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University of Bedfordshire

Luton, England, United Kingdom

International Sport Development BA (Hons)

The rapid expansion of international sport and sport's increasing positive contribution to international development have created exciting new career opportunities world widely. This course aims to nurture your talents and give you an understanding of contemporary issues in sport from a global perspective. You'll explore a range of key skills to enable you to work for development of international sport and sport initiatives in international development for both public and commercial sectors.

As a graduate you will have a promising career and employment prospects in the global job market. The number of international sports events has kept on increasing in recent years and so has the sheer scale of these events. The international sports industry keeps exploring new markets in the developing countries, e.g. China and India, after their old markets in the advanced regions have become saturated.

Campus Information

Bedford

The Bedford campus has lots of green open spaces while being very close to Bedford town centre and local amenities. It boasts our Gateway building, a three-storey building that offers high-quality teaching spaces, informal learning spaces, lecture theatres and a new student services centre.

Intakes

  • Feb
  • Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
  • 3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

The normal entry requirements for postgraduate degrees are a good honours degree in an appropriate subject from a recognised university.

We may also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with substantial related work experience.

Applicants who not have English as a first language will be required to demonstrate they have the correct level of English for their course.

India

  • 2 A level passes (minimum C and D)
  • Year 12 (55% overall, 70% English to waive IELTS)
  • A recognized Foundation degree

Bangladesh

  • 2 A level passes (minimum C and D)
  • International Baccalaureate (24 points)
  • A recognized Foundation degree

Sri Lanka

  • 2 A level passes (minimum C and D)
  • International Baccalaureate (24 points)
  • A recognized Foundation degree

Nepal

  • 2 A level passes (minimum C and D)
  • International Baccalaureate (24 points)
  • A recognized Foundation degree