The aims of this module are:

• To support students' transition into and progression through university education by developing the core academic and vocational knowledge and skills required for their programme and future careers.
• To introduce the use of basic research methods relevant to students' disciplines.
• To enable students to become aware of and develop their academic, professional, social and personal skills through the Loughborough University Personal Best development programme.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the field of sport management and provide a holistic overview of the complex nature of the sport industry.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the principles of marketing and the role of marketing management in sport, leisure and recreation organisations.

The aims of this module are to:

• Provide an introduction to financial accounting, its key concepts and context.
• Develop students' skills in preparing and interpreting financial statements.
• Explore the subjective nature of financial reporting, its benefits and its limitations.
• Introduce students to financial statements taken from sports industry.
• Develop students' analytical and written presentational skills.
• Develop and enhance transferable skills.

The aims of this module are to practically demonstrate the concepts and theories of microeconomics with applications to the sports and leisure sectors.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce students to a sound foundation of behavioural and organisational concepts for subsequent management modules.
• To develop a sensitive awareness and clear understanding of how people work individually, in groups and within both sport and other organisations.
• To encourage an openness to new ideas and an awareness that in many situations there is a range of alternatives which should be evaluated.
• To develop an awareness of the skills and learning that can be transferred between the sports and business worlds.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to some of the key issues and contemporary debates that are relevant to sports managers within the complex social, political, financial, and increasingly globalised environment within which they work as well as to relevant theoretical concepts that aid the understanding of such issues and debates.

The aims of this module are for students to develop knowledge and understanding of the underlying social science theories and topical debates that relate to sport, coaching and pedagogy and to acquire the necessary level of understanding to progress to more sociologically specific modules at Parts B and C.

The aims of this module are for students to develop a holistic understanding of coaching and coaching practice, and to introduce students to evidence-based research and research-informed practice.