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Welcome to the BA (Hons) Sport Business degree at LJMU page. Want to find out more? Contact our admissions team at [email protected]

Established in 2015/2016, we deliver a contemporary and cutting edge curriculum with employability at the heart of what we do. It is reported that over the past 5 years, the business of sport in the UK has become a £20 billion-a-year industry, supporting approximately 450,000 jobs. In addition to this, "The UK sector [sports marketing and consultancy] is growing strongly: currently valued at an es

timated £500‐750m, it is forecast to surpass £1bn in revenue by 2022" (Ardi Kolah, 2013 for a report commissioned by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills)

The BA (Hons) Sport Business at Liverpool John Moores University offers you excellent placement opportunities and graduate career prospects in the fast-paced and flourishing sports industry. A programme renowned for its quality, with team awards for excellence in teaching, leadership and professional learning. There are varied work-related learning opportunities at each level of the degree that can lead to employment opportunities in the future

We provide opportunities to set up and run your own business

Excellent career opportunities in sports management, marketing, sponsorship and other areas of the sports industry.

14/08/2026

Help Matthew Hindmarsh raise money to support Claire House Children's Hospice

12/08/2026

🏆Fancy being the Spo Bus La Liga Premier Champion for the 2026/2027 season? Of COURSE you do.....!!!!

🙌 Last year, the crown was taken by one of our alumni, Tristan McCabe, who scooped the £50 voucher prize....but will he retain the title? 🤷‍♀️

📲You know the drill - if you aren't in the league, pop the league code "wf46rs" in and join us!

😃The league is open to all- current students, graduates, family, friends, other programmes, departments - if you want to join - please do!

💪We had a record number of teams in last season - let's get more involved, makes the winning even better!

🤣 The staff will once again enter the arena and have a go.....could it be a staff 1,2,3 this year or will we have to listen to Matty's excuses.......again? 🤔

🥳It's all good fun - bring it on!

23/07/2026

🎓What a day we had yesterday, celebrating our Class of 2026 - you did it! 🎉🎉🥳🥳

🎉We loved seeing you all walk the stage and become graduates of Sport Business, and we hope you and your family and friends had the best time!

👏You should all be super proud of what you have achieved during your time with us (we are!)- you have set yourselves up in a really strong position to absolutley smash the next steps in your journey.

🙌Whilst your time studying with us has ended, you are always part of the Sport Business programme, so if you ever need a bit of advice, job help or just a chat.....you know where we are!

📩Keep in touch and let us know how you are getting on!

Don't forget, you can still use the help of our amazing LJMU Student Futures team.... even after you have graduated!

Enjoy your success, summer, and we will see you soon 👋

Take care,

Your Sport Business team x

Liverpool Business School

📸 Katie M! 🙌

19/06/2026

The biggest thank you EVER to our Cooky, alice x who did her last Open Day today with us 😢. Cooky will be graduating in July and over her time with us, she has been an absolutley top tier, elite level advocate of the Sport Business degree, Liverpool Business School and Liverpool John Moores University 🏆👏

Not only has Alice smashed her degree, she has been a fantastic Outreach Assistant and has recently won the Unitemps Liverpool John Moores University Student Ambassador of the year.

In addition to this....she has also successfully entered the banter arena on Open and Applicant Days and given as much as she got.....what a legend! 🤣🤣🏆🏆.

Thank you for everything, good luck with the future (you will be awesome!!!!) and....... we appreciate you!!!!! 🙏

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03/04/2026

Back from a brilliant couple of days at the Young Adults and Graduate Fair in the Isle of Man.

We took a group of Level 6 students from a variety of programmes across to the event and they got the chance to network with the Isle of Man's leading employers and to discover what opportunities there are for graduate employment.

✅️ Career insights from the speaker sessions
✅️ Meeting over 50 local employers who were offering roles, grad schemes and also apprenticeships
✅️ Showcasing LBS as the place to study! 🥳

Great to meet everyone and for our students to have this opportunity....see you all next year! 🤝

21/03/2026

🚀 GUEST SPEAKER ALERT: Leigh Pomlett at the I-Club! *Open to ALL Sport Business Students*🚀

😃 I-Club invites ALL Sport Business students to a special guest speaker session for the I-Club, featuring Leigh Pomlett, taking place on Thursday, 26th March at 3pm in room JF/111a.

⚽️Leigh Pomlett will be sharing his remarkable career journey and extensive experience as the Chairman of the Board at Walsall Football Club. From an employer’s perspective, he will also discuss the specific skills and qualities he looks for in graduates entering the industry today.

