Sport and Leisure Management BA(Hons)

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games wanted to inspire a generation. Over the coming years this could lead to a growth of opportunities in the sport and leisure industry.

On this course you will you gain a broad understanding of the sport and leisure industry and the management skills sought after by employers.

Why study Sport and Leisure Management BA(Hons) at the University of Brighton

Career-focused

This course includes a 10 week work placement in your second year. The placement is a great way to get valuable experience in the workplace.

Your placement experience will give you a competitive edge at interviews and allow you to make useful contacts for the future.

 Previous placements have included:

• London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
• Freedom Leisure
• Sussex County Cricket Club
• Crystal Palace Football Club

Find out about one of our students’ placement experience at Crystal Palace Football Club

Innovative and relevant

We are at the forefront of teaching, research and consultancy in sport-related studies. There are many opportunities for you to gain additional skills and experience alongside your degree. 

This includes the opportunity to volunteer for Football 4 Peace, an activity-based community relations and reconciliation initiative. Sports coaches, community leaders and volunteers work alongside each other bringing differing communities together through football and aspects of outdoor education.

A leading professional university

You will be taught by staff who are at the forefront of their professions.

	Professor Alan Tomlinson has released many publications including Badfellas: FIFA Family At War (with Professor John Sugden) (Mainstream, 2003) and Watching the Olympics: Politics, Power and Representation (with Professor John Sugden) (Routledge, 2011).
	Professor John Sugden has led Football 4 Peace an award winning sport and conflict resolution project.
	Dr Dan Burdsey has authored reports for the FA Premier League on British Asian football supporters.

Outstanding location

The course is taught at the Eastbourne campus, which is home to 3,000 students and located less than 10 minutes from the beach at the foot of the South Downs National Park.

Considered the warmest and sunniest place in the UK, Eastbourne is a great place to study.

Facilities fit for the future

We continue to invest in the student learning experience and there are excellent learning and resource facilities at the Eastbourne campus.

You will have access to a library, study and computing facilities as well as a fully equipped sport centre with a swimming pool and state-of-the-art gym.

Graduate opportunities

This is degree is very flexible and could lead to careers in a number of industries.

Your specialist subject knowledge will be ideally suited to roles in areas such as sports facility management and sports development, whilst your transferable management skills such as finance and marketing will make you an attractive candidate for positions in many other industries.

Find out more...

To find out more about this course visit www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/sport-and-leisure-management-ba-hons, email sasmadmissions@brighton.ac.uk or call 01273 643645.