A new honours degree aimed at international students eager for a career in the golf industry has been launched by The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) and the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
The degree has been designed for the overseas market, particularly in China and other developing golf nations in the Far East and Asia.
Graduates will learn business and management aspects of the golf industry and harness wider expertise and knowledge to support the promotion of the game in developing golf nations.
The BSc (Hons) programme, entitled Applied Golf Management Studies International, will begin in September 2013 and has been created to meet the need of the global golf industry for high calibre graduates who can help grow the game in their respective countries.
The three-year full-time course, taught by specialist world-leading academics and researchers, covers subjects including approaches to management and organisation, enterprise and employability, strategic marketing for golf business, golf operations management, and event management.
The new degree is expressly designed to allow overseas students the opportunity to study with the University of Birmingham and The PGA (at The Belfry) for a degree in the management and development of the game.
PGA chief executive Sandy Jones said: “The PGA is keen to help grow the game across the world and well qualified people are essential to the growth of golf which is why the PGA has invested heavily in developing its own programmes and members.”
Degree programme manager Dr Martin Toms added: “We are very proud of the relationship we have with the PGA, and the AGMSI programme further highlights the strength of this partnership. Over the past 10 years our graduates have begun to make a real difference within the game of golf around the world.”
Anyone interested in finding out more about the course should email Dr Martin Toms, programme manager from the University of Birmingham at m.r.toms@bham.ac.uk
