Sport Policy, Management and International Development

The increasing social, economic and political role of sport is a key feature of life in the 21st century. This MSc in Sport Policy, Management and International Development from The University of Edinburghcritically examines the commercialised and media-orientated world of professional sport and the increasingly important realm of community sport, recreation and physical activity.

Recognising that sport managers operate in a highly politicised environment, the program reviews the role of government policy in shaping sporting opportunities and sport's contribution to social policy agendas.

The MSc in Sport Policy, Management and International Development from The University of Edinburgh assesses sport's contribution to government social policy concerns (such as crime prevention, health improvement, education attainment, community building), and its role in conflict resolution, gender empowerment, disease prevention and poverty reduction in different parts of the world.

You will critically analyse a wide range of sport policy and sport management issues in the UK and compare these with experiences across a wide range of countries.

You will focus on:

• management issues in contemporary sport organisations

• the media's role in sport management debates

• sport marketing and communications concepts

The program also explores fundamental aspects of research methods and links these to sport management concerns. Your understanding is enhanced through the extensive involvement of local and national sport organisations.

Career

The program provides the higher-order knowledge required for early-career graduates to enter employment in the sport industries, and for current sport practitioners to advance their careers.

The qualification can lead to rewarding careers in areas such as:

• sport marketing

• sport sponsorship

• sport events

• sport development

• sport social enterprises

• sport facility management

• sport and international development

The Master's degree can also lead to PhD study.

Courses:

• Sport and the Media

• Sport Marketing and Communications

• Sport Policy

• Sport Resource Management

• Sport, Society and International Development

• Sources of knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature