Motorsport Management and Logistics

This course is delivered at University Centre Myerscough and awarded by the University of Lancashire. Students may also be required to attend workshop sessions at the University for some modules.

The United Kingdom is the hub of the Motorsport industry worldwide, employing highly skilled professional people in all aspects of design, manufacture, competition and support. The Myerscough Motorsport course provides employability skills that help make a team successful and provides an in depth understanding of the sport. We pride ourselves on our extensive Motorsport contacts, with all our teaching staff having experience in the industry.

Motorsports is a multidisciplinary subject which involves not only technical aspects, but those of management too. The course stresses the importance of teamwork, planning and actively engages in motorsport events. Students learn the fundamentals of motorsport technology but specialise in the management, marketing and operational aspects of the industry. Students also investigate current industry practices and standards, essential in preparing to join the £9bn motorsport industry. The course covers management techniques and skills required to optimise staff performance whilst understanding the tasks, and terminology that they will use in their employment.

Year 1

Business Management

This module introduces key areas of management activity such as human resource management, leadership, marketing and finance to allow students to develop further knowledge and skills to improve future employability in land based industries.

Academic and Vocational Skills

This module provides students with first-hand experience where students will use their industry environment to develop practical and technical skills. Students will record and reflect on their own personal development during the module.

Engineering Principles

To provide students with the knowledge and practical experience of the most commonly used manufacturing processes, including; health and safety, Fitting and Sheet Metal, Lathework, Measurement and inspection, Milling, CNC Machining and Welding. Skills learned in this module will be transferable throughout the motorsport industry.

Competition Car Preparation

The aim of this module is to enable students to explore the fundamental operating principles of competition Vehicles. Including the selection of components for competition vehicle preparation, race vehicle set-up, adherence to regulation and working to motorsport industry standards.

Logistics Management in Motorsport

Students will study how equipment, resources and people are transported throughout the UK and the EU. This will include various forms of legislation and learning how to comply with these regulations. Students will develop problem solving skills as well as being able to evaluate different solutions to given logistical problems. A major part of the assessment for this module is being able to evaluate the various logistical constraints and their impact on each other.

Fundamentals of Motorsport Data

The methods used to collect data and the subsequent analysis techniques are a fundamental part of functioning within a scientific discipline. Furthermore, technical professions require graduates who can solve problems through the use of background research and are capable of testing concepts using the appropriate methods. Students will be taught to design experiments so that the data collected can be assessed for accuracy and reliability.

Year 2

Human Resource Management

People are the most important and expensive part of any business (sometime up to 80% of costs are related to a company s employees). Therefore to be successful in management it is imperative that students have an understanding of the legal complexities of dealing with employees. This module will examine all aspects of employment law.

Management of Events

The delivery of an event can be a key factor in any chosen career. These events can only take place if the team organising them can work together efficiently. This module is used to show the different ways in which a team function, leadership styles and the ability for individuals to work in a team of people. These skills are not only useful in an event management context but also for any day-to-day activity from any chosen career path within the industry.

Industry Project

This module applies the practical, technical and personal skills developed in an industry project. It will utilise a structured work environment for students to identify a suitable project, and work with their supervisor in developing and managing the project and reporting on the outcomes. Students will be encouraged to use the work project to develop professional working relationships and identify their chosen career options.

Marketing and Public Relations (Double Module)

Motorsport as an industry is heavily reliant on good Marketing and Public Relations. The sport attracts interest from the general public and from the media, consequently media awareness is essential in running a successful motorsport business. The revenue on which the industry is dependent is in turn reliant upon the publicity and message transmission potentially generated by the sport. For any organisation to be successful in the motorsport industry it needs to understand and apply marketing and public relations strategy.

Team Management and Logistics

The way in which motorsport teams operate and the impact this has on the staff, drivers and partners of the team is examined in this module. Students will study team operational issues in a practical way and also look at how the different elements which have been covered throughout the course impact on each other.

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Students will face a variety of assessments including formative and summative assessment, essays, technical reports, group and individual presentations, individual study projects and case studies based on work experience.