MSc Sport Management and the Business of Football at Birkbeck, University of London

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

Faculty: Birkbeck Business School  |  Duration: One year full-time, on campus; Two years part-time, on campus  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules include Football Management and Finance, Research Methods in Management (Postgraduate), Sport Economics and the Design of Competitions, Sport Governance, Sport Labour Markets, Sport Marketing, Sport and Society.

Career pathways

Graduates can pursue career paths in the football industry, for example in governing bodies, professional football clubs and commercial businesses operating in the football industry such as media companies, sport sponsorship businesses and player agencies. Possible professions include: consultant, business/administrative manager, customer service manager, marketing manager, administrator, development officer, See our, sport jobs bulletin, for details of current vacancies.

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