COURSE INFORMATION

The programme is designed to help students consolidate their current professional roles and plan future career developments by equipping them with the knowledge and skills to meet the demands of sport management professions. It seeks to provide students who have relevant undergraduate training, regardless of location, with an accelerated learning experience and qualification that will further their professional development. By increasing students’ capability to analyse sport organisational policies and strategies and apply management principles to a variety of sport contexts, practices within their existing roles will be enhanced.  

A choice of specialist options ensures that students can direct their endeavours to the appropriate vocational areas of their choice.

Modules of study include:

1. Sport Marketing;
2. Resource Management in Sport
3. Sport Facility Management
4. Sports Event Management
5. Sport Development
6. The research Process
7. Managing the sport Organisation
8. Sport Management research
9. Dissertation

Applicants may or may not already have sport management experience, but irrespective of the nature or extent of their experience, by the end of the programme they will have strengthened and expanded their knowledge and understanding of sport management in some depth.

COURSEWORK AND ASSESSMENT

For each of the modules on the programme there is a separate pack of materials. Each pack has the same ‘house style’ and contains the content to be covered as well as detail on the module assessment requirements, both optional and compulsory. These details include the assessment task, submission date and the criteria that will be used to judge the work. The optional assessments give students a chance to test their understanding of the topics included in the chapter as well as gaining feedback on their academic writing style before tackling the compulsory assessments. All the assessments are applied to the practise of sport management and examples of these include case studies, real life projects and simulations.

Throughout each chapter students will find directed tasks (either written, research etc) to complete. There will also be directions for additional reading from the set texts and web based or text based questions to reinforce their understanding of specific topics.

Built into the programme are some important element aimed at supporting learning at a distance. These include:

1. Face to face residential induction in September prior to the course starting
2. Specially devised learning materials
3. Individual and group tutor support using a range of technologies (e.g. Blackboard, discussion boards, e-mail etc.)

From the very beginning of the programme students will be encouraged to establish a learner network to provide a supportive environment to share experiences and learn from each other.

ACCREDITATION

Accreditation has been granted by the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM). This enables students to seek exemption from studies leading to their award of Advanced Diploma in Leisure Management.

CAREERS

The courses is designed for those seeking to enhance employment prospects in the sport and recreation industry and so is geared towards learning outcomes with a professional vocational relevance. At the present we have graduates and current students working at Berghaus Ltd, Gleneagles Hotel, Sport Scotland, Diadora (Italy), University of Northumbria (Assistant Director of Sport), Sport Development Officers and Sports College lecturers.

Course Length:

Either 12-18 months full-time or 3 years part-time

Enquiries:

Future Focus Ltd
8, Magazines Street
Floriana FRN 1119
Malta
Tel. +356 21 221 371
 E-mail: info@futurefocus.com.mt

Standard Entry:

Students will normally have successfully completed a first degree in sport, sport science, physical education or a sport related subject. Applications are also welcomed from people who have relevant experience at the appropriate level or who are seeking to return after a career break. Overseas applications are welcomed.