MSc Management (Sport)
Swansea, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 21,650 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* home: 18 September 2024 | international: 31 July 2024
** full-time for international| UK: GBP 11,550 per year| part-time for international: GBP 10,850 per year | UK: GBP 5,800 per year
Introduction
Are you looking to excel in a sporting industry that boasts global career opportunities?
The sports industry is a rapidly growing business and needs people with well-rounded skill sets who can apply their knowledge of sports to the business side of the industry. Providing a grounding in key management principles and how to apply them in the context of the sporting world, the MSc Management (Sport) at Swansea equips you with vital skills and knowledge essential for the next generation of sports organization leaders.
Our program focuses on the management of sports, including key duties of sports organizations to employees and stakeholders as well as regulations concerning critical issues such as safeguarding, inclusion, anti-doping, and event manipulation. You will also critically evaluate core ethical and integrity issues in sports and how to practice good governance, nationally and internationally, from a theoretically informed and practice-relevant standpoint.
Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence, the course is open to students from any discipline who would like to work in business or management. Upon successful completion of the relevant mapped modules within the MSc Management, you will qualify for CMI’s Level Seven Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership.
Why Management (Sport) at Swansea?
- The program may be completed in a single year, or two years
- Open to applicants with no existing experience in business or management-related subjects
- All modules are taught by our world-class faculty who have industrial and academic knowledge
- Based in the £22 million School of Management building on the Bay Campus
- Business & Management Studies is ranked 78th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.
If you're a UK or EU student starting a master’s degree at Swansea University, you may be eligible to apply for Government funding to help towards the cost of your studies. To find out more, please visit our postgraduate loans page.
To find out about scholarships, bursaries, and other available funding opportunities please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.
Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer several generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.
Curriculum
MSc 1 Year Full-time - September
Year 1 (Level 7T)
Compulsory Modules
- Managing Financial Resources
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing Management
- Operations Management
- Strategy
- Sports Law
- Managing Sports Integrity and Governance
MSc 1 Year Full-time - January
Year 1 (Level 7T)
Compulsory Modules
- Strategy
- Business Project Foundations
- Sports Law
- Managing Sports Integrity and Governance
- Business Project
- Managing Financial Resources
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing Management
- Operations Management
MSc 2 Year Part-time
Year 1 (Level 7T)
Compulsory Modules
- Managing Financial Resources
- Marketing Management
- Strategy
Year 2 (Level 7T)
Compulsory Modules
- Human Resource Management
- Operations Management
- Research Methods
- Dissertation (Directed Independent Learning)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Management (Sport) Employment Opportunities
Your Management (Sport) program, with its CMI accreditation, will give you the opportunities to work across a wide range of sectors and thrive within this competitive market.
We have an excellent track record of placing our graduates with major multinational companies.
Your next step could lie in any of these roles:
- Sports Ethics Manager
- Governance Officer
- Policy Maker
- Management Consultant
Careers and Employability
Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.
Our career support services include:
- Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
- Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified career advisers
- Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements, and volunteering opportunities
- Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
- Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.
We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.
The School of Management also has a dedicated in-house Employability team offering additional support.
During your time with us, you’ll have the chance to:
- Join our Employability Mentoring scheme and get mentored by an employer who can help you with the transition from student to working professional
- Get the opportunity to speak to our growing Alumni Community
- Work and network with employers from a range of national and multi-national companies through our seminars and events
- Boost your skills and meet employers during our Employability Module, which is run twice a year
- Take advantage of unlimited 1-2-1 support to develop your career experience
- Stay in touch for support for five years after you graduate
Program delivery
Your Management (Sport) Experience
The MSc Management (Sport) at Swansea University equips you with the theoretical knowledge and practical skillset to implement good governance in the management of sport, and, as a leader in sport management, successfully navigate the rights and duties concerning professional sporting activities across the globe.
From the moment you arrive at the School of Management, we will work with you to help build your skills and experience to enhance your career prospects in this exciting and competitive industry.
Teaching at Swansea is partly informed by research, and our staff have hands-on experience in both theory and practice, meaning you can benefit from their academic expertise and real-world know-how.
You will have unlimited one-to-one bespoke career advice from our dedicated careers team. You can go on a work placement or internship through the Swansea Paid Internship Network (SPIN) or the Week of Work initiative.
All our students benefit from co-location with industry at the innovative Bay Campus. Our facilities boast dedicated teaching space and study areas, and extensive IT facilities equipped with the latest hardware and specialist software.
How You're Taught
We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.
Practical skills sessions, seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group work and presentations. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching.
Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and peers and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, revise for assessments, and enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in our virtual learning environment (Canvas), such as videos, slides, and quizzes enabling further flexible study.