Jan 14, 2015
Gareth Bale
Sport Business Management BSc(Hons)
• £85 million on signing
• £10million a year in endorsements.
• £2m a year from Adidas
• Signed up to be the face of BT Sport
Sport Policy and Politics
Sport Business Management BSc(Hons)
“Sport Business Management”
Why Does Qatar have the world cup?
Almost a third of children aged 2-15 were overweight or obese in 2011
“it started two weeks ago, especially in the villages
close to the F1 track….Leaders have been beaten and tortured before
being released,
"It is our firm belief that sport, and the F1 grand prix, can have a positive and healing effect in situations where conflict, social unrest and tensions are causing distress."
The Law and regulation of Sport
Sport Business Management BSc(Hons)
LANCE ARMSTRONG, the disgraced American cycling champion, has reached an agreed settlement with The Sunday Times, which had accused him of deceit and sued him for more than £1m.
Why study Sport Business Management?
Sport England estimate that in 2010 total spend of on Sport was approximately £20.3 billion
Sport’s contribution to national GDP is greater than motor vehicles, telecoms services, legal services, accounting, publishing, advertising and the utilities
Sport England reported that the number of people with sport-related jobs in 2010 as being estimated at over 400,000, equivalent to 2.3 % of all employment
Sport Business Management – a global dimension
The economic flow of money,
The flow of images and information through multinational media
The movement of people as tourists and workers
The flow of technology including machinery and equipment
The use of sport to support the flow of values associated with state diplomacy and international governing bodies
Obama and Cameron play ping pong
Sport Business Management BSc(Hons)
The University of Brighton is the founding partner of football for peace.
Sport Business Management BSc(Hons) Course Structure
Year 1
Introduction to Sport Business Management
(20)
Introduction to Sports Policy
(20)
Introduction to Politics and
Sport(20)
Finance for Sport
Business Management(
20)
Introduction to Graduate Skills and Research Methods
(20)
The Sport Customer
(20)
Year 2
Management People in Sport
Business(20)
Politics and Policy in Sport
(20)
Research Design and Evaluation
(20)
Personal and Professional Development in Sport and
Business Management
(20)
Reflective Practice in
Sport Business
Management(20)
Management in Sport Business Organizations
(20)
Placement
Year 3
Marketing for Sport
Business(20)
Strategic Change in
Sport Business Management(2
0)
The Law and regulation of Sport (10)
Options (30)
Dissertation (40)
What makes this courses special?
•Emphasis on equipping students with necessary skills to become able, and employable, graduates
•‘Students on these programmes produce work of an exceptional standard’ (Dr. Andy Pitchford, External Examiner)
•Taught by a team of internationally-renowned academics
•Vocational experiences
•External links with sports organisations
How will I learn?
Interactive lectures
Seminar work and presentations
Group discussion
Large key note lectures
Virtual Learning Environment VLE (Studentcentral)
On line quizzes
Practical workshops
Reading and personal research
Tutorials
How will I be assessed?
Assessment is specific to each module and may be a mixture of
group and individual work.
Assessment methods may include not only:-
Essays, exams, written reports
But also:
Poster presentations
Practical demonstrations
Use of contemporary digital media
Oral group presentations
How will I get feedback?
Normally this will be within 20 days of the hand in and may be:
Written hard copy
Online, via Turn It
Audio via Podcast, Turn It In or MP3 file
Tutorials
Feedback will be both On going (formative) and
At the end of each assessment task (summative)
All 1st years will get feedback on a piece of work within 6 weeks of
starting their course
Possible career paths
•Sports Development
•Sports Media and Public Relations
•Management of sports facilities
•Sport and/or social policy
Employability development
• Personal and professional development
• Live consultancy projects, working with clients to solve problems and presenting solutions.
• Operating live events in Level
• Students are actively encouraged to participate in community projects and activities
Employability
• Visiting speakers from industry and academia also involved in mentoring and assessing students
• Ongoing CV development through participation in University schemes for volunteering, mentoring, teaching etc
• Supported by the School of Sport and Service Management Employability Centre in Hillbrow
Visiting Guest Speakers
Sport Business Management BSc(Hons)
Brighton MarathonSports goods manufacturersSports CentresSports Clubs
Key facts
Typical offer: A Levels: BBBBTEC Diploma: DDM
Course code: 2G55
Location: Eastbourne campus
Any questions?