Overview

Drawing on expertise from our Business and Sport Science schools, you develop your critical understanding of the issues facing sport and physical activity in the UK and around the world. Designed to develop your strategic thinking, you uncover a range of approaches to widen participation in physical activity, setting you up for impactful leadership in this thriving field.

Key Features

Studying the Business Administration (Sport Leadership and Management) program at University of Bedfordshire, you will then explore the role of strategic leadership and management in sport in our Strategy Analysis in The Global Environment. Here, you will unpack strategic management principles by critically analysing data sources and industry information to create and implement effective strategies to address challenges within sports leadership and management.

To add to this, you will explore research and practice around leadership and management in the context of sport in our Leading and Managing Sustainable Organisations unit. Furthermore, you will consider the principles of responsible leadership, ethical decision making, and effective stakeholder engagement while also analysing management processes in other fields of work such as human resources and finance.

Careers

The skills, knowledge, theoretical concepts and practical experience you gain from this MBA will support you in progressing within the sport and physical activity sector, offering career opportunities at a local, national and global level. Roles include working for a governing body, professional club or sports-related charitable organisation.

The leadership and managerial focus of the course also provides numerous transferable skills relevant to a variety of service industries. Upon graduation, you could also continue your studies at PhD level.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sport in the Global Context
Leading and Managing Sustainable Organisations
Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sport
Strategy Analysis in the Global Environment
MBA Applied Project
Sport in the Global Context
Strategy Analysis in the Global Environment

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-25 00:00:00 , International

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bedford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

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General requirements

The normal entry requirements for postgraduate degrees are a UK Bachelor's degree with Honours (2:2 minimum), or equivalent (normally we will consider 50% or above in a Bachelor’s degree with Honours), in an appropriate subject from a recognised university or HE institution.
We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with appropriate work experience.

Tuition Fees

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18900 GBP / year

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15400 GBP / year

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Additional Details

National Part-Time: £834 per 15 credit Unit

Living costs

Bedford

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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