Sport Management at Loughborough

Thank you for your interest in studying Sport Management with us and for attending our visit day. Here you can discover more about the range of support and opportunities available at Loughborough, as well as information on how to accept your offer.

This degree will provide you with a thorough grounding in the key strategic challenges and opportunities for sport by developing your understanding of sports organisations, governance, policy, marketing and economics.

Our graduates go on to a variety of commercial and non-commercial organisations in the sports sector in roles as diverse as sports development, volunteer management, sports marketing, operations, product and brand management, sponsorship strategy and communications.

They also go on to pursue graduate positions with non-sport sector organisations in a variety of management, marketing, finance and accounting roles.

Meet an academic

Alex

I am delighted to welcome you to Loughborough University. Please do take this opportunity to find out as much as possible about studying with us. I hope that you enjoyed your visit and that you choose to join us here in September.

Dr Alex Thurston, University Teacher in Sport Management

Hear from our students

Your student journey

Facilities

Loughborough is home to world-leading facilities, giving you the opportunity to put the theory you learn into practice. You will benefit from round the clock access to computers, extensive and newly refurbished library facilities and the widest range of sports facilities for the widest range of sports.

Academic Support

Academic support services are here to help you transition and succeed at Loughborough by supporting you to develop your academic and language skills. There’s a fantastic range of services including school-based drop-ins and bookable 1-1 appointments, online on-demand materials and bookable skills development workshops.

Careers Support

Our Careers Network is on hand to provide you with a range of career-orientated activities, such as 1-1 career advice and guidance sessions, presentations on career planning and curating CVs, as well as interview practice and mock assessment centres. They also host a range of high profile careers fairs and employer events, including our annual TalkSport conference.

Placement Opportunities

Every student at Loughborough has the opportunity to undertake a placement or study abroad year. This year allows you to develop your skills, build a professional network and add to your CV.

Recent Sport Management placement destinations include: English Institute of Sport, Leicester Tigers, Adidas, Tottenham Hotspur Club, Manchester United and many more.

95.8% of SSEHS students undertaking a placement achieved a 1st or 2:1 in the 2022 academic year.

Coach and Volunteer Academy

Gain practical experience and insight into the field by getting involved with the Coach and Volunteer Academy. You can volunteer in a range of roles such as sports coaching, media and marketing, events organisation and much more.

Student Experience

There is a huge array of activities to get involved in, from volunteering at an alpaca farm, competitive or social sport, joining one of our 97 societies, or the infamous hall parties, there really is something for everyone and so many great opportunities to socialise and make those lifelong uni friendships. 

Your next steps

Contact us

If you have any questions about your offer or your course, please get in touch with us.