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Studying Sport Management in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, you develop an excellent understanding of the management expertise needed to be effective in the sport and exercise industry. The course provides an excellent grounding in the theory and application of management skills that can be applied to working in the sports industry. In your third year, you have the opportunity to complete a placement module within the sports industry and also choose to focus on personal training, corrective exercise, and/or strength and conditioning.
Overview
The BA (Hons) Sport Management programme aims to provide a favourable learning environment to prepare students for a career within the Sports Industries. It delivers the opportunity for applied learning within a range of environments to include: sports development, sports events, leisure centres and fitness centres.
About the School of Sport and Exercise Science
The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences benefits from excellent purpose-built facilities, housing state-of-the-art equipment; these include sports science laboratories, teaching and student clinics, and a rehabilitation gymnasium. The School is also part of the exciting £11 million Medway Park development, a regional centre of sporting excellence, which provides students with the opportunity to study sports management in real-life situations in a busy centre of excellence. Lecturers in the School are also involved in some of the latest sports research developments and work with prominent sports teams and bodies, such as the RFU, British Cycling, Real Madrid, EIS and UK Sport.
Independent rankings
In the National Student Survey 2014 86% of sports students at Kent were satisfied with the quality of their course. Sport at Kent was ranked 10th overall in The Times Good University Guide 2015 and 11th in The Guardian University Guide 2015.
Course structure
The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules. You may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.
Teaching and assessment
The programme involves traditional lecture, tutor and student led seminars, tutorials and self-directed learning. Guest speakers and involvement with external sports organisations will develop students' practical awareness and understanding of the Sports Industries. Strong links have been developed with the sports development departments and sports providers in Kent.
Theoretical modules will be assessed through a combination of examination and coursework assessment. Coursework will contribute between 0% and 100% of the total module assessment.
A number of the vocationally/practice-based modules will be assessed using a combination of coursework assessment and observations. Other methods of module assessment include presentations, reports, essays, peer assessment, and time constrained exercises.
Programme aims
The programme aims to:
- provide a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary education
- prepare students for the challenges of an expanding and rapidly-changing sports industry while providing them with a wide choice of careers paths
- provide an understanding of key concepts and skills with the field of management studies and how these are applied to the world of work
- provide a critical knowledge and understanding of sport management
- develop key transferable skills with applications in management
- present a challenging and valuable educational experience through the integration of theory and practice
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
You gain knowledge and understanding of:
- managment processes, procedures and practices
- concepts and marketing models within a sporting context
- management of employees in Sports Industries
- leadership theory and styles and the relevant models
- contemporary and pervasive isues deepening and/or integrating core knowledge
- social processes which influence individual and group behaviour
- the framework of the areas of Organisation's 'External Environment' and 'Management' in regards to markets, customers, people, operations, communications and IT and business policy and strategy
Intellectual skills
You gain intellectual skills in the following:
- the skills needed for academic study including critical evaluation
- effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation, self-starting and enterprise
- how to apply knowledge to solve familiar and unfamiliar problems in order to develop reasoned arguments and challenge assumptions
- self-appraisal and reflection on practice
- critically evaluating arguments and evidence
- the ability to recognise and respond to moral, legal, ethical and safety issues that relate to your studies.
Subject-specific skills
You gain subject-specific skills in the following areas:
- creating, evaluating and assessing options, in a range of business situations, applying concepts and knowledge appropriately
- communicate effectively, orally, and in writing about business issues
- the ability to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team
- applying and evaluating relevant managerial skills to a range of vocational and professional situations
- identifying, formulating and solving business decision making problems using approporate qualitative and quantitative tools
Transferable skills
You gain transferable skills in:
- communication, presentation, numeracy and IT
- interactive skills and group-work
- problem solving
- self-management and time-keeping
- how to identify and make use of information from various sources to assess ideas
Careers
The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences has an excellent reputation and was recently ranked in the top 5 in the UK for graduate employability. A graduate in Sport Management has a number of career opportunities.
The degree can lead to: employment in sports development with local authorities, national or regional sports governing bodies; employment within public or private leisure centres, health and fitness clubs; and posts in community leisure centres, or self-employment as a personal trainer.
Additionally, you can choose further study to pursue a career in teaching (PGCE), or research (MPhil/PhD) or other Master’s programmes.
Entry requirements
Home/EU students
The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.
| Qualification | Typical offer/minimum requirement |
|---|---|
| A level | BBB |
| GCSE | Mathematics and English at grade C |
| Access to HE Diploma | The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above. |
| BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma) | DDM |
| International Baccalaureate | 34 points overall or 15 points at HL including Mathematics 4 at HL or SL |
International students
The University receives applications from over 140 different nationalities and consequently will consider applications from prospective students offering a wide range of international qualifications. Our International Development Office will be happy to advise prospective students on entry requirements. See our International Student website for further information about our country-specific requirements.
Please note that if you need to increase your level of qualification ready for undergraduate study, we offer a number of International Foundation Programmes through Kent International Pathways.
English Language Requirements
Please see our English language entry requirements web page.
Please note that if you are required to meet an English language condition, we offer a number of pre-sessional courses in English for Academic Purposes through Kent International Pathways.
General entry requirements
Please also see our general entry requirements.
Fees
The 2016/17 annual tuition fees for this programme are:
| UK/EU | Overseas | |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | ||
| Part-time |
For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.
The Government has announced changes to allow undergraduate tuition fees to rise in line with inflation from 2017/18.
The University of Kent is currently considering whether to increase its regulated full-time tuition fees for all returning Home and EU undergraduates from £9,000 to £9,250 in September 2017. This would be subject to us satisfying the Government's Teaching Excellence Framework and the access regulator's requirements. The equivalent part-time fees for these courses might also rise by 2.8%.
For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.* If you are uncertain about your fee status please contact information@kent.ac.uk
Funding
Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. Details of our proposed funding opportunities for 2016 entry can be found on our funding page.
General scholarships
Scholarships are available for excellence in academic performance, sport and music and are awarded on merit. For further information on the range of awards available and to make an application see our scholarships website.
The Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence
At Kent we recognise, encourage and reward excellence. We have created the Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence. For 2016 entry, the scholarship will be awarded to any applicant who achieves a minimum of AAA over three A levels, or the equivalent qualifications as specified on our scholarships pages. Please review the eligibility criteria on that page.