Master of Sports Management

The course explains the sport governing and policymaking bodies in detail including recreational sport, amateur athletics, Olympic and professional sport. The course highlights the sports governance and policymaking processes in GCC countries.

This course examines the application of basic principles of business marketing to diverse sectors in the sports industry. The course explores the basics of sport market segments (spectators and participants) and builds on that to identify principles for creating and maintaining deep relationships with the sport consumer. It also explores marketing operations for sport including database marketing, customer relations, and brand and line extensions in sport. It presents the basics of sponsorship, including the sponsor-sport property partnership, activating sponsorships, and assessing sponsorship effectiveness.

The American University in the Emirates is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education