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Undergraduate BA (Hons)
Sport Business Management
Gain an understanding of the economic, legal, and media issues around sport and prepare to pursue a career in sports business management.
Course Overview
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N298 -
L27 -
Headingley Campus Beckett Park -
Full-Time -
3 Years -
18 Sep 2023
Blend your passion for sport with business management expertise and real-world leadership skills.
As part of your course, you’ll:
- Examine key business areas, including marketing, finance, economics, enterprise, strategy and events management, and their relationship with sport
- Study digital analytics and gain key skills that support today's global businesses
- Learn about the increasing professionalisation of sport and investigate the requirements of governance
- Explore how the changing needs of the consumer have transformed sport into one of the most lucrative industries in the world
- Recognise and seize new and exciting opportunities in broadcasting, licensing and merchandising
Industry links
We work closely with organisations such as Leeds City Council, Leeds Rhinos and the Rugby Football League. The organisations have offered full-time employment to many of our students following their work placements.
Employability prospects
Each year we host an employability fair where you’ll be able to speak directly with employers from major leading organisations from the world of sports business.
Sport volunteering opportunities
We offer a sport volunteering programme for anyone with an interest in sport. We have numerous opportunities with organisations such as West Yorkshire Sport, Kirklees Active Leisure, the Rugby Football League, Leeds City Council and Camp Leaders USA.
Study abroad
You may also have the chance to travel and study abroad through our exchange programme with partner universities in Australia, America, Canada and Europe.
Why study Sport Business Management at Leeds Beckett University...
- Work placement opportunities
- Sport volunteering opportunities, which have previously included the Olympics, World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games
- Sandwich year opportunity – a year of paid employment in industry which will build your skills and experience
- Annual employability fair where you'll be able to speak directly with employers
- Study in the university’s new £45m state-of-the-art Carnegie School of Sport building
Explore videos and blogs
Student opportunities and research in sport Jamie French, course tutor for our physical education course at Leeds Beckett University and a qualified UK Athletics Coach Education Tutor, talks about the variety of subjects available to study within sport, the exciting facilities our students get to experience and how his research is helping athletes to get the most out of their performance.
Carnegie School of Sport Sport students from Leeds Beckett University share their experiences of making friends in their first year, studying in a £45 million state-of-the-art building, and learning alongside athletes, coaches, and industry professionals.
MA Sport Business Student Katie Bergeron MA Sport Business student Katie tells us a bit more about the course at Leeds Beckett University
External time-lapse of the new Carnegie School of Sport building A new state-of-the-art building at our Headingley Campus, which will provide an iconic home for the Carnegie School of Sport.
Carnegie School of Sport Heritage We have a long history in sports education stretching back to 1933 and the prestigious Carnegie College of Physical Training. Today, alumni of this college and its successor institutions are leaders in national and international sport.
