Sports, Culture & Event Management PT

Master's degree program

Profile of the program

This degree program is taught primarily in German.

This master's program, over 40% of which is taught in English, offers a sound, interdisciplinary management education both in the field of sports and culture management as well as in event management with an international orientation. The main emphasis lies on the development of leadership skills. Central to this program are analysis and conception as well as research and its application.

With the inclusion of current scientific discussions, the unity of research and subject matter is guaranteed. This leads to a unique interdisciplinary approach to mastering the elements and structural provisions involved in the management of sports, culture, and event businesses.

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Highlights

Strategic management expertise with a focus on sports, culture, and event management
Focus on leadership skills
42 % of the courses are taught in English

Vocational fields

Sports management: sports marketing agencies, sports communication agencies, organisational committees for large sports events, sports goods industry and trade.
Culture management: cultural organizations such as museums, opera houses, theaters, concert halls; festivals; film and music industries; creative industries.
Event management: events agencies, conference and exhibition centers, trade fair and exhibition agencies, and marketing departments of businesses.

Major fields of study

13 % Basics Sports, Culture & Event Management
17 % Specific expertise in sports, culture & event management
17 % in-depth electives & scope for specialization
17 % Leadership & Social Skills (incl. study trip)
36 % Practical transfer & Master thesis

Comprehensive specialist and management expertise

The key focus of the master program represents three core concepts - strategic management, research and management in the fields of sports, culture, and event management, and the future-orientated focus of optional academic study modules. Students are able to choose two courses out of the optional modules in sports, culture, event or management to deepen their knowledge. Courses on the topics of digitalization, sustainability or international politics emphasize the international character of the study program.

Decisive action competences

Social skills training is another component of the program. Particular emphasis is placed on leadership training, especially in an intercultural context. The study trip encourages the subject skills as well as the social and intercultural competence of our graduates. Because of the tight connection between theory and practical subject application, the program complies with the special qualification requirements of various career fields in international sports, culture, and event management.

Recognition of prior learning

Students have the opportunity to have courses credited to them with previously acquired competencies before the start of the respective semester. The crediting is done by an application directly to the director of studies.

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Facts

Duration

4 semesters

Qualification rewarded

Master of Arts in Business (MA)

Language of instruction

58 % German, 42 % English

Semester abroad

Supervised study trip in the 2nd semester**

Fees

Euro 363.36* (excl. Student Union-fees) each semester

Organisational form

Part-time

Places per year

* Information for third country students
** Travel expenses for the semester abroad are to be covered by the students themselves or are supported by a grant.

Admission requirements:

Level of qualification:
second cycle, master