MSc Sport Management

The objective of our MSc Sport Management is to help you acquire the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills you to need become an effective manager in a range of sport settings. After graduating you’ll be able to:

• identify and evaluate recent changes in sport participation and policies, and their implications for sport management practices
• apply management theory to the context of managing sport organisations
• conduct research into sport issues relevant to managing and developing sport organisations and events

Professional connections

Our course tutors include individuals with experience as directors of National Governing Bodies of Sport, sport managers with wide professional experience and staff who actively consult with international sport organisations. These connections add up to give you a unique insight into real life practice and access to a vast network of industry contacts.

Sport is in our DNA

As Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence, we’ve developed an international reputation for delivering sport courses that get results. We bring together leading academics to deliver high-quality teaching in a range of areas and with a focus on your future employability. We’re closely aligned with many sports bodies and have formal links with a growing number of organisations who can help to facilitate your learning. Our campus is also home to the National Swimming Academy, the GB National Tennis Academy and Triathlon Scotland.

If you love sport, you’ll fit right in at the University of Stirling.

A period of professional practice (60 hours) is an integral part of this course, where you will have the opportunity to be placed with a local or international organisation.

If you’re interested in studying a module from this course, the Postgraduate Certificate or the Postgraduate Diploma then please email Graduate Admissions to discuss your course of study.

The University of Stirling is Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence and we recently invested £20 million in our outstanding sports facilities. We’re consistently ranked among the best universities in the UK for our sports facilities, making Stirling the perfect destination to study sport or the science behind it.

The University of Stirling’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport was ranked 1^st in Scotland for Health Sciences in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2014).

Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan

This course is currently approved for Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan funding from SAAS. Find out more about PTFL.

Other sources of funding

If you have the talent, ability and drive to study with us, we want to make sure you make the most of the opportunity – regardless of your financial circumstances.

Learn more about available funding opportunities or use our scholarship finder to explore our range of scholarships.

If you’re domiciled in the UK, you can typically apply to your relevant funding body for help with living costs. This usually takes the form of student loans, grants or bursaries, and the amount awarded depends upon your personal circumstances and household income.

European Union and overseas students won’t normally be able to claim living support through SAAS or other UK public funding bodies. You should contact the relevant authority in your country to find out if you’re eligible to receive support.

Find out about the cost of living for students at Stirling

We aim to be as flexible as possible, and offer a wide range of payment methods - including the option to pay fees by instalments. Learn more about how to pay

The University has strong partnerships with a number of national and local sports organisations, including:

• The Scottish Professional Football League
• Scottish Sport Federations
• Active Stirling
• local professional sport organisations