UCFB

UCFB
Established 2011 (2011)
Location Wembley Stadium, London, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, and Turf Moor, Burnley Football Club, United Kingdom
Coordinates: 53°47′20″N 2°13′44″W / 53.78889°N 2.22889°W / 53.78889; -2.22889
Website www.ucfb.com

UCFB (University Campus of Football Business) is a Higher Education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate university degrees and executive education in the football business, sport and events industries.

Campus Locations

UCFB has three campus locations:

UCFB Burnley opened in 2011 at Burnley Football Club.[1][2] The Queen and Prince Philip visited UCFB Burnley[3] during their tour of Turf Moor and Burnley Football Club as part of the Jubilee Celebrations.[4]

UCFB Wembley opened in 2014[2][5] at Wembley Stadium, home of English football, sport and events.[6]

The launch of UCFB’s third campus, UCFB Etihad Campus, at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester marks a significant step in UCFB’s growth. Opening in autumn 2016, the UCFB Etihad Campus facilities will include access to state-of-the-art, modern sporting facilities such as the Manchester Regional Arena and Indoor Athletics centre, National Squash Centre, Belle Vue Leisure Centre and the National Basketball Performance Centre.

In October 2015 it was announced that UCFB has gained a Postgraduate partnership with the Real Madrid Graduate School allowing students to spend months of their MSc International Sport Management course with the school affiliated with the Spanish Football Club.

UCFB Wembley, UCFB Etihad Campus and UCFB Burnley are located inside and surrounding their respective stadiums, with some classrooms overlooking the pitch.[2]

Undergraduate Degrees

  • BA (Hons) Football Coaching & Management
  • BA (Hons) Multimedia Sports Journalism
  • BA (Hons) Football Business & Finance
  • BA (Hons) Football Business & Marketing
  • BA (Hons) Football Business & Media
  • BA (Hons) Sports Business & Coaching
  • BA (Hons) International Football Business
  • BA (Hons) Sports Business & Sports Law
  • BSc (Hons) Sports Psychology
  • BA (Hons) Physical Education
  • BA (Hons) Sports Business & Sports Broadcasting
  • BA (Hons) Stadium & Events Management
  • BA (Hons) Football Coaching & Talent Development

Postgraduate Degrees

  • MSc Sport Management
  • MSc International Sport Management
  • MA Football Coaching & Analysis
  • MSc International Sport Management (Online)

Employability & Enrichment

UCFB's Employability & Enrichment programme includes its Executive Speaker Series and work experience opportunities, with UCFB students learning from leading figures within the football and sport industries. Previous guest speakers at UCFB have included England manager Gareth Southgate and Sky Sports News presenter Hayley McQueen.

The UCFB Strategic Leadership & Management Programme, another aspect of the Employment & Enrichment programme, is led by Neil Doncaster, Chief Executive of the Scottish Professional Football League.

UCFB students also have the opportunity to work towards a number of internal and external additional qualifications relevant to the industry. These include FA Coaching certificates, STATS (formerly Prozone Performance Analysis) and foreign language qualifications.

UCFB has links with football and sports industry organisations such as the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), Premier League, The Football League, The Football Association (FA), Scottish Professional Football League, League Managers Association, The National League, Rugby Football League, Kick It Out, BT Sport, BBC Sport, ITV Sport and Sky Sports.

UA92 Ltd

UA92 Ltd is the registered company name for the University Campus of Football Business (UCFB)’s Undergraduate Academy Manchester, and is part of UCFB Holdings Limited.

The Undergraduate Academy Manchester is an elite undergraduate football academy based in Manchester. UA Manchester is tailored for released footballers from all of the 92 Premier League and Football League clubs, and is led by experienced coaches[7], including:

Employability & Enrichment Panel

Executive Board

Senior Leadership Team

  • Brendan Flood - Chairman and Chief Executive of UCFB and Dector of [urnley FC]];[24]
  • John Davies - Chief Financial Officer of UCFB;[25]
  • Sharona Friedman - Chief Marketing Officer of UCFB;[26]
  • Paul Cassell - Principal of UCFB.[27]

Board of Governors

  • Professor Carl Lygo - Non-Executive Director of UCFB, Non-Executive Director of the Office for Students and Founder of BPP University;
  • Professor Martyn Jones - Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University;
  • John Davies - Chief Financial Officer of UCFB;
  • Sharona Friedman - Chief Marketing Officer of UCFB;
  • Paul Cassell - Principal of UCFB;
  • Sean Mackney - Pro Vice-Chancellor of Bucks New University;
  • Peter Brown - Senior Registrar at UCFB;
  • Graeme Slater - Head of Admissions at UCFB and Staff Governor at UCFB Wembley;
  • Ray Boggiano - Assistant Head of Marketing & Communications at UCFB and Staff Governor at UCFB Etihad Campus;
  • Jordan Clements - Students' Union President at UCFB Wembley;
  • James Bradley - Students' Union President at UCFB Etihad Campus;
  • Alex Hutt - Student at UCFB Wembley;
  • Sarah Makki - Student at UCFB Etihad Campus.

References

  1. ↑ "UK university to offer only football business degrees". BBC. June 10, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wembley announced as second home for Burnley's UCFB". Burnley Express. February 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ Daydy, Graham. "By Royal appointment". Total Football Magazine.
  4. ↑ "Queen's Diamond Jubilee tour reaches Lancashire". BBC. May 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ "UCFB in landmark deal with Wembley Stadium". FC Business.
  6. ↑ "UCFB Wembley launched". theFA.com. February 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Undergraduate Academy Manchester".
  8. ↑ Barwick, Brian. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  9. ↑ Campbell, Alastair. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  10. ↑ Doncaster, Neil. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  11. ↑ Prothero, Martin. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  12. ↑ Phelan, Mike. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  13. ↑ Simmons, Kelly. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  14. ↑ Bevington, Adrian. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  15. ↑ Nolan, Paul. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  16. ↑ Brown-Finnis, Rachel. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  17. ↑ Gatcliffe, Andy. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  18. ↑ Smith, Sue. "Our Employability & Enhancement Panel".
  19. ↑ Flood, Brendan. "Our Executive Board".
  20. ↑ Banaszkiewicz, John. "Our Executive Board".
  21. ↑ Fletcher, Paul. "Our Executive Board".
  22. ↑ Lygo, Carl. "Our Executive Board".
  23. ↑ Holroyd, Bill. "Our Executive Board".
  24. ↑ Flood, Brendan. "Our Operational Board".
  25. ↑ Davies, John. "Our Operational Board".
  26. ↑ Friedman, Sharona. "Our Operational Board".
  27. ↑ Cassell, Paul. "Our Operational Board".

Other references

  • "Degree programmes at UCFB". UCFB.
  • "The virtual tour of UCFB's campuses at Wembley Stadium, London, Etihad Stadium, Manchester and Turf Moor, Burnley Football Club". UCFB.
  • Brown, Jonathan (December 9, 2010). "Lessons in the beautiful game: True fanatics can now enroll in a degree in football". Independent.
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