UCFB offers degrees in Football Business in partnership with Bucks New University.

Our courses have been created for aspiring professionals wishing to work within the football business and surrounding industries. This includes some of the most powerful brands and businesses in the world, such as Adidas, Nike, Umbro, Sky TV, Barclays, Standard Chartered, Mastercard, Visa, Sony, Ford, Heineken, Thomas Cook, Emirates and Samsung, right through to the clubs themselves.  As a result, we are looking for students who are aiming high and who are passionate about a career in this industry.

Football is the business
With the support of renowned industry professionals, as both Advisory Board members and Ambassadors, UCFB offers a friendly, welcoming and inspirational environment for learning.  From the experience and specialist insights of high profile academic staff through to senior practitioners in the football business and surrounding industries, you will have access to a global business education and professional network.  To top it all, state-of-the-art facilities overlook the pitch within the stadium at Burnley Football Club, bringing together an all round view of the drive and enthusiasm required on and off the pitch.  

Our courses & Complementary Curriculum
In partnership with key stakeholders in the football industry, UCFB is offering degree courses that focus on traditional academic subjects within the context of the football business and surrounding industries:

• BA (Hons) Football Business & Finance

• BA (Hons) Football Business & Marketing

• BA (Hons) Football Business & Media

In addition to our degree programmes, we provide you with the opportunity to enhance your experience via our Complementary Curriculum.  Through our Strategic Leadership & Management Programme, internships in the professional football industry, our Executive Speaker Series, organised excursions and networking opportunities, you can apply your knowledge and skills in real working environments.

"UCFB's degree programmes and complementary curriculum open up new opportunities in the football business and related industries.  UK and international students sharing educational, business and cultural experience in this context will be invaluable for the future of football."
Sir Dave Richards
Chairman of the Premier League

"The industry needs graduates with these qualifications and work-based experience as a way of both improving best practice and standardisation across the football business and associated industries."
Neil Doncaster
Chief Executive of the Scottish Premier League

Your future
With our pastoral care and personal development programme, we focus not only on personal and academic support but equally on your professional growth, helping you to make informed decisions on work-based experienced and related activities.   Our proactive careers and recruitment service will support you towards graduate employment with employers seeking talented and experienced individuals within and around the industry.