Business Management with Sport

Key content is delivered through lectures and seminars which explore the role and effect of policy-making on various user groups in society. Guest speakers support targeted areas of the syllabus to provide a sports industry viewpoint.

The module also provides an overview of the broader sports business landscape and how sports development has shaped policies and government oversight of sport in the UK as a whole.

Digital and Business Skills offers an introduction to fundamental skills you need for high level careers in a range of organisations. Communications, presentation and professional profile tools will be used to develop your knowledge and employability.

On this module, you will develop your understanding and knowledge of the global sport events industry exploring the strategic importance of sports events through an economic, political, social and cultural lens. We will analyse and discuss contemporary issues and case studies related to sport and the sport event environment. We will also identify the importance of stakeholders and partnerships and will consider some of the operational elements of sport event planning including sustainability, logistics, Health and Safety, workforce and sponsorship. 

This module gives you a theoretical and practical introduction to the basics of accounting, including how to prepare financial statements.

You will learn about the important contribution of Human Resource Management policy and practice to employee and organisational success in the UK and internationally.

The Multi-level Business Project is a unique module that gives you the opportunity to work collaboratively with students from different stages of the programme on a client project. Through this module, you will develop your critical thinking and use the knowledge and skills gained on the course to produce practical solutions for a client.

In Sport in a Digital World you will be introduced to the concepts that underpin digital technologies in sport, in addition to contemporary issues in the rapidly changing areas of digital practice, research and development. The module gives you the knowledge to critically appraise and respond to future technological developments applicable to sport.

In semester one, you will form teams with other students to come together and answer a live client brief with regular review points. In semester two, you will enhance your portfolio by creating more team-based and individual work.

In your second year of the Multi-level Business Project, you will adopt a more senior role within the multi-level group you are working in. You will be expected to make supportive suggestions regarding the techniques for scoping the project and identifying project objectives.

In this module, you will develop the knowledge and skills required to evaluate published research and consultancy in relation to its methodology and findings. Through the use of a variety of methodologies and methods, you’ll develop an appreciation of the importance of business models.

Project management is an important and integral part of a business whether this is product or service based. This module will help you develop knowledge and critical understanding of the principles of effective project management in a global business context.  

We will look at various aspects of Project Management through a variety of means such as lectures and practical seminars with input from our industry connections and the latest in research. We will examine the subject using theoretical approaches as well as the industry-recognised tools and techniques for planning and controlling projects

All of our BSc students can apply for a one year professional placement, which takes place between your second and last years of study.

This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of and over the last five years, 90% of Salford Business School undergraduates taking a one year placement secured a 2:1 or 1st class Honours degree.

We will help you find out about vacancies and make the right connections with high profile employers through regular events and presentations.

Here is just a small selection of the companies our students have enjoyed placements with so far: NatWest, Barclays and the Cooperative Bank; BP, Esso and Shell; IBM, Hewlett Packard and Compaq; Ford, Vauxhall, Jaguar and Nissan; Marks & Spencer, Selfridges and Sainsbury’s; Eli Lilly, Glaxo and ICI; Fujitsu, Marriott and Virgin.

This module examines the interface between sport and society; how trends in society manifest themselves in any sporting setting. We will also consider the broader influence that society has on sport and its behaviours.

We will explore the relationship between sport and society.  We will consider and debate specific sub-cultures and issues within society and within the local, national and global sporting environment including racism, homophobia, drugs and doping and gender roles and stereotypes. The link is also made to the ethical, legal, political and social environments within which these sub-cultures function. 

This module equips you with an appreciation and an in-depth understanding of the implications of Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability in national and international organisations.

In this module, you will work as part of a team in an online business simulation. Acting as the management team in a competitive business environment, you will solve business problems and learn about the relationships between different areas of business. This modules gives you a chance to test your entrepreneurship, business planning and your ability to manage change in an uncertain environment.

In Consulting for Sport you will learn to understand, source, analyse and make use of business intelligence. You’ll gain practical experience of the process of innovating, planning and pitching for sports business and on completion of the module, you will be able to identify organisational problems from an external perspective and select innovative solutions. 

You will acquire an organisation-wide perspective by exploring strategy techniques and processes operating in the global environment. This module prepares you for a career in business and management.

Employers tell us that they are looking for employees with an entrepreneurial mindset.  Or perhaps you're thinking of setting up your own business.

On the Enterprise Challenge, you have the opportunity to undertake an enterprise project for an internal or external sponsor on a topic of common interest.  Alternatively, you can use this opportunity to undertake in-depth research for your own project, for example, a business plan if you are wanting to start up a company after you graduate. The nature of the project will be negotiated by yourself, the module leader and the sponsoring company.