Established 2011 (2011) | Website www.ucfb.com | |
Chief Executive Professor Philip Wilson Location Wembley Stadium, London, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, and Turf Moor, Burnley Football Club, United Kingdom | ||
UCFB is a Higher Education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate university degrees and executive education in the football business, sport and events industries.
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Campus Locations
UCFB has three campus locations:
UCFB Burnley opened in 2011 at Burnley Football Club. as the University College of Football Business. The Queen and Prince Philip visited UCFB Burnley during their tour of Turf Moor and Burnley Football Club as part of the Jubilee Celebrations.
UCFB Wembley opened in 2014 at Wembley Stadium, home of English football and sports.
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.
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 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.
Undergraduate Degrees
Postgraduate Degrees
Complementary Curriculum
UCFB's Complementary Curriculum includes its Executive Speaker Series and work experience opportunities, with UCFB students learning from leading figures within the football and sport industries.
Students work with senior industry and sector specialists through the Executive Speaker Series. The UCFB Strategic Leadership & Management Programme, another aspect of the Complementary Curriculum, 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, 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, Umbro, BBC Sport, ITV Sport and Sky Sports.