University master's degrees
University Master's Degree in Sports Management

An innovative programme based on experiential learning and focused on the business side of sport, to cultivate professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and strategic vision. 

Content Official Master's Degree in Sports Management

Knowledge

  • Identify the contextual economic and financial structure of the market and of businesses in the sports sector, including their governance, in both a static and dynamic sense.
  • Identify different business models in the sports sector from a professional perspective, by paying special attention to management, entrepreneurship and innovation.
  • Determine the sports management strategies and models best suited for specific areas, particularly sponsorship, facilities and sports events.
  • Identify the most suitable marketing strategies for different kinds of sports companies and/or services (facilities, events, products, etc.).
  • Connect the steps involved in creating new (intra)entrepreneurship projects that lead to the creation of businesses and/or models in the sports sector.
  • Explain aspects related to human resources and/or the capabilities of the teams involved in projects in the sports sector, including in specific areas of the sports industry.
  • Recognise how applicable the theoretical aspects of sport management are to the professional practice.
  • Recognise new trends in the sports industry market, including possible collaborations and the chance to integrate new technology.

Skills

  • Design financial plans based on the situation faced by a business or organisation in the sports sector.
  • Devise a management plan for strategic and commercial products and services in the sports sector using different processes, including marketing.
  • Implement marketing plans for both existing and new products, businesses and organisations.
  • Analyse the sports sector market, including consumer patterns, competitors, costs, opportunities for generating profit, etc.
  • Design communication actions and activity and product publicity strategies for the sports sector, as well as the results of internal analyses.
  • Manage and plan activities for specific sports, including events, sponsorships and facilities.
  • Draw up business plans related to the sports industry in order to introduce improvements, if necessary.
  • Manage the operations of a company in the sports sector, including decisions regarding offers, human resources, business innovation, growth strategies, etc.

Competences

  • Introduce changes to methods and processes in sports management in order to provide innovative responses to society's needs and demands.
  • Take action in the field of sports management by assessing its social, economic and environmental impact.
  • Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values.
  • Take action in the field of sport management by assessing inequalities based on gender/sex, race, origin, culture, sexual orientation, economic opportunities, or any other kind of social diversity.
  • Draw on previous knowledge in order to make judgements based on the available information, including reflections on social and ethical responsibility.
  • Communicate information, ideas, justifications and conclusions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Develop creative and innovative thinking skills in common situations related to businesses in the sports sector.
  • Formulate autonomous and critical reasoning regarding business matters, and apply it to sporting environments.
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams involved in business management and/or organisations in the sports sector.