Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of Arts in Sports Ethics and Integrity

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Sports Ethics and Integrity is a world leading multidisciplinary program delivered by a faculty of high-level scholars from six universities. Students acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in sports ethics, law and governance to preserve and promote sport integrity in national and international contexts.

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About the program

Students are trained to identify ethical issues, engage in ethical thinking, and translate decisions into ethical actions – the three core skills required to develop the sports integrity indispensable for addressing the ethical and integrity issues facing national and international sporting federations. The program focuses on topics such as anti-doping, anti-discrimination, fair play, global sports governance, gambling, match-fixing and sport manipulation, safeguarding, Youth Olympics, Olympism and Paralympism.

During the first semester of the first year at Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of Arts in Sports Ethics and Integrity , students will be based at KU Leuven. The second semester will be completed at Charles University (Prague). During the first year, Swansea University professors become ‘flying faculty’, which means that their modules are taught both in Leuven and in Prague.

In the second year, students complete the first semester at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (Mainz) or Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). The last semester is completed at one of the Consortium University partners, depending on the students' thesis specialism. At the end of the first and second year, students will attend the summer school run by the University of Peloponnese, focusing on Research Methods and Olympic Studies.

Career perspectives

The Master of Arts in Sports Ethics and Integrity (MAiSI) will equip students for high-level careers in sports administration and governance, concentrating on the development of stronger ethical sports cultures, and developing tools for sports integrity and compliance. Students will receive training that enables them to identify ethical issues, engage in ethical thinking, and translate decisions into ethical actions – the three core skills required to develop sports integrity.

MAiSI graduates will receive support from the faculty to undertake practical work placements within the partner universities extensive network of advisory bodies, federations, non-governmental organisations, policy-makers and commercial organisations.

Courses include:

• Sports Ethics and Integrity Discourses

• Integrity, Dis/abilities and Welfare in Sport: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives

• Ethical Theory, Sports Ethics and Integrity

• Anti-Doping and Sport Integrity: Ethics, Policy and Practice

• Sport Values, Fair Play and Integrity

• Olympism and the Olympic Movement