STUDENTS at Burnley’s ‘university of football’ will pay just over £3,000 a year in tuition fees when it opens in September.

The University and College of Football Business, based at Turf Moor, will teach students about the business management, accounting and the financial concerns affecting smaller clubs.

Courses will also look at marketing in the sport and the industry’s mutual dependence with the media, which will see students meeting senior figures from Sky, BBC, ITV and a wide range of newspapers.

Those enrolled on the degree courses will also have to complete work experience placements at clubs and in other parts of the football industry.

The £2million university, the brainchild of Clarets’ director Brendan Flood, is set to take on 200 students and create 150 jobs in its first year.

Bosses at the UCFB, which offers three-year degrees accredited by a university in the south of England, said they hope to have capacity for 1,000 students within a few years.

Students coming from EU countries will be changed £3,375 for the 2011/12 academic year, while international students will be charged £7,000.

A new website has just been launched advertising the first places for courses starting in September 2011 and September 2012.

It also carrys a range of information about the town and accommodation for students.

Philip Wilson, chief executive of UCFB, said: “We want this to be something that Burnley as a town and a club are proud of and will have an impact on the local economy that spills out beyond UCFB.”

The UCFB will open in a 30,000 sq ft base within Turf Moor, with teaching taking place in rooms overlooking the pitch.

The courses offered will all be BA (Hons) degrees in Football Business and Finance, Football Business and Marketing and Football Business and Media.

For further information visit www.ucfb.com.