Degree type: BA
UCAS Code: N870 BA/GM1
Duration: 1 year (full-time)
How to Apply
Why choose this course?
If you have just completed your HND in Golf Management, or you have relevant management experience of working within the golf industry, then this course is for you. You will extend your learning in the area of the business of golf, and will be able to further your career accordingly. In light of the growing number of Director of Golf positions, as well as managers of golf facilities, you will study business and management issues as well as options relating to sport and health.
During the course you will study modules in relation to corporate finance, relationship marketing, services strategy, recruitment and selection, golf facilities management and research methods, in order to foster business, people and financial skills for facilities management.
You will also have the opportunity to choose from a range of optional modules which deal with: performance analysis, motor control and skill acquisition, sports psychology, coaching pedagogy, and work-based learning. Throughout the course you will study a module that considers contemporary issues in the golf industry – this will not only allow you to apply theory to practice, but also to consider wider issues relating to golf itself.
How you learn
The course involves lectures, practical classes, and small group discussions of case material, group working and private study. Classroom activities will enable you to develop the ability to work in teams, engage in problem solving, and share experiences and knowledge. You will further develop your communication skills, oral and written, which are greatly appreciated by employers. You will be encouraged to critically evaluate information and challenge ideas and concepts using scientifically-based information. The course is delivered on campus with visits to Elmwood College.
How you are assessed
The course involves a range of assessment forms including: examinations, essays, reflective accounts, group projects, individual projects, case studies, presentations, and the planning and delivery of events.
Higher National Diploma in Golf Management or evidence of equivalence in readiness to undertake and benefit from a course of studies at this level (for example relevant work experience, a degree, relevant HN qualification, or professional training).
Overseas/EU
All applicants are required to provide certified proof of competence in English Language and the University's minimum requirements are listed here
Your future
As a graduate from this course you will have acquired a whole range of skills and knowledge relevant to business, but your main strength will be your ability to make significant contributions to the management of businesses in the golf industry, be it at an operational level or strategic level, through the wide range of knowledge and skills acquired.
