BSc Sport Management
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sport Management, a sport and exercise science degree centred on business, finance, and management in the sporting sector. Core topics include Research Methods, Accounting, Marketing, Legal Analysis, Policy Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can choose a four-year full-time path with a placement year or a three-year full-time route, with teaching shared between the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences and Loughborough Business School. The first year introduces the field through Academic, Research and Vocational Skills, Introduction to Sport Management, Principles of Marketing for Sport and Leisure, and Financial Accounting for Sport. The second year builds professional competencies via Research Skills and Methodologies, Sports Law and Social Justice, Sport Management in Practice, and Human Resource Management in Sports Organisations. The final year focuses on advanced practice through a compulsory Final Year Project, Sport Policy and Governance, Strategic Sport Marketing and Economics, and Strategic Management of Sports Organisations and Events. Optional modules across the degree allow students to study coaching, physical activity, leadership, and environmental topics.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB No specific subject requirements. In some circumstances we may ask applicants to achieve specific grades in certain subjects. IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades AB BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: D*D plus one A level at Grade B The BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma will not be acceptable as a stand-alone qualification but will be accepted at DDD overall in conjunction with one A level at Grade B BTEC in Sport or Sport Science related subjects will not be accepted alongside A level Physical Education Preferred BTEC: Sport, Business
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 2 UCAS decisions for BSc Sport Management (N281) at Loughborough University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is AAB at A level.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 46%: 372 offers from 801 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 59 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 82%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 115 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 36 graduates who answered
- Working: 88%
- Working and studying: 6%
- Further study: 3%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 59%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 6%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 6%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Finance Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 370 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 14%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 14%
- London: 18%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 185 students who started
- A levels: 81%
- Baccalaureate: 8%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 8%
- No formal qualifications: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Academic, Research and Vocational Skills
- Introduction to Sport Management
- Principles of Marketing for Sport and Leisure
- Financial Accounting for Sport
- The Leisure Market
- Behaviour in Sporting Organisations
- Critical Perspectives in Sport Management
- Fundamentals of Sport Coaching
- Introduction to Sport Technology and Analytics
- Sport and the Social Sciences
- Research Skills and Methodologies
- Sports Law and Social Justice
- Sport Management in Practice
- Human Resource Management in Sports Organisations
- Sport Marketing
- Economic Analysis of Sport
- Accounting for Managers
- Coaching Process and Practice
- Conceptualising Sport
- Physical Activity and Health
- Final Year Project
- Sport Policy and Governance
- Strategic Sport Marketing and Economics
- Strategic Management of Sports Organisations and Events
- Physical Activity and Health of Children
- Advanced Sport Coaching
- Contemporary Issues in Sporting Cultures
- Leadership and Managing Change
- Sport, Climate Action and Nature
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sport Management at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £33,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £45,500. The £33,500 median after five years is £6,000 more than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Sport Management at Loughborough University do next?
97% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sport Management at Loughborough University?
82% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sport Management at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 153 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Sport Management at Loughborough University?
46% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 372 offers from 801 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Sport Management at Loughborough University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.