MSc Sport Management

Qualifications or experience

• A second-class honours degree in a Sport, Business or Management subject. Applicants who hold a non-related degree will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For those who do not hold a degree or relevant professional qualification, extensive experience together with evidence of scholarly ability will be required.

English language requirements

• English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

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This course specifically offers potential for career advancement within the growing sport management sector. It builds on the topics that sport management students will have covered at undergraduate level and introduces overarching themes such as funding, policy and strategy.

Key modules in professional development, strategic leadership and governance have been designed to enhance student’s transferable skills enabling some of our graduates to work in senior roles in areas such as human resources and event management.

Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:

• General deputy director
• Operations manager
• Community sports manager
• Head of PR and communications
• Marketing manager
• Chief executive
• Consultant
• Fitness instructor
• Industrial placement coordinator
• Marketing assistant
• Sport lecturer

• Contemporary Issues in Sport Management - 30 credits
• Economics and Finance for Sport Managers – 30 credits
• Global Sport Event Management – 30 credits
• Managing Human Resources in Sport – 30 credits
• Market Analysis for Sport – 30 credits
• Principles, Practice and Governance in Sports Management – 30 credits