’ll get to see places like Etihad Campus (National Cycling Centre and Manchester City FC) and Adidas North European Headquarters.
• Get involved with industry – attend guest talks and masterclasses, network with recruiters, and go on placement with organisations like Puma, Nike, or JD Sports. 
• Take your pick of careers – with your broad range of skills you could work anywhere from sports clubs to governing bodies.

Career prospects

Sport has become a growth industry, where the performance of the business behind the scenes is as important as the performance on the pitch. With the huge investment in venues for professional, elite and amateur sports not only creates the forum for sports performance but also the opportunity for maximising revenues from match-day experiences, fan engagement, marketing and sponsorship sales. Health and fitness initiatives continue to be driven by government investment and commercial sponsorship.

The sports branding and clothing industry generates millions of pounds every year and this all adds up to a world full of opportunities for exciting and lucrative careers in the sports industry. And there are few better places for exploring that world than Manchester, the city of sport.

You could work at national agencies, governing bodies, health clubs and sports complexes, promoters, or media companies. There are also exciting careers in medicine, education, and research. Or you might choose to continue your studies with our MSc Sport Business, Management and Policy.

Recent graduates are working with organisations like BBC Sport, England Netball, and British Swimming.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary School Certificate awarded on completion of Standard XII with good grade.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS     :   6.0, with no component below 5.5
• TOEFL   :   Overall 79,  With no individual test score below:Listening: 17,Reading: 18,Speaking: 20,Writing : 17
• PTE        :   53, with no less than 51 in any section

Manchester Metropolitan University Highlights

Manchester Metropolitan University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• The estimated cost of attendance while studying in the UK depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition fees, books and supplies, housing, dining, transportation etc.
• Estimated Tuition Fees for 2020-2021 academic session at Manchester Metropolitan University are:

• Tuition Fees for some courses can vary depending upon any additional cost such as field trips or expense of equipment.
• Tuition Fees for postgraduate research courses (Ph.D., MPhil, MRes) are categorized into 5 Tuition bands,
• Students can expect an average cost of living ranging from 7,500 - 8,500 EUR per year, based on the minimum expenses.