ABOUT THE COURSE
Hoping to study under some of the UK’s leading football academics? This one-year football foundation course will help prepare you to undertake a specialised football degree here at Solent University. You’ll spend the year working on fundamental academic research skills and begin to build a broad knowledge of the academic theories that relate to football studies.
This foundation year, which is the only one of its kind in the UK, supplements Solent University’s portfolio of football related honours degrees. With over ten years of successful delivery, this course will provide you with the appropriate skills, knowledge and academic literacy required to progress onto either:
- BA (Hons) Football Studies, or
- BA (Hons) Football Business Management.
Solent University is proud to offer students a supportive learning environment. Face to face academic support is complemented by 24/7 access to our virtual learning environment.
YOUR FUTURE
While the foundation year is specifically designed to provide an entry to degree-level study, graduates from our BA (Hons) Football Studies and BA (Hons) Football Business Management courses have gone on to secure roles with a vast range of football clubs and organisations.
Solent graduates have recently worked for the FA, Premier League clubs including Chelsea FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and Manchester City FC, and international clubs and organisations such as Klepp Elite FC (Norway), FC Spartak Moscow, FC Rubin Kazan, the Lithuanian Football Federation, the Latvian Football Federation and Major League Soccer (USA).
INDUSTRY LINKS
We have strong links with a range of relevant employers in sports and leisure, ensuring an exciting programme of guest lectures by active industry professionals from organisations which include:
- The Football Association
- Hampshire Football Association
- Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Sports Partnership
- Southampton Football Club.
You’ll also hear from a number of speakers from other football industry organisations, and are encouraged to attend FA Licenced Coaches conferences.
Students will also benefit from Solent’s official partnership with Southampton FC, while the course team also has excellent working relationships with key stakeholders including UEFA, the Football Association, the League Managers Association and various other professional clubs.
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