Golf Management BA (Hons)

What is special about this course?

Base yourself near to one of Scotland's finest championship courses, the world-renowned Royal Dornoch Golf Club, as you learn first-hand how to excel in this multi-billion pound field. Our BA (Hons) Golf Management course, the first honours degree of its kind in the UK, is aimed at those aspiring to a career in golf, with 82% of recent graduates actively employed in a range of roles in the golfing industry globally. 

Take advantage of our blend of golfing and management subjects and participate in a variety of roles, with a particular focus on all aspects of management within a golf context. Benefit from strong industry links which provide incredible work placements and worldwide employment opportunities, as well as study trips and guest lectures from leading golfing figures.

You will work alongside our BA (Hons) Professional Golf students.

Special features

• Benefit from our strong industry links including the Royal Dornoch Golf Club, the PGA, and equipment manufacturers, as well as top clubs in the UK and abroad. Many of these will contribute to your learning via guest lectures and seminars
• Work placements can be arranged across the UK, and internationally, including international internship programmes
• Access industry-focussed CPD and support from governing bodies within the golf industry
• State of the art, world class indoor golf facilities on campus
• Full-time members of staff are PGA professionals
• Enjoy a unique student experience and participate in activities such as running the student golf club, individual coaching, personalised training and development, regular play, and competition including Scottish Student Sport and British Universities and College Sport events

Accommodation

We offer modern student accommodation in Dornoch ideally suited to students on this course.

Entry requirements

• 3 Scottish Highers at grade C or above OR
• 2 A levels at grade C or above
• You may be able to enter year two of the degree if you have an HNC in a relevant subject
• You may be able to enter year three of the degree if you have an HND in a relevant subject
• Applicants with other qualifications or relevant experience are welcomed and will be considered on an individual basis

For International students requiring Student Route sponsorship
Please note that international students with a Student Route visa can only take part in sports activities or as part of a work placement, as an amateur and not as a professional or semi-professional. You will not be allowed to become a member of a professional sports association while a student. This is due to ‘professional sportsperson’ restrictions imposed by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) as outlined in their Student Route Policy Guidance.

Access routes

SWAP Access courses
If you are eligible to undertake Scottish Wider Access Programmes (SWAP), please visit our SWAP access list for further information on grade profiles and available subjects.

Year 1 - CertHE

You will study the following modules:

• Activity performance and skills acquisition
• Introduction to business
• Introduction to enterprise and marketing
• Introduction to golf management
• Introduction to the customer-centred business
• Professional practice and personal development for the golf industry

Year 2 - DipHE

You will study the following modules:

• Event planning and organisation
• Golf club manager - functions and responsibilities
• Golf course maintenance and design
• Management accounting
• Retailing
• Work placement: team working and communication 

Year 3 - BA

Core modules are:

• Developing entrepreneurial effectiveness
• Marketing communications
• Research skills
• Sustainable niche tourism
• Understanding visitor behaviour
• Work placement: industry-specific skills

Year 4 - BA (Hons)

Year four can be studied online via the university's virtual learning environment (VLE), with support from your tutors, and brings your management and business skills into sharp focus.
Core modules are:

• Niche professional: a business analysis
• Work placement: professional practice
• You will also complete a dissertation, or research and plan a business venture

You will choose two further option modules which may include:

• Business strategy
• Innovation and enterprise
• Strategic marketing

Fees

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes

• EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status in the UK,
• EEA/Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK
• EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Rest of UK students

For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland, including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and with a term time address in Scotland studying this course full time, the following fees apply:

4th year free only for students studying full-time, on continuous study, who have paid for the previous three years at the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Part-time (per 20 credit module) - £1,542.

Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.

There are a number of funding options available to UK students to help you pay for your studies and your cost of living while studying.

EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled or pre-settled status in the UK

Following the UK’s departure from the European Union, the Scottish Government confirmed that EU/EEA and Swiss nationals, who do not have settled or pre-settled status, will be considered as international for fee purposes. Students will get an automatic scholarship of £3,000 per annum and the 4^th year of study will be free for those studying full-time, on continuous study, who have paid for the previous three years at the University of the Highlands and Islands.

This includes EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are not self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Students will need Student Route visa sponsorship to study on the UK.

International students

For students who do not normally reside in the UK or European Union and with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

Part-time study is not open to international students requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.

Further information on international course fees.

A no fee increase guarantee is available for self-funding full-time and structured part-time rest of the UK, EU and international undergraduate students for continuous study for the same award, up to the permitted standard time limit for the relevant award.

Funding

UHI has a number of scholarships, bursaries, awards, and discretionary fund opportunities available to new and current students. Please use the A-Z of funds or use the filter to see which ones may be relevant to you. All students are welcome to apply.

Further information on funding your studies is also available, please see the attached link or contact the relevant UHI partner.