Course Overview

Our MSc Sport Management and the Business of Football is designed to give you the skills and expertise you need to compete in the football industry and related businesses and organizations, by combining specialist teaching about the principles and practice of sport and football business management and economics with general training in management, business organization, strategy, and research methods.

The course covers several key areas, such as governance and regulatory issues, with emphasis on the wider sport and football sectors. It will help you to develop a deeper understanding of management, governance, and regulatory issues within the business of sport, and in the business of football in particular.

Graduates can pursue career paths in the football industry, for example in governing bodies, professional football clubs, and commercial businesses operating in the football industry such as media companies, sport sponsorship businesses, and player agencies. Possible professions include:

• consultant

• business/administrative manager

• customer service manager

• marketing manager

• administrator

• development officer.

See our sports jobs bulletin for details of current vacancies.

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General Eligibility

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honors degree (2:2 or above).

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.