Football Business & Marketing
UCFB
UCAS Code: FMA1 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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A level
Access to HE Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
Football is a multi-billion-pound global industry driven by the marketing of its products. Consumer retention targets place an increased emphasis on organisations to develop their relationships with fans and consumers. The emergence of digital platforms has provided football organisations with the tools to reach a range of stakeholders on a local and global scale. Consequently, elite and lower league clubs require increased expertise to apply online and offline tools such as websites, social media, advertising and direct mail to increase their brand communications.
There are also huge organisations intrinsically linked to the football industry, who spend billions of pounds on sponsorship and advertising in football.
Your studies will focus on the core functions of football business management accompanied by marketing modules. The marketing pathways explore the principles of marketing and communications and apply theory to live projects to develop your employability skills. You will gain an understanding of football business and be introduced to international business models and management concepts, business planning, return on investment, strategy integration, contemporary issues and digital marketing. You will plan, implement and evaluate digital marketing plans for an industry organisation.
You will be taught in lectures and participate in seminar debates, with academic support via UCFB’s virtual learning environment. Assessments combine practical web development with the academic rigour of market research, consumer segmentation and audience selection. The many facets of marketing provide a broad context for learning and there are exciting job prospects for those who can thrive in its multicultural, technologically sophisticated world.
Modules
Year 1 Modules: Understanding the Business of Football, Principles of Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications, Understanding Sports Fan Behaviour, Data Analytics, Industry Competencies (Mental Wealth)
Year 2 Modules: The Organisation and Market of World Football, Theory of Digital Marketing, Research Methods, Practice of Digital Marketing, Stadium and Event Organisation, Industry Readiness (Mental Wealth)
Year 3 Modules: Strategic Management, Football Brand Management, Professional Project, Global Marketing Management, Industry Engagement (Mental Wealth)
Assessment methods
A range of assessment types are used across this course, as appropriate to each module. Assessment is predominantly continuous, employing items that will include academic essays, reports, presentations, portfolios, reflective writing, as well as practical broadcast outputs.
Applied assessment tasks are used as far as possible to enable students to link theory with practice, thereby assessing knowledge and understanding alongside practical study-specific skills and key industry skills.
Students with disabilities and/or particular learning needs should discuss assessments with the Course Leader, Module Leader and Seminar Leaders to ensure they are able to fully engage with all assessment within the course.
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UCFB has a range of scholarship and bursary options to help with the cost of studying and to encourage students to embrace their time at UCFB and graduate with more than just their university degree. Please see https://www.ucfb.ac.uk/ for information on tuition fees and funding opportunities at UCFB, including our Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries scheme.
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