
Opleiding: MBA - Sports Management
Learning purpose
The Sports Management MBA at EU Barcelona is an interdisciplinary program designed to teach management skills such as sports marketing and management, sports advertising, media relations and sports sponsorship programs. The industry offers diverse and dynamic opportunities ranging from involvement in professional sports to managing events and private, public and corporate health and fitness clubs. Increasing awareness of fitness and wellness and the popularity of professional sports results in marketing and media opportunities and sponsorships. Sporting events, whether they are small local competitions or large events with worldwide exposure, require professional managers to ensure maximum benefit for all stakeholders. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for a wide range of managerial positions in sport-related fields.
Programme
TERM I
MCO 101 - Management Skills
MCO 102 - Organizational Behavior
MCO 103 - Managerial Accounting
MCO 104 - Marketing
MCO 105 - Quantitative Business Methods
MCO 106 - Negotiation (seminar)
MCO 107 - Business Law (seminar)
Industrial Visits and Invited Managers' Lectures
TERM II
MCO 201 - Finance
MCO 202 - Human Resources Management
MCO 203 - Global Economics
MCO 204 - Strategic Management
MCO 205 - Management Information Systems
MCO 206 - Communication Skills (seminar)
MCO 207 - Job Career Planning (seminar)
Industrial Visits and Invited Managers' Lectures
TERM III
MSP 301 - Sports Marketing Management
MSP 302 - Financial Management Applications to Sport
MSP 303 - Sports Sponsorship
MSP 304 - Sports Management Issues
MSP 305 - Crafting Unique Sports Events
Research Report
Entry Requirements
Diploma
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
English Requirements
Unless you are a native English speaker, you must submit a certificate of English proficiency.
- TOEFL score 213 (computer based), 79/80 (internet based) or 550 (paper based). Institute code 0476
- IELTS score 6.0
- Cambridge ESOL, Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), minimum C
- EU's internal English exam (for more information please contact us)
Recommendations
Submit two letters of recommendation from academic and/or professional sources familiar with your performance and potential for leadership. Any letter not written in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation. Applicants are recommended to use the PPI (Personal Potential Index) tool, available at www.ets.org for this purpose.
Essay or video essay
Write an essay or record a 1–2 minute video essay, which will help the EU Admissions Committee become acquainted with you, understand your motivation to attend EU, and determine how well you can express yourself. For more detailed instructions please follow this link.
In addition, applicants must satisfy any 2 of the following criteria:

