MA Sports Agency

This module will advance your research and critical thinking skills, and support you in applying these to the sport industry and its associated workplace environments. This module aims to prepare you for research, reflective, and evidence-based development, important for your future career and higher study where applicable. The undertaking of an applied project will give you the opportunity to develop your problem-solving skills regarding topical issues in your area of interest, whilst also allowing you to evidence your academic ability and knowledge. By completing this project and consulting with your tutor, you will establish expertise in an applied area of interest, aiming to have real impact on the relevant industry.

This module will give you a live insight into sport business issues. You will gain a thorough practice-based understanding of project design, conduct and action. As a result, you will be able to design and manage an applied project, and show potential to contribute to academic knowledge and industry practice – making
you highly desirable for potential employers.

When working in the dynamic sports industry, it is essential to understand the wide variety of issues that are important to the business and management of sport, without neglecting the implications of our actions as managers on the wider sports population.

This module offers an engaging, informative, yet challenging introduction to some of the most pressing contemporary issues in sport. The module aims to provide you with a critical awareness of contemporary issues in sport by examining a number of topics ranging from global issues such as corruption, gambling and commercialisation, to national issues of gender, sexuality, racism and women in sport. You will develop an understanding of these issues by being empowered to formulate personal opinion underpinned by theoretical evidence in the format of assessed seminar discussions. Listening skills, alongside verbal reasoning will also be developed in order to develop critical understanding of relatively complex themes that affect both the sports industry and society as a whole.

• Undergraduate degree – minimum 2:2 (ideally a 2:1) or international equivalent
• Applicants with a 2:2 should have some experience of studying or working in business or sports related areas.
• English language qualifications: Applicants from non-majority English speaking countries will be asked for an English qualification which tests Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing and will be asked to achieve an overall IELTS score of 6.0 (minimum of 5.5 in each section) or recognised equivalent.

Offers to applicants currently studying an undergraduate degree will be conditional on them going on to achieve the entry requirements on completion of their degree.

We welcome applications from those who do not meet the standard entry requirements but can demonstrate relevant education and/or work and/or life experience in the course subject area that will enable them to succeed on the course.

This may include those that have been out of education for some time and/or who do not have an undergraduate degree. We will assess your eligibility from the information provided in your application – in particular your personal statement – to help us decide on your eligibility for the course.

• Application form
• Evidence of highest academic and/or professional qualifications
• Evidence of relevant experience, where required
• 500 word personal statement

Applications made through the flexible entry route may require a course leader review. The course leader will determine whether a professional reference or task is required.