MA Sport Governance at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

The German-taught master's programme in Sport Governance in Jena provides the necessary knowledge to responsibly perform management and decision-making functions in spor t and to shape its future in a sustainable manner. Today more than ever, sports organisations need leaders who understand the economic, social and political challenges facing sport and are able to respond to them competently.

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Sport Science  |  Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Interdisciplinarity: Against the backdrop of current developments, the master's programme enables its graduates to conduct in-depth analysis, systematically link and reflectively respond to economic, political, legal and social issues in sport. The programme is supported by several institutes and chairs at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, which strengthens its interdisciplinary orientation in the long term.

Career pathways

Due to the interdisciplinary character of the course, graduates have a wide range of fields of activities, in particular: in the sports sector (e.g. sports associations and clubs); in sports-related areas of the market sector (e.g. corporate social responsibility, sustainability, marketing or sponsoring); in politics (e.g. state sports support, international sports relations); in public administrations (e.g.

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