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International Sports Management (Full-time) (BA Hons)

Swansea
3 Years Full-time
96 UCAS Points

Our Sports Management programmes focus on the recent developments in the world of local, regional, and international sport. Over the past decade we have seen significant changes in the sector, including the wealth of the Premier League, the rise of the IPL (Indian Premier League) and increases in infrastructure developments from stadia to health clubs.

The Sports Management programmes provide you with a range of skills — coaching, instructing, mentoring, management and more — to help you pursue a wide range of careers.

The programmes require you to become an independent learner with the maturity to collect information, analyse content to understand the current environment and identify key recommendations for various stakeholders. These are fundamental characteristics for employment in the sector and are developed over the course of your studies, where a lecturerguided approach is implemented at Level 4 and a student-centred learning and teaching approach is adopted in later years.

Graduates of this programme have become involved in a plethora of regional and national sports organisations.

Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
  • On-campus
  • Full-time
Language:
  • English
  • Bilingual
Institution code:
T80
UCAS code:
139C
Course length:
3 Years Full-time
Entry requirements:
96 UCAS Points

Tuition Fees 2023/24 and 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year

Why choose this course?

01
This course will attract individuals who wish to work within the sports management field from a global perspective.
02
Students will gain an understanding of global influences in sport which would also include cultural and language challenges for elite sports players and global organizations.
03
An International Industrial Placement will also allow students to experience the benefits of working overseas or for a global organisation in the sports and entertainment industry.
04
Previous placement students have had the opportunity to experience work-based learning in Europe, North America and many opportunities in the United Kingdom with professional sports teams and international sports providers.
05
There are a plethora of opportunities that exist within this growing market as a direct result of building new facility infrastructure that includes many new stadiums and public, private and not for profit sporting facilities across the UK and beyond.
06
Much of which is a direct result of global sporting competitions that include World Cups, National Championships, Commonwealth and Olympic Games. This is also mirrored within industry with an expansion in private health clubs and the low-cost gym sector.

What you will learn

The general focus of this pathway is to provide a flexible programme of study which allows students to develop an expansive knowledge of sports management issues and concepts within the context of the wider sports industry environment and to produce graduates with the relevant skills and abilities to enable them to make an effective contribution in the private, public and voluntary sectors of the sports, health and fitness industry.

The programme will prepare students for future sports and recreation management careers. Early career skills and knowledge will be developed through studying skill acquisition, coaching and instructing processes whilst introducing key theories and issues affecting the sports and leisure industries. The programme will be progressive building on foundation modules students will develop their management skills and knowledge through applied and fieldwork-based modules related to management from a sport perspective.

Compulsory 

Learning in the Digital Era

(20 credits)

Contemporary Challenges: Making a Difference

(20 credits)

Application of the Coaching Process

(20 credits)

Fitness and Well-being Management

(20 credits)

Sport, Physical Activity and Society

(20 credits)

Sporting Structures and Delivery

(20 credits)

Compulsory 

Changemakers: Creativity and Value Creation

(20 credits)

Changemakers: Building your Personal Brand for Sustainable Employment

(20 credits)

Application of the Advanced Coaching and Mentoring Process

(20 credits)

Managing the Professional and Elite Sports Environment

(20 credits)

The Cultural Sporting World

(20 credits)

Sports Infrastructure, Design and Operation

(20 credits)

Compulsory 

Independent Project

(40 credits)

Sports Policy, Governance and Tactical Decision Making

(20 credits)

Strategic Sports Event Management

(20 credits)

The Globalised Sports Environment

(20 credits)

The Sports Development Entrepreneur

(20 credits)

Course Disclaimer

  • We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals. 

    For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.

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Staff

Our People

You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Accommodation

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Swansea Accommodation

Swansea has a huge student population, and the variety of accommodation available will leave you feeling spoilt for choice. Various purpose-built student accommodation providers provide accommodation in Swansea, and the accommodation team can guide you through your options. It will offer ongoing support throughout your time as a UWTSD student.

Further information

  • 96 UCAS Points.

    Grades are important; however, our offers are not solely based on academic results. We are interested in creative people that demonstrate a strong commitment to their chosen subject area and therefore we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.

    To assess student suitability for their chosen course we normally arrange interviews for all applicants at which your skills, achievements and life experience will be considered as well as your qualifications.

  • The course will be assessed mostly via coursework in the form of assignments, debates, presentations, blogs and the gathering of an evidence-based portfolio. Plus an element of practical assessment in the coaching and mentoring modules.

  • £150 for kit for Sports Management students and education trip.

  • You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.

  • The global and internalized world of sport and entertainment is now a leading growth industry with sports franchises, private sector companies and professional sports teams driving the growth through increasing sponsorship, media revenue and a global fan base.

    This growth is allowing new graduates to develop a career within the supporting stakeholder organizations that support this continued growth.

    Employment opportunities range from:

    • Administrators
    • Team Leaders
    • Managers
    • Directors
    • Sports Marketers
    • Customer Experience
    • Coaches
    • Instructors
    • Development Officers 
    • Academy Managers
    • Community Sports Development
    • Coaching Management
    • National Sporting Organisations
    • Sports/Leisure Facilities Management
    • Professional Sport Teams
    • National Governing Bodies
    • School and Club Officers
    • Health and Fitness Management
    • Sports Media
    • Leisure Attractions
    • Team Management
    • Aquatic and Recreation Management.

    Some graduates will also further progress to postgraduate study or global teaching, mentoring or coaching opportunities.