SR1S209 - Introduction to Sports Finance 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2029 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SR1S209
Module Title: Introduction to Sports Finance
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Sport
Faculty Sub Group: Sports Coaching
Module Leader: Adam Sherratt
Module Team: Chris Emsley
First Intended Intake: SEP 2023 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100079 - business studies
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2029

Module Aims

The module provides students with basic knowledge on financial reporting and financial management. Students will be able to understand the importance of making decisions about which investments sports organisations should make and how best to finance those investments. They will also be able to understand and interpret basic financial statements published by sports organisations.

Content Summary

Theoretical and practical implications of a range of business finance principles and how a business effectively reports and manages its finances.

Financial reporting:

Financial accounting

Regulatory frameworks in sport

The mechanics of financial accounting

Accounting records in Sport

Financial statements

Understanding and interpreting annual Reports

Financial Management:

Understanding the nature of cost in sport

Short term decision making

Budgeting and budgetary control

Investment appraisal and long term development

Sport funding and finance

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 40
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 52
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 8
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To demonstrate understanding of the key financial reporting and management functions required within a sporting context.
LO2 To demonstrate the ability to analyse, interpret and apply knowledge of the key financial reporting and management functions in an appropriate sporting context.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Review, analyse and interpret an organisations’ end of year financial position. Present the position back to a board of trustees. 20 N/A 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1

Reading List

Managing Sport Finance – Robert Wilson (2011). Emerald Publishing Limited.

Maguire, K. (2021). The price of football second edition: Understanding football club finance. Newcastle: Agenda Publishing.

Stewart, B. (2017). Sport funding and finance, second edition. New York: Routledge.

Paul, R., & Sanders, S. (2021) Managerial sport finance. Emerald Insights Publishing Limited.

Plumley, D., and Wilson, R. (2023) The economics and finance of professional team sports. Milton: Taylor and Francis.