Sport Management

Sport is a truly international and rapidly expanding industry that unites commercial, public and third-sector stakeholders. The Sport Management program fromLoughborough University gives you the skills and knowledge to work in this exciting industry.

The Sport Management program from Loughborough University is co-taught by the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (ranked 1st in the world for sport-related subjects, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) andLoughborough Business School (a triple accredited UK business school).

Theprogram is a business and management degree, which accounts for nuances within the sport industry. Our teaching is informed by world-leading management and sport-related research and designed to develop your skills in sport marketing, policy and governance analysis, organisational management, finance and accounting. Students will also understand the key strategic challenges facing the sport ecosystem and the impact of sport on wider society.

Careers

Our master's in Sport Management graduates are known around the world for their engagement in the sport sector. Many of our graduates go on to work for professional sports teams, sport marketing and sponsorship agencies, and sport governing institutions (e.g., national and international sport governing bodies, and sport government departments).

Typical roles include sport marketing and sponsorship managers/executives, sport retail managers, sport and leisure consultants, national and international sport federation administrators and development officers, and event management and operations executives.

Moreover, as our MSc in Sport Management is regarded as a business- and management-oriented degree, many of our graduates have used their transferable knowledge and skills gained from their time at Loughborough to forge successful careers in other business and management sectors, including general business, healthcare, fitness, tourism, and education industries.

Our program has also enabled a significant number of graduates to continue their academic studies onto PhD-level at Loughborough University or at other leading universities across the globe.

Graduate destinations include:Adidas, Advanz Pharma, Australian Rules Football Association, Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games,Chinese Football Association,Eton College, Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd,Hungarian Football Federation,International Judo Federation London Irish Rugby Club, Korean Professional Sports Association, NHS, Qatar Sport Investment, Sense Sport, Glion Institute of Higher Education, GroupM China (Management Trainee).

Courses include:

• Research Methods and Skills for Sport Managers

• Economics of Innovation in Sport

• Management of Human Resources in the Sport Industry

• Accounting for Decision Making

• Strategic Management of Sports Organisations

• Governing Sport