International Sport Management

MSc Sport (International Sport Management) is aimed at graduates aspiring to work in sports business or management positions in the world’s most exciting industry, and professionals working in sport organisations who want to expand their management skills and knowledge to improve their career prospects.

This is an exciting programme putting you at the heart of the learning experience. You will challenge and critique current issues and debates of leadership, sponsorship, global events and the governance of sport. You will blend academic scholarship and applied practice through engagement with guest speakers and sports organisations with an international profile.

Teaching

The teaching strategy is eclectic enabling you to gain the necessary underpinning theoretical knowledge and research that will allow active exploration, reflection and critical evaluation of own perceptions and knowledge. This approach develops your ability to be an autonomous and self-directed learner with the confidence to manage your own learning.

Action learning involves the use of ‘real-life’ problems and scenarios; these are integrated into the workshops and other face-to-face sessions. Guest speaker input, visits to sports organisations and an international field visit add depth and ‘real’ world insights to enable the contextual understanding and critical perspectives presented throughout the programme.

You will gain knowledge and understanding which will allow change to be processed in an informed way, and similarly, understanding will be further informed by that change. This process of learning can be replicated in the workplace to help and enable transference of learning and is self-developmental and reflective in nature.

In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors (PATs) are scheduled on at least 2 occasions. The MSc Sport (International Sport Management) programme supports student PAT sessions with a personal academic journal which you receive within induction week and can access supportive and helpful resources throughout the year.

Careers

Upon successful completion of the MSc Sport (International Sport Management) programme, opportunities will emerge for students to gain first/additional employment, promotion within their own organisation, gain international employment or move to a senior management position in other organisations. The Masters also provides a platform to further research/higher degrees in sport and promotion in other professional organisations. The completion of the Masters will also provide students with the ability to enhance their current working practices. Guidance for suitable employment opportunities/vacancies is available throughout the programme and via social media platforms.