MSc Sports Business and Management

OverviewThe MSc Sports Business and Management offers students a master’s level understanding of the global business of sport; its organisations, stakeholders and the disciplines which make it operate successfully, with a business focus on the challenges and opportunities within the global sports business.Programme OverviewThe programme provides students with the opportunity to study an MSc Sports Business and Management in a Russell Group University which has an excellent reputation and network within football, horse racing, cricket, rugby and other sports based on its provision of high-quality education in the business of sport over the past 15 years.Modules cover the global context of sports business, sports marketing and sponsorship, sports operations and events, and leadership in sport. In the capstone ‘Sports Business Practice’ module students will have opportunities to visit Premier League Football Clubs as well as high profile sports businesses from cricket, rugby and other sports. Students will have access to excellent sports business speakers to enhance their understanding of the practical aspects of working in the global sports business market.Career prospectsStudents on the MSc Sports Business will benefit from opportunities to learn from and network with practitioners from the business of sport during visits and guest speaker sessions and will develop skills which will enhance their employability within the growing global sports business sector.