Sport Management (Postgraduate Certificate)

Postgraduate

In London

£ 4,060 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

Our Postgraduate Certificate in Sport Management is designed to give you the skills and expertise you need to compete in the sport industry and related businesses and organisations, by combining specialist teaching about the principles and practice of sport management and economics with general training in management, business organisation, strategy and research methods.

It covers several key areas, such as sport event management, sport economics and sport competition design, sport marketing, and sport governance and regulation. It will help you to develop a deeper understanding of management, governance and regulatory issues within the business of sport.

The programme is ideally suited to the needs of executives within a variety of sport organisations, such as professional sport clubs, sport governing bodies and media organisations. It is also ideal for members of supporters’ organisations, local government officials with responsibilities in the leisure field, as well as people with a general interest in the sport and media industries. It is relevant for anyone seeking a broad general education in sport management with a view to switching career into the sport business sector.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Malet Street, WC1E 7HX

Start date

On request

About this course

Graduates can pursue careers in sports administration, as consultants and/or business/administrative managers. Possible professions include consultant, business/administrative manager, or customer service manager. This degree can also be useful in a variety of roles within sports organisations, such as FIFA, and in becoming a sports administrator or sports development officer.

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university, or an equivalent international qualification.

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Subjects

  • Government
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation
  • International Business
  • Corporate Governance
  • Governance
  • Economics
  • Football
  • International
  • Media

Course programme

COURSE STRUCTURE

You take four compulsory modules.

COMPULSORY MODULES
  • Sport Economics and the Design of Competitions
  • Sport Event Management
  • Sport Labour Markets
  • Sport Marketing

Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students.

Additional information

FEES

Part-time home students: £4060 pa
Part-time international students: £6260 pa

Sport Management (Postgraduate Certificate)

£ 4,060 VAT inc.