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SMGT10070

Academic Year 2025/2026

Sports Management (SMGT10070)

Subject:
Sports Management
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Public Hlth, Phys & Sports Sci
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Andre Andrijiw
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will provide students with an introduction to multiple aspects of sports management. The aim of this module is to enable students to develop skills in and knowledge about management and organisational behaviour through a sports lens. Each unit of the module will examine key management principles (e.g., leadership, culture, inclusion, stakeholder and issue management, event and facility operations) followed by case study analysis. All course materials including summary lecture notes will be available on Brightspace.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

(i) Develop knowledge of the key concepts and principles of management and organisational behaviour;
(ii) Understand how management and organisational behaviour principles are applied successfully in the sports industry;
(iii) Develop awareness of management from the perspective of key stakeholders in the sports industry;
(iv) Critically apply management analysis tools to sports organisations.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12

Seminar (or Webinar)

12

Specified Learning Activities

36

Autonomous Student Learning

65

Total

125


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, and active/task-based learning.

Note: Students are prohibited from representing work as their own that they did not write, code, or create. Submission of artificial intelligence-generated content to this module by a student without explicit permission and attribution is not allowed and it may reflect unacceptable professional behaviour. This may result in the initiation of a student disciplinary procedure in accordance with the University Student Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity Policy.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Reading Response Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
No
Participation in Learning Activities: Seminar Participation Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
35
No
Participation in Learning Activities: Seminar Leadership Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
35
No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 11:00 - 11:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 8 Tues 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Tues 13:00 - 13:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Tues 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 4 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Fri 11:00 - 11:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 5 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Fri 12:00 - 12:50