- Level
- Undergraduate
- Duration
- 4 years Placement year, 3 years FullTime
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- Sports Science
- Location
- United Kingdom
Overview
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. Advance Entry This programme accepts applications from students who want to transfer their credits from another institution and join us as advanced entry into Level 5 or Level 6.
Entry requirements
Please choose your qualifications below to view requirements Grades/points required from qualifications: BBC (112) Work out how many UCAS points your qualifications are worth by visiting the UCAS Tariff Calculator. Home International Qualification requirements Show all sections GCSEs and equivalents Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/ Numeracy. GCSE Equivalences accepted: • Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths • NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading • Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English • Higher Diploma in Maths/English • Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number • Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number A levels BBC-ABB Minimum Number of A Levels: 2 Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20 BTECs Extended Diploma: DMM Access awards Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications. Access awards Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Pass overall with a minimum of 112 points OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM Irish awards Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications. T levels Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications. You need to obtain the required UCAS points. Further information Contextual Offers At LJMU, we are dedicated to widening participation in education. We understand that academic potential isn't always accurately represented by grades alone. Therefore, we consider additional information included in your application. If you meet certain eligibility criteria, we may make an offer lower than our typical entry requirements. International requirements IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of the course start date. https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/international-entry-requirements Further information Find your country Please Note: All international qualifications are subject to a qualification equivalency check. How to apply Securing your place at LJMU UCAS is the official application route for our full-time undergraduate courses. Further information on the UCAS application process can be found here https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-students/how-to-apply. We are looking for students who are genuinely interested in sport and have the potential to make a difference to the sports industry. Applicants should be able to communicate effectively both orally and in their written work and possess the self-discipline to manage their time and tasks effectively while at LJMU.
English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.0 overall, no part below 5.5 |
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IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of the course start date
Fees
International students: £18,230 per year
UK students: £10,050 per year
UK/Home: £10,050 per year
International: £18,230 per year
Start dates
September
Application deadline
Apply via UCAS
Campus
- Liverpool John Moores University, Mount Pleasant Campus, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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