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BSc (Hons) Sport Business Management
Develops management, business and leadership skills applied to the sport industry. Suits students who want careers in sports organisations, events or sport-related businesses.
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Programme overview
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Develops management, business and leadership skills applied to the sport industry. Suits students who want careers in sports organisations, events or sport-related businesses.
This 36-month undergraduate route concentrates on customer and visitor experience, hospitality, tourism or event operations, commercial strategy and sustainable destination or service management. The course record does not promise a placement, so students should judge it primarily by its curriculum, teaching approach and project opportunities.
Course focus
What you can expect to explore
- Customer and visitor experience
- Hospitality, tourism or event operations
- Commercial strategy and sustainable destination or service management
- Understand how organisations operate and compete.
Skills development
Capabilities you can build
- Service design
- Operations planning
- Customer-experience analysis
- Commercial communication
The balance of technical, academic and professional skills depends on the modules and assessments offered for your intake.
Learning experience
How you may learn
- Practical, laboratory, studio, simulation or supervised activities where appropriate to the discipline.
- Independent study and progressively more complex assignments or projects.
- Assessment may combine coursework, reports, presentations, examinations or projects; the exact balance is set by the university.
Who is this course for?
A strong fit for students who enjoy service-focused, international industries and want to combine customer experience with commercial operations. Entry requirements still determine eligibility, and students should compare the official module list with their own career goals before applying.
Career direction
Where it may lead
Relevant career directions may include:
- Hospitality manager
- Tourism-development professional
- Events manager
- Guest-experience specialist
These are examples, not guaranteed outcomes. Employment depends on your experience, location, professional registration where applicable and the modules completed.
Course contents
Published course content for this programme.
31 curriculum items were captured from the university’s official course page. These may include modules, course units or published curriculum topics, and can change by intake, pathway and availability.
- 01Starting Out in Sport ManagementPublished course content
- 02Digital Sport Marketing and Communication in ActionPublished course content
- 03Leading in Sport: Foundations of Influence and ChangePublished course content
- 04Sport, Society and Social ChangePublished course content
- 05Inside the Sport Industry: Systems, Power and PolicyPublished course content
- 06Smart Finance: Building Business Skills in SportPublished course content
- 07Sport Event Design and DeliveryPublished course content
- 08Sport, Justice and Leadership: Law, Equity and Inclusion in ActionPublished course content
- 09Sport Finance in Action: Budget, Tools and StrategyPublished course content
- 10Professional Practice and Industry ExperiencePublished course content
- 11Managing People and Teams in SportPublished course content
- 12Building Your Professional BrandPublished course content
- 13Managing Events: From Concepts to DeliveryPublished course content
- 14Sport Marketing and Fan EngagementPublished course content
- 15Innovating in Sport: Social Enterprise in ActionPublished course content
- 16Insight to Impact: Applied Research in SportPublished course content
- 17Transforming Sport OrganisationsPublished course content
- 18Building Sport Ventures: Enterprise and StrategyPublished course content
- 19Rhys RoffeyPublished course content
- 20Jasmine ReadPublished course content
- 21Ryan JordanPublished course content
- 22This course is perfect if you’re curious aboutPublished course content
- 23Sport Development ManagerPublished course content
- 24Events and Operations ManagerPublished course content
- 25Marketing and Communications OfficerPublished course content
- 26Business Development ExecutivePublished course content
- 27Partnership or Commercial ManagerPublished course content
- 28Club or League AdministratorPublished course content
- 29Entrepreneur in sport or fitness venturesPublished course content
- 30In association withPublished course content
- 31Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity (CIMSPA)Published course content
Entry requirements
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- Academic
- A-levels CCC-BBC or BTEC MMM-DMM
- Sri Lankan qualifications
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- English (IELTS)
- 6.0 in each component (IELTS for UKVI)
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Course information checked October 2026 from the official course page on marjon.ac.uk. The expanded description is original GEC guidance built from the recorded course summary, award level and subject; it does not reproduce a university or partner listing word for word. Exact modules, teaching, assessment, professional recognition, fees, entry requirements and intakes can change. We confirm the latest details with Plymouth Marjon University before you apply. Global Educational Consultants is an independent consultancy.