The module aims:
to enhance students’ understanding and knowledge of the key issues surrounding the contemporary football business and associated industries.
to encourages students to apply their knowledge of economics, business and management to the football industry.

(LO1) Students will be able to develop their knowledge and understanding of the key issues surrounding the contemporary football business and associated industries;

(LO2) Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to apply business and management concepts to the football industry;

(LO3) Students will be able to develop their abilities to analyse critically, synthesise ideas and write reports and opinions.

(S1) Problem-solving skills

(S2) Numeracy

(S3) Commercial awareness

(S4) Team-work

(S5) Organisational skills

(S6) Communication skills

(S7) IT skills

(S8) International awareness

(S9) Lifelong learning skills

(S10) Ethical awareness

Teaching Method: Lecture
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 24
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method - Seminar
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 6
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 120

Skills/Other Attributes Mapping

Skills / attributes: Ethical awareness
How this is developed: Lectures and seminars/tutorials
Mode of assessment (if applicable)

Skills / attributes: Lifelong learning skills
How this is developed: Lectures and seminars/tutorials
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Written Unseen Examination

Skills / attributes: International awareness
How this is developed: Through the contents of the module, students will develop an appreciation of local, national and international issues around football and professional sports broadly.
Mode of assessment (if applicable)

Skills / attributes: IT skills
How this is developed: Students will be expected to use a range of dig ital technologies, databases, and IT resources.
Mode of assessment (if applicable)

Skills / attributes: Communication skills
How this is developed: Students will improve their communication skills through the various seminar, tutorial and reading activities paying particular attention to reading material and the way they are written
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Coursework

Skills / attributes: Organisational skills
How this is developed: Lectures and seminars/tutorials
Mode of assessment (if applicable): Coursework

Skills / attributes: Team-work
How this is developed: Students will be expected to collaborate and work in teams and groups during seminars and tutorials
Mode of assessment (if applicable)

Skills / attributes: Commercial awareness
How this is developed: Lectures and seminars/tutorials
Mode of assessment (if applicable):

Skills / attributes: Numeracy
How this is developed: The module will explore a ra nge of analytical challenges and solutions much of which will be based around the analysis of sport, finance and economic data
Mode of assessment (if applicable) Coursework

Skills / attributes: Problem-solving skills
How this is developed: The module will explore are range of challenges and problems presented by and within the football industry and look to explore and provide creative solution to address these
Mode of assessment (if applicable):

Developments in football;

Theory of professional sports leagues;

The football product;

Competitive balance in football and sports leagues;

Levelling the playing field: policy initiatives;

Concept of outcome uncertainty;

Outcome uncertainty and consumer demand;

Financial stress in football;

Financial Fair Play: Practice and policy;

Football players’ labour market;

Pay and performance;

Wage disparity;

Stadium attendance demand;

Television contracts;

Broadcasters’ demand;

Television audience demand;

Corruption in Football;

Economics of the World Cup;

Football and marketing;

Football and sponsorship;

Racial discrimination;

Football gambling and betting;

Examination revision.