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The course emphasises the complexity and dynamics of sport business and management, giving you knowledge of the integrative nature of the factors affecting management decisions.
You gain an understanding of international sports marketing and management theory, concepts, and frameworks, and learn to critically evaluate and reflect on these in practice. This multidisciplinary approach and international context, gives you a range of personal and business skills that enables you to pursue careers associated with international sports marketing and management in the private, public, and voluntary sectors.
Core modules
Contemporary Issues in Business Management
You develop an understanding of the challenges faced by organisations and explores the controversies and dilemmas of contemporary management thinking and practice. You study three key interrelated contemporary issues facing businesses - internationalisation; technological innovation and sustainability.
Sport Branding
Firstly, you consider the context, value and concepts of contemporary sport brands, before critiquing the influence and meaning of sport brands in regards to their economic, social and cultural impact.
Strategic Sports Business Marketing
This module is about how to take a strategic approach in marketing planning to achieve competitive advantage. The module outlines the importance of all stages within the marketing planning process, from the audit, through strategic decision making, to implementation of plans
Undergraduate Business Project
The module comprises a learner-managed business project, the topic area of which will be associated with the your programme area of study. The project will provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your capability to undertake an individual piece of research within a business context.
The project may be an investigation of a relevant issue of academic interest, an investigation of a practical business issue, or a live problem-solving project.
Undergraduate Business Research Methods Top-up
This module seeks to develop your skills in research methods applicable to business and related areas. It focuses on qualitative and quantitative research methods, and will prepare you for the Undergraduate Business Project module.
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Modules offered may vary.
All modules are delivered through blended learning, which includes a combination of face-to-face learning, online delivery and assessment, and student-led activities. The modules are supported by the University's Virtual Learning Environment and a range of digital tools to communicate, support and engage.
As well as standard essay and report assessments, the course also includes innovative module assessments such as:
- business projects
- case study analysis
- group and individual presentations
- individual assignments.
Our Disability Services team provide an inclusive and empowering learning environment and have specialist staff to support disabled students access any additional tailored resources needed. If you have a specific learning difficulty, mental health condition, autism, sensory impairment, chronic health condition or any other disability please contact a Disability Services as early as possible.
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