MBA in Sports Management

Course Summary

• Type: MBA
• Location: Madrid, Spain
• Duration: 1 year
• Deadline: Ongoing

Course Description

Who is it for?
The objective of the MBA Master´s Degree in Sports Management is to train management professionals in the world of sport and is particularly suited to graduates who wish to guide their professional career towards sports management, sector professionals who wish to update their knowledge, professionals from other sectors who wish to join the sports world and professional athletes who, having reached the end of their playing career, aspire to continue their activity in the sports arena as managers.

Schedule
From Monday to Thursday between 09.00 h and 14.00 h.

Location
La Moraleja Campus of the Universidad Europea de Madrid, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and Real Madrid Ciudad Deportiva.

The period of academic study in New York has a duration of 7 days. During the time spent in New York, academic classes are interspersed with visits to the top leagues (NBA, NHL, MLS) and attendance to major sporting events. Duration 60 ECTS, starting in October 2011 and ending in June 2012.

Agreements and Work Experience
Students registered for this master will have the possibility of participating in an internship too. According to the agreement between the Universidad Europea de Madrid and the Comunidad de Madrid, signed June 1st, 2010 and thus meet the requirements of the Internship module for this program.

Approach
The MBA Master´s Degree in Sports Management follows a case-based approach (group analysis of real situations suggested by the professors according to their experience) alongside the theoretical-practical development of each one of the topics being studied.

The topics are distributed between structured modules in the following manner:

25% initial theory (general concepts)
50% theoretical-practical development
25% practical case studies

Throughout the course, visits are also made to sports facilities and events in order for the student to acquire first-hand knowledge regarding the management of this type of situation.