Leadership in Sport

Give yourself the edge as an effective sport industry leader on this flexible part-time master’s, co-delivered by Loughborough University London and the Institute of Sports Humanities. The Leadership in Sport is offered byLoughborough University London

Robust leadership is critical for positive results in sport – on and off the pitch. As well as highly effective management and decision-making skills, the best sport leaders have a deep understanding of unpredictability, the historical context of sport and certain sectors, governance, law, ethics, equality, and sport’s impact on society.

Your future career

The Leadership in Sport at Loughborough University Londonis designed to give you the skills and expertise needed to excel in top industry roles – whether you’re an elite sportsperson or on the business or governance side.

You’ll graduate equipped to make critical decisions and manage teams and organisations in a complex, fast-paced industry, helping to maintain the positive impact and influence of sport.

Graduates of this course have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:

• Director of operations

• Head of marketing

• National cricket captain

• TV producer

• Director of tennis division

• Professional rugby player

• Professional cricketer

• Referee

• Director of sport

• Performance director

• Sponsorship / partnerships director

• Director of equality, diversity and inclusion

• Head of women’s sport

Some of the employers they’re now working with include:

• The FA (Football Association)

• City Football Group

• Rugby Football League

• Surrey County Cricket Club

• Team GB

• Premier League Productions

• London Marathon Events

• IMG

• Middlesex Cricket

• International Taekwondo Federation

• Omnicom Group

• British Table Tennis

• LIV Golf

• Professional Cricketers Association

• England Netball

• Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Courses include:

• Management & Decision-making

• The Sports Industry and Entrepreneurship

• Sport Governance, Law and Ethics

• Leadership Models and Practices: Application to a Sport Context

• Sport and Globalisation

• The Sporting Event