Sport Business Management

Overview

Sport is now big business - changing lives, shaping communities and impacting on economies all over the world.

You could already be working in sport and looking to progress to a more senior management role, or it could be you’re motivated to seek a new and exciting career and are attracted by the options sport and commerce can provide in the UK and across the globe.

Industry linksGuest lectures will bring you into contact with cutting-edge practitioners and professionals in the sports industry, inspiring your learning, enhancing your networks and boosting your career prospects.

Specialist facilitiesOur university has outstanding sports facilities at both the Headingley Campus and the world famous Emerald Headingley Stadium, which is an international base for professional cricket, rugby league and rugby union teams. We enjoy fruitful partnerships with this famous sports arena, providing you with outstanding opportunities.

Career

This Sport Business Management from Leeds Beckett University will prepare you for a variety of rewarding careers in the sports industry, including sport marketing and PR, management opportunities in professional sports clubs, facilities, health and fitness clubs, national and international governing bodies, charities and foundations. Our graduates have gone on to work for major professional sport businesses such as Nike, Intermarketing Agency in Leeds, the Indian Premier League, Football League clubs, the Rugby Football League, and also in a mix of academia roles and International jobs in the US, India, Malta. the UAE, Qatar and Italy. You will also have the skills and confidence to develop your own business ideas.

• Stadium facilities manager
• Sports retail account manager
• Commercial director
• Corporate sales executive