BA (Hons) Football Business (UCFB Wembley) Bachelor's degree at University Campus of Football Business Limited

This module aims to introduce you to personal and professional factors relevant to employment in the sport industry, and to enhance your awareness of the industrial landscape. Additionally, it will support you in developing some essential academic skills for higher education (such as academic writing and referencing). The module will introduce you to a wide range of perspectives, philosophies, and principles of critical and ethical thinking which will equip you with the competencies and confiden

This module seeks to develop an awareness of and an understanding of the source and purpose of accounting information to organisational stakeholders – both internal and external. You will be introduced to both strands of accounting, that being Financial and Management accounting and their constituent audiences' needs. With reference to Financial Accounting, you will be introduced to the different statements or 'accounts' included within the annual financial report produced by companies, their di

This module aims to introduce you to the principles of marketing through a series of lectures and seminars. The module will provide you with an understanding of marketing models, concepts and theories. Marketing is a business philosophy that places the customer at the heart of all its activities (customer centric) and regards satisfying customer needs and wants for the purpose of building sustainable competitive advantages. You will explore the application of traditional marketing concepts and e

The sports industry does not exist in a vacuum. Rather, it is an environment which cuts across much of wider society, including politics, media, and popular culture. This module, drawing both on historical and contemporary examples, will explore the place of sport within the wider world. The module will aim to develop your academic understanding of the growth of sports within wider historical and theoretical frameworks, and how those frameworks continue to shape the present sports and media indu

You will develop an understanding of sports fans, their motivations, experiences and interactions with sports clubs. It will ask you to consider how sport fan behaviour is regulated by different psycho-social factors such as involvement, identification, motivation, loyalty, as well as forms of social exclusion. You will examine how the unique relationship between fans and sports clubs has developed over time and explore some of the key issues underpinning this dynamic. This module will allow you

The business of football is a constantly evolving global industry because of its increased popularity and revenue streams. Football has a unique role in society, it transcends sport, leisure and entertainment and this distinguishes the football business from other industries. The module will provide you with an understanding of sports business models, concepts and theories in respect of the football industry. You will explore the sports business ecosystem which reflects key stakeholders and thei

Entrepreneurship is more a state of mind than an actual discipline. It involves the full gamut of business knowledge and skills, commonly taught on business related courses. You will develop a business idea within a group. To realise this idea, you will produce a pitch deck which will be presented to an investment panel. Based on feedback and comments from the panel you will then produce a business plan. There is also an increasing need for innovative and entrepreneurial thinking in a wide range

Following on from your previous training regarding personal qualities and behaviours that can impact your ability to succeed, this module focuses on developing your practical skills relevant to a workplace environment. This module will ask you to apply your knowledge and personal skillset to problem-based learning scenarios, and live projects. You will learn project management skills, develop your personal pragmatism, and enhance your industry-based interests and understanding. You will work bot

This module will develop financial accounting skills from your Level 4 studies. This unit equips you with the financial accounting techniques to prepare income statements and statements of financial position with year-end adjustments, such as depreciation and amortisation, accruals and prepayments, revaluation and bad debt write offs. You will also be introduced to preparing a statement of cash flow and how this statement differs from an income statement and statement of financial position. You

Studying this module will develop your knowledge and appreciation of how globalisation shapes the thinking of football related entities in different organisational and environmental settings. You will learn how socio-political, cultural, ethical and economic drivers intertwine to influence global sporting ecosystems You will also be able to critically evaluate how different football stakeholder groups are impacted by the shift towards homogenous 'Global' ecosystem behaviours. The module will pro

As a practitioner in your discipline you will be required to engage in evidence-based practice. This module supports your ability to become an evidence-based practitioner by providing you with an introduction to the processes involved in conducting research within your discipline and equipping you with the skills and knowledge to be able to critically analyse the work of others. This module will build on skills and knowledge which you will have acquired throughout your course so far, and has bee

This module aims to introduce you to the organisation and governance of world football through a series of lectures and seminars. The module will provide you with an understanding football management off the pitch and challenges faced by football organisations. Football is a global game enjoyed by billions and football associations at every level may see governance in a different way to that of international organisations. A holistic view of the management of football as a sport is central to th

This module explores current global, national, and local issues that are challenging traditional ways of thinking about and delivering sport. Contemporary sports management is an ever-evolving discipline. It requires sports managers to daily appreciate and interact with a diverse array of modern challenges that affect their ability to influence sporting environments. This engaging module will provide you opportunities to critically discuss important topics ranging from the global commercialisati

In this module, you will evaluate how branding concepts are conveyed to markets, with football being central to this. You will be encouraged to debate the applicability of these arguments to football clubs and how they can be implemented to fulfil sporting goals. The increased accession of player branding is a further consideration of this module. You will develop and apply branding strategies for sporting entities which will contribute to and align with the wider marketing strategy of such inst

Following on from your previous training regarding personal qualities and behaviours that can impact your ability to succeed, this module focuses on practical application of that knowledge during a workplace visit. Until now, your modules have provided learning opportunities about the industry and societal context in which you plan to work. This module aims to introduce you to a workplace environment. Doing so will allow you to enhance your awareness of the industrial landscape through experienc

In this module you will critically analyse the internationalisation of football business through the rise of the sports-based multi-national company. You will examine why a business may want to undertake foreign direct investment and how that can be financed.