Sports Management Programs

Delivered by the triple-accredited Aston Business School, our MSc Strategic Marketing Management programme equips you with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive in today's dynamic business environment. This dedication is reflected in our rankings MSc Strategic Marketing Management is ranked 45th in the world (QS Masters World Rankings, 2025), reflecting our commitment to excellence in education.

Our BSc Business Management with Marketing programme, developed with insights from leading firms like Unilever and Big Cat, equips you to become a marketing specialist ready to thrive in today’s competitive business landscape.
You will gain versatile, job-ready skills, enabling you to tackle marketing challenges in an ever-evolving business environment. Close connections with industry professionals ensure you stay ahead of trends and graduate ready to make an impact.

Computing is a creative and wide-ranging subject that focuses on using sound underlying principles and logical thinking to design and build systems that really work.
This course allows you to focus on the theory and tools of business management that require computerised solutions, including decision support and constraint solving techniques.

MSc Construction Project Management gives you the vital skills and versatility required in the increasingly thriving and dynamic built environment industry. Our degree provides you with the knowledge, leadership, and management skills necessary for the effective delivery of construction projects from inception to occupation. There is a strong emphasis on construction technology, but you can also learn about important factors such as valuation and procurement. 

Construction is undergoing a transformative shift, and the industry needs a new generation of leaders to drive this evolution. The Construction Project Management MSci equips you with the cutting-edge skills to lead the future of construction.
This integrated, four-year course offers a comprehensive education in managing complex construction projects from start to finish. You’ll gain hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge in all stages of the process—from design development to procurement, production, and ongoing management. With a focus on leadership, innovation, and sustainability, the MSci prepares you to become a forward-thinking professional ready to tackle the challenges of modern construction and infrastructure.

This programme is designed to enable you to evaluate theories of contemporary human resource management and to understand and prepare for the challenges of managing in culturally diverse and fluid business contexts. It is an engaging and stimulating learning experience, with staff and students coming together in a vibrant postgraduate community. The Adam Smith Business School celebrates the legacy of Adam Smith by developing enlightened and enterprising graduates and internationally recognised research with real socio-economic impact. The School is an accredited member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

Mounting work pressures, too little time, keeping your knowledge base up-to-date, checking out the competition: we all have to find a way of dealing with todays tidal wave of information. One highly effective solution is speed reading - a technique that is not just about reading fast, but about making your whole reading process more efficient.

Gain the technical and managerial knowledge of construction. This degree combines technical expertise with sustainability and innovation, and benefit from practical learning, industry collaboration and digital tools to help you prepare for a career in the evolving built environment.
You will have the opportunity to:

This course combines project management and cost management skills to provide you with a holistic and streamlined perspective to meet sector and industry needs. You will be taught by academic staff with relevant professional experience in quantity surveying, project management, commercial management, civil engineering and construction procurement.

Bring business management and digital innovation together to drive change in how businesses communicate with their audiences.
Become a socially and commercially aware professional, ready for the sustainable and inclusive needs of both business and media.
Work alongside The Studio, the University’s new city-centre innovation hub for creative media technology.

This advanced course will allow you to develop your own sporting performance alongside the scientific theory needed to progress to higher education and employment. You will study areas such as anatomy and physiology, sports coaching, fitness instructing, sports psychology, injury and rehabilitation, and fitness testing.

This advanced course will allow you to develop your own sporting performance alongside the scientific theory needed to progress to higher education and employment. You will study areas such as anatomy and physiology, sports coaching, fitness instructing, sports psychology, injury and rehabilitation, and fitness testing.

This course equips you with the knowledge skills and professional competency to work confidently as a manager in a digitally dependent business environment while also offering you the opportunity to develop a specialism in digital marketing. The course builds your knowledge and practical skills in general business management subjects such as strategy, policy, design, innovation and entrepreneurship. You explore how business has evolved in recent years as well as studying the transformational practices that are reshaping current business models, particularly sustainable business practices.

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Do you want to have access to a wide range of professional sectors in the hospitality industry? We offer the Hospitality Management course. The ICI gives its students the opportunity to receive knowledge in the industry of their choice to increase their value to employers. In a year from now, you can receive the degree in Hospitality Management. Your diploma will now give you that competitive advantage to explore interesting career opportunities.

An all-encompassing one-day course that gives you all the tools to become a confidant and motivational manager in the Leisure industry.

This introductory course will provide you with opportunities to develop a range of skills and techniques essential for successful performance in the sports and leisure industry.
You will study units specific to sport, fitness and health in our state-of-the-art facilities, alongside employability units that will prepare you for work in the sport and leisure sector.

This course builds on your interest in sports, nutrition and the treatment of sports injuries, providing a bridge to university for those considering studying sport or exercise at degree level. You will be taught in our state-of-the-art sports science laboratory, gym (designed specifically for sports science classes), sports hall and outdoor pitch.

This one-year top-up course is for those who already have qualifications (Level 4 and 5 or 240 credits) or experience in a relevant field and wish to gain a full degree in business management with a specialism in digital marketing. You explore leadership, planning, policy making and how responsible innovation underpins modern business management alongside gaining an in-depth knowledge of digital technologies, global marketing, and the impact of marketing communications on a given industry or product.

This course provides an ideal introduction to sports science for those considering studying sports or exercise at a higher level and is a great first step to a career in the growing sports and leisure industry. You will be taught in our state-of-the-art sports science laboratory, gym (designed specifically for sports science classes), sports hall and outdoor pitch.

A manager's effectiveness depends on the manager! This 2 day course provides a unique opportunity for a manager, or aspiring supervisor / manager, to step back and critically review how they manage and lead others. The review is very interactive and the course content very practical. Each delegate will receive feedback on the way they manage, which is done in a supportive, confidential and safe environment. Each delegate will prepare a personal action plan, which is both challenged and supported by other delegates.