Liverpool John Moores University
UCAS Code: 7R21 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Minimum Number of A Levels: 2 Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
To obtain the required UCAS points from a related subject area. Contact the Course Enquiries team for details.
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About this course
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**Why study Sport Business at Liverpool John Moores University?**
- 100% of students surveyed felt that the teaching staff were good at explaining things and made the subject engaging, National Student Survey (NSS) 2023
- Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
- Students have the opportunity to carry out business consultancy projects for Liverpool FC, Everton FC, NextGen Sports Agency, County FA and County Sport Partnership.
- Programme renowned for its quality, with staff awards for excellence in teaching, leadership and professional learning.
- Excellent career opportunities in sports management, marketing, sponsorship and other areas of the sports industry
- Real world, authentic teaching and learning methods reflect industry practice.
- Field trips into industry settings are embedded into the programme
- This programme is also available as a Top Up Level 6 entry degree
- Shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Awards 2024 Business School of the Year
**About your course**
The BA (Hons) Sport Business at Liverpool John Moores University offers you excellent placement opportunities and graduate career prospects in the fast-paced and flourishing sports industry. This programme is designed to fit industry needs and is facilitated through working partnerships between LJMU staff, students and external employers and subject specialists.
The programme explores a variety of subjects and disciplines including: marketing, entrepreneurship, digital skills, sponsorship and PR, sports management, sports law, sports digital media, sports events, grassroots and elite sport.
Take a look at Sport Business on Instagram to see the latest student field trips, placements and industry guest speakers.
Employability and enterprise are key elements of this programme. As such, you will have access to a range of opportunities to engage in work-related learning so that you can put theory into practice, develop professional networks and increase your graduate skill set.
LJMU has links with over 450 different employers in the North West alone and the Sport Business programme work with these employers to develop work placement and project opportunities across all levels of the degree. The university has partnerships with Liverpool Football Club and Everton Football Club. We are also actively involved with Merseyside County Sport Partnership, National Governing Bodies of Sport and Liverpool City Council.
Our key contacts with local community sports club provide an excellent base for students to learn and develop their sport business skills on a regular basis. We continually liaise and engage at a senior level with the sports business industry to ensure the programme is as cutting-edge as possible.
**Live Consultancy Project**
Through LJMU's Liverpool Business Clinic, students have a unique opportunity to work on real client briefs with local organisations putting academic theory into real world practice. This live consultancy projects is an optional module to a traditional final-year dissertation.
**Sport Business Top-Up**
This one year, full time, top-up degree is ideal for students who are completing/already hold a relevant HND, relevant Foundation degree, or Diploma and want to top-up their qualification and boost employment prospects by gaining an honours degree. The Top Up programme joins the Level 6 (3rd year) students on the Sport Business degree.
Modules
Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.
Assessment methods
Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.
A variety of assessments are used to support student learning and progression. These will include:
- authentic case studies
- reports
- pitches and presentations
- theoretical essays
- reflective portfolios
- project evaluations
- business simulations
- debating
Within all modules, formative feedback is embedded to provide stepping stones for development. A variety of feedback mechanisms are used which include: face-to-face, audio, written, peer and self-feedback.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Please see our Bursaries and Scholarships page for more information: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/discover/fees-and-funding/bursaries-and-scholarships
The Uni
Mount Pleasant Campus
Liverpool Business School
What students say
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How do students rate their degree experience?
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Sport and exercise sciences
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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
After graduation
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Top job areas of graduates
One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.
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Sport and exercise sciences
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