👏Leigh will be sharing his incredible career journey from being a Regional CEO for international businesses to representing the logistics sector at the House of Commons and House of Lords.

🙌What’s in it for you?

✅ Direct insights into the football industry.
✅ Tips on the specific skills employers are looking for in graduates.
✅ Q&A: Your chance to ask about landing a job in Liverpool and the UK!

📍 Location: John Foster, Room 111a

🗓️ Date: Thursday, 26th March

🕒 Time: 3:00 pm

📩 Don’t miss out! If you want to book your place, please email to Victoria [[email protected]].

31/01/2026

🚀"DATA POWERING SPORT"🚀 - what a way to kick off our Future of the Sport Business module with our Level 6's yesterday!

🙌We were delighted to welcome back Ben Mackriell, Head of Intelligence at PMY (Europe, Middle East and Africa) to come and deliver a superb guest session on all things data, AI, sports analytics and how it is changing the sporting landscape.

🤓We love cutting edge, and this was exactly that.....Ben set the assessment task to ensure it is bang up to date, and he discussed a number of topics including:

🏟Venue and crowd intelligence

🤖AI and machine learning - sports evolving and driving the conversation with AI

☁️Cloud services and solutions

🏆Performance, commercial (fan engagement, sponsorship) and venue operations

🙅‍♀️"Data isn't tables, it's dynamic"

So much fantastic insights to take in and feed into the first real-world assessment task that we are starting to work on!

Loads of fantastic questions and interactions from the group.....as Ben said, always be curious, stick your hand up and ask the questions.....top advice! 👏

Onwards! 💪

23/12/2025

🥳 What....a....Semester 1! Together, we've packed in so much and it has literally flown by - time for a bit of a break, ready to go again in January!

🙏We hope you all enjoy a well‑deserved, fun‑filled break—whatever you’ve got planned! Take good care of yourselves and make sure you find some time to rest and recharge. Semester 2 will be here soon!💪

📲Whilst we will be taking some time off with our family and friends, the University will still have support available to you - the full details of this can be found on the LJMU home page and across relevant social media accounts -

Thank you all for a fantastic Semester 1 - see you in 2026!

Your Sport Business Team 🙂🎄

P.s. Good luck with the festive fixtures in the fantasy footy - it's getting serious now! 🏆⚽️

A few key points: 👇

🏢The university and most student services will close at 5pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and reopen on Monday 5th January 2026. The Student Life Building will be the only generally accessible building during this time.

🎄The Student Life Building will remain open 24/7 over the winter break, including Christmas Day, and security will be based at reception.

🔑Security can always be contacted via the phone number on the back of your student ID cards (0151 231 2222) or via the SafeZone App.

👋Although support services are suspended for the winter break, the Student Life Building will be open throughout the period, and Staff from Student Life and Wellbeing will be available between 10am and 4pm on:

📅Monday 29 December
📅Tuesday 30 December
📅Friday 2 January

06/12/2025

"Shoot your shot". 👊

Yesterday, we welcomed another superstar sport business alumni, Jonny Searson (Brand and Social Lead at ) to our Level 6 Business Clinic module.

Jonny took his sport business degree and has literally gone Sport x Fashion with his career! This just shows the transferability of skills and knowledge into different sectors and industries – you are smashing it! 🙌

The session covered:

🚀 Organic and paid social media marketing
🚀 Brand activations
🚀Key trends - including Sport x Fashion
🚀 A day in the life, skills needed and key challenges of the role
🚀 Top tips for university and working in this sector
🚀 Not one, but two industry relevant tasks to 'have a go' at being a social strategist and brand lead.

💡Plenty to think about– upbeat, fun, engaging, and really informative. There is SO much value to this type of learning when embedding employability within the curriculum. 🤝

Hello to some of our Level 5 students who joined us! 👋

It was a great way to end the week - THANK YOU!!! 🙌🙏

20/11/2025

🚀Sport Business X I-Club & Society: Launching "Ask I-Club"! 💬

🌍We're kicking off an exciting new Instagram series dedicated to our amazing international students!

What to expect:

👉Hear from current international students about what it is like studying Sport Business with us.

👉Get top advice and tips about what help is on offer from us and the university.

👉Celebrate the success stories of our international alumni who are now working in the global sport business industry or continuing their academic education with postgraduate study.

🙋‍♀️ The I-Club is run by our fantastic team member, Victoria, providing additional weekly academic and pastoral support for our international students - there are 13 countries represented at I-Club! Amazing! 👏

Give them a follow to find out more!

A huge thank you to Myungjin for being the very first student in our series! 🙏

Stay tuned! 🙌

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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