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BSc (Hons) Sports Business Management (Foundation Year)
Prepare to take your first step towards a career in the sport, recreation or leisure industries with this foundation year.
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Features and benefits
Triple Accredited
Our business school holds the globally recognised trio of accreditations from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA, placing us among the best business schools in the world.
Enhancing your Experience
Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport brings together sport-related education from across the University to deliver a world-leading curriculum.
Funding Support
You can apply for student finance (e.g. tuition fee loan, student loan and student maintenance grant) in the same way as other students.
Enhance your Employability
Through activities including internships, volunteering or learning a new language. With our award winning ‘Rise at Manchester Met’ programme you can gain extra academic credits towards your degree.
Supportive Launch into University Life
This foundation year gives you time, structure, and guidance to adjust to university level learning, with the reassurance of tutors who care about your progress and personal growth.
Progress to a Degree Course
After your foundation year, you can join our sports business management degree. Develop your skills further and choose an optional industry placement or year studying abroad.
Year 1
Core modules
Study Skills
Fundamentals of Marketing
Finance for Business
Introduction to Management
Understanding and Managing People
Customer Service Management
Understanding the Events, Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Industries
AI, Digital and Data Analysis
Study and assessment
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A three-year degree qualification typically comprises of 360 credits (120 credits per year). During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Placements
Taught by experts
BSc (Hons) Sports Business Management (Foundation Year) is part of the Department of People and Performance at Manchester Met. Discover more about the department and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
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Entry requirements
Typical offer
72-80 UCAS tariff points
IELTS score
5.5 overall with no individual element below 5.5
UK students
Level 3 qualifications
72-80 UCAS tariff points.
Level 2 qualifications
International students
IB Diploma
IELTS
Find out about English language requirements
If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.
Country-specific entry requirements
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Fees and funding
UK and Channel Island students
UK foundation fee £5,760 per year
EU and non-EU international students
International foundation fee £20,000 per year
Fees may be subject to change. See the tuition fees section below for full details.
Tuition fees
Additional costs
Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
87.6% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, first degree graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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Earn while you learn
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A career as unique as you
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How to apply
You can apply for this course through UCAS.
UCAS code(s):
- N088
Institution code:
- M40
Get advice and support on making a successful application.
You can review our current terms and conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most up to date information for your chosen course of study.
Confirmation of regulator
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