Reasons to study Management, Law and Humanities of Sport MA atÊDe Montfort University:

  • The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) International MA has been ranked the best sports management course in Europe by SportBusiness International in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. It was also named the best course in the world by the same rankings in 2014
  • The course offers a unique opportunity to meet top executives from high-level international sports federations, clubs, agencies and organising committees, enabling you to build up your own network of contacts, the key to a successful career in sport
  • You will learn from an expert and international teaching team, who are all research active in their specific area of expertise
  • You will benefit from studying at three different European university campuses and from studying with students from over 20 different countries

Career

The highly international nature of the course makes it suitable for people with an interest in global management who are internationally mobile. The course is committed to supporting and guiding you in your job search, through the identification of potential placement opportunities and the promotion of the CIES International MA in the sports job market.

The CIES International MA is based on four distinct modules, which are undertaken at three of EuropeÕs leading institutions.

  • The first module is taught within the ICSHC at DMU. It focuses on the history of sport, its ethics and its sociology. You will examine the origins and development of sport and investigate the lessons that the past can teach todayÕs sports administrators.
  • The second module is taught in Italy at the SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, one of Europe's most prestigious business schools. This module focuses on management of sport and includes topics such as sport organisation and governance, strategy, sport finance.
  • The third module is taught at the UniversitŽ de Neuch‰tel, whose Law Faculty is one of the best in Switzerland. It looks at topics such as the legal aspects of the private sector of sport, the legal status of the sports person, legal aspects of sport and health.