MA Sport Leadership and Management
Develop your knowledge of leadership and management in sport
Develop your knowledge of leadership and management in sport
- Seize the opportunity to apply theory to practice in sport leadership and management environments
- Learn from a team experienced in sports management and leadership
- Critically review your own orientations and practices in sport leadership and management
Overview
Apply theory to practice in sport leadership and management contexts
Our MA Sport Leadership and Management course provides you with the opportunity to apply theory to practice in sport leadership and management environments.
Your study will include thinking holistically and strategically about the working environment and enable to you critically review your own orientations and practices in sport leadership and management.
Aligned to industry standards
As a higher education partner of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, we offer this programme specifically aligned to industry expectations.
The Course
Develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours that are highly desirable to employers
Our MA Sport Leadership and Management course ensure that through the application of theory to practice you will develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours that are highly desirable to employers.
Study options include:
- Understanding research methods
- Equality and diversity
- Sport business principles
- Models of leadership in sport
- Strategic leadership and management in sport
- Project management within sport
- Women's sport leadership and management
- Mentoring and coaching in sport and physical education
- Dissertation or work-based consultancy project
This is list is indicative and subject to future change.
Experience
Discover a wide range of excellent sporting facilities that support your learning
Tudor Hale Centre for Sport
Our world-class Tudor Hale Centre for Sport acts as the focus for sports science, therapy and physiology.
Sports hall
Our specialist sports hall can be used for a wide range of indoor sports, including basketball, netball, badminton, and volleyball.
Specialist outdoor sports pitches
Alongside our grass football and rugby pitches, we also have our International Hockey Federation compliant floodlit astro turf.
Close community
Our commitment to a friendly and close-knit student community contributes to a high degree of success for our graduates.
Expert staff
Learn from experienced specialists here to support you throughout your degree.
FA Women's High-Performance Football Centre
As one of only nine centres in the UK, we provide additional opportunities for women to develop as players and coaches.
Fitness suite
We offer a variety of cardio, resistance and weight equipment, with a dedicated strength and conditioning room.
Sports Dome
The Sports Dome is a large indoor facility which can be used for sports such as cricket, football, hockey, and many more.
Sports injury clinic
Sports Therapy students use our specialist injury clinics these spaces for practical sessions and run a practice.
Learning Resource Centre
The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) contains the library, a café, IT/teaching rooms, and the Support and Information Zone (SIZ).
Library
Our campus library holds more than 200,000 books and over 500,000 eBooks.
Subject specific librarians
If you have difficulty finding material for an essay, seminar or project, subject librarians will be happy to provide assistance.
Teaching and Assessment
Learn from experienced experts and specialists
The MA Sport Leadership and Management aims to provide you with an outstanding learning experience in a supportive community of learning.
Your MA programme will be taught and supervised by a team experienced in sports management and leadership in a range of contexts and who are research active.
Professional and academic expertise therefore inform the   contemporary, subject specific thinking that underpins the content of each module.
Course Costs
Course Fees 2024/25
UK fee (full-time)
International fee (full-time)
For further details about fees, please see our Tuition Fees page.
For further details about international scholarships, please see our Scholarships page.
University of Chichester alumni who have completed a full undergraduate degree at the University will receive a 15% discount on their postgraduate fees.
To find out about any additional costs on this course, please see our Additional Costs page.
Entry Requirements
- An honours degree at 2:1 or higher in a related discipline.
- You will also be required to attend an interview.
- If English is not your first language then English language proficiency required is IELTS 6.5 (with no element less than 5.5) – or equivalent qualification.
