Objectives of the Major in Sport Management

With a turnover that surpasses any other form of entertainment, sport represents the largest entertainment industry. In the current dynamic context, highly competitive and complex, the major in Sport Management offers a global vision of sport and is able to provide the knowledge necessary to operate effectively in the sports industry and to seize the opportunities offered by other related sectors. The major is carried out in partnership with Italiacamp, an organization that develops processes of positive impact and social innovation for the country and creates connections between institutions, companies, associations, and universities.

Diploma and ECTS

The Master in Management of Creative and Cultural Industries – Major in Sport Management is a one-year Master of Science equivalent to ‘Master Universitario di I livello‘ in accordance with the Italian university system. It provides students with 65 ECTS – European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. At the end of the programme, the Master’s Diploma ‘Master Universitario di I livello’ will be conferred to participants who have passed exams or other assessment tests envisaged in the study programme.

Target Audience of the Major in Sport Management

The Major in Sport Management is aimed at recent graduates — or those graduating soon — who are interested in developing competencies required in the Sport industries.

Career Prospects

The programme puts students on career paths, in a wide range of organisations, to become:

• Event managers
• Social media managers
• Sustainable sport developers
• Sport entrepreneurs
• Public relations managers