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Sport Management at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

This MSc Sport Management is designed for ambitious graduates who wish to advance their understanding of sport and develop their careers in the rapidly evolving sport industry. Why choose this course?

  • Through a unique blend of theoretical insights and practical applications, this course offers you a critical analysis of contemporary sport management practices and gives you access to leading research, ensuring your sport industry knowledge is up to date and relevant.
  • It benefits from the input of engaged, experienced academics and has excellent links with top sport organisations and expert industry speakers, including high-level Birkbeck alumni.
  • This well-established and respected sport management course has been running for over 25 years and gives you the opportunity to learn alongside students from a range of personal and professional backgrounds in a fun, constructive and intellectually stimulating environment.
What you will learn This MSc is unique in combining academic expertise from internationally renowned academics with expert insight into current sport management practices from the range of industry guest speakers we host. You will study key aspects of sport management, including:
  • economics
  • competition design
  • governance
  • marketing and strategy
  • the wider social, political and cultural aspects of sport.
How you will learn You will learn through a dynamic mixture of lectures, interactive seminars, guest speaker sessions and independent study. You will find this combination of learning opportunities rewarding in itself, but it will also give you the analytical skills and networking opportunities to develop your career in the sport industry. This course is available to study full- or part-time and it follows an evening timetable. Highlights
  • You will benefit from studying in the heart of London with access to cultural highlights, as well as top sport organisations and extensive professional networks.
  • We have very well-established links with industry professionals across a wide range of sport organisations, including: UEFA, the FA, the Premier League, F1, UK Sport, Sport England, ECB, RFU, Premier League clubs.
  • Our staff are renowned researchers, publishing in the top academic journals, as well as engaged classroom teachers who are committed to supporting students in their academic and professional progress.
  • The course is directly associated with the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre, one of the world's leading centres for sport management research, teaching, training, consultancy and policy advice.
  • Birkbeck’s outstanding careers support offers you personalised coaching, tailored career programmes, micro-placements and digital skills development, ensuring you are fully prepared to thrive in today's dynamic job market.
  • The Birkbeck Women in Sport Scholarship is offered to an excellent and deserving female student.
Careers and employability On successfully graduating from this MSc Sport Management, you will have gained an array of important transferable skills, including:
  • critical-thinking and analytical skills to evaluate complex scenarios and devise innovative solutions
  • professional communication techniques
  • the ability to lead and manage teams effectively.
Studying this course will prepare you for management and leadership roles in a wide range of private, public and non-profit sport organisations. Possible roles include:
  • manager
  • consultant
  • analyst
  • agent
  • administrator
  • policy adviser.
Graduates from this course have gone on to be employed at the following organisations:
  • Arsenal Football Club
  • Alpine F1 Team
  • beIN Media
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • Brentford Football Club
  • Deloitte
  • FIFA
  • The Football Association
  • The Football Foundation
  • J-League Europe
  • The Lawn Tennis Association
  • Sky Sports
  • Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
  • YouGov Sport.

Modules

For information about course structure and the modules you will be studying, please visit Birkbeck’s online prospectus.

Assessment method

A combination of examinations, coursework and a 12,000-word dissertation.

How to apply

International applicants

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests. If you don't meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses and foundation programmes to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

Entry requirements

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university, or an equivalent international qualification. Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £7605 Year 1
Northern Ireland £7605 Year 1
Scotland £7605 Year 1
Wales £7605 Year 1
International £11895 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Students are charged a tuition fee in each year of their course. Tuition fees for students continuing on their course in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases.
Sport Management at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS