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    MSc Full-time 1 year ,Part-time Typically 2 years

Course Description

Sport is a truly international and rapidly expanding industry that unites commercial, public and third-sector stakeholders. Our Sport Management MSc gives you the skills and knowledge to work in this exciting industry.

Our MSc in Sport Management is co-taught by the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (ranked 1st in the world for sport-related subjects, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) and Loughborough Business School (a triple accredited UK business school).

Our MSc programme is a business and management degree, which accounts for nuances within the sport industry. Our teaching is informed by world-leading management and sport-related research and designed to develop your skills in sport marketing, policy and governance analysis, organisational management, finance and accounting. Students will also understand the key strategic challenges facing the sport ecosystem and the impact of sport on wider society.

Entry Requirements

A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) degree in the area(s) of sport (including sports science/kinesiology and sport technology), business, management or related subject (marketing, accounting, economics), law or engineering with management.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Our master’s in Sport Management graduates are known around the world for their engagement in the sport sector. Many of our graduates go on to work for professional sports teams, sport marketing and sponsorship agencies, and sport governing institutions (e.g., national and international sport governing bodies, and sport government departments).

Typical roles include sport marketing and sponsorship managers/executives, sport retail managers, sport and leisure consultants, national and international sport federation administrators and development officers, and event management and operations executives.

Module Details

Semester 1 – Compulsory Modules

  • Research Methods and Skills for Sport Managers
  • Management of Human Resources in the Sport Industry
  • Economics of Innovation in Sport

Semester 2 – Compulsory Modules

  • Governing Sport
  • Global Sport Marketing and Media
  • Accounting for Decision Making
  • Strategic Management of Sports Organisations
  • Project (MSc Sport Management)

Summer – Compulsory Module

  • Project (MSc Sport Management)

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