Sport & Recreation
Business Management
(MSc, Postgraduate Diploma) -
The MSc in Sport and Recreation
Business Management has been devised to reflect the increasing requirement
for a greater business orientation in sport and recreation. The SRBM programme
provides you with in-depth knowledge of management practices and professional
skills increasingly required by those working in the sport and recreation
industry at a managerial level. This knowledge is particularly important
given the financial constraints and accountability in the public sector;
the rapid growth, and competition in the commercial sector; and, the growing
interaction and interdependence of those professionals working with the
volunteer sector in sport.
Sport-related degree programmes at the University of Edinburgh are located
within the Scottish
Centre for Physical Education, Sport and Leisure Studies (PESLS). We
have a long history of providing undergraduate and postgraduate degree
programmes in sport, recreation and leisure. For details of the research
interests of colleagues in PESLS see PESLS
Research web page.
"...this programme provides an in-depth
knowledge of management practices and professional skills increasingly required
by those working in the sport and recreation industry"
The SRBM programme consists of two stages. The Postgraduate Diploma stage
of the programme involves six taught courses designed to meet the development
needs created by current policies and procedures in the sport and recreation
industry. In the first semester you investigate the principles and practices
of management in sport and recreation organisations and the wider environment
within which the sport and recreation sector operates. The second semester
builds on the first semester studies and examines how the organisation
responds to the wider operating environment. The elective (sixth) course
allows you to explore a cognate subject area in greater depth. The Masters
stage of the programme requires you to undertake a substantial piece of
original research and provides an opportunity for in-depth reflection in
a particular area of interest or working environment.
The objectives of the programme are to enable you to:
- Apply management theory and principles to the context of managing
sport and recreation organisations
- Examine critically key issues and
social trends affecting participation and involvement in sport
and recreation
- Identify and evaluate recent changes in sport and recreation
policies and practices
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Programme
structure
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The MSc in Sport and recreation Business Management consists of two stages.
The first stage (Diploma award) is designed to cover three aspects of sport
and recreation business management. Social, Cultural, and Political Environments
of Sport Management examines the context within which the sport and recreation
industry operates. Organisational Structures, Cultures, and Behaviour in
Sport Management and Operational and Financial Systems in Sport Management
focus on the internal operating environment of the organisation. Marketing
and Strategic Planning in Sport Management and Sport Development and Social
Policy in Sport Management focus on how the organisation relates to the
external operating environment.
The second stage (Masters award) is undertaken by students who have met
the entry requirements for the Masters programme following completion of
the taught diploma stage. The dissertation involves students undertaking
a significant piece of research with a focus on a topic in sport and recreation
management. Students are allocated a supervisor who is responsible for
guiding them through the research process.
Semester 1
• Organisational Structures, Cultures, and Behaviour in Sport Management
• Social, Cultural, and Political Environments of Sport Management
• Operational and Financial Systems in Sport Management
Semester 2
• Marketing and Strategic Planning in Sport Management; and,
• Sport Development and Social Policy in Sport Management
NOTE; A further 20 credit-points must be gained from a sixth elective
course which can be chosen from other programmes within the Moray House
School of Education or elsewhere in the College of Humanities and Social
Science.
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Teaching and
learning |
Classes usually consist of a combination of lectures, seminars,
case studies, industry visits and discussions. Students are assessed
by a mixture of assignments and presentations. Assignments are approximately
4,000 words in length (or equivalent). The Dissertation is 15,000 -20,000
words in length.
The academic year is divided into two semesters each consisting of 10
teaching weeks. Semester 1 is from mid-September to mid December and Semester
2 begins early January to late April. Each week usually involves 8 hours
of class contact and a further 24 hours of self-directed study. The dissertation
is usually undertaken between April and August.
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Entry
requirements |
The Sport and Recreation Business Management programme offers professional
development opportunities to those with work experience, not necessarily
in the field of sport and recreation. Admission to the programme is open
to all with normal entry qualifications for postgraduate study. To be
eligible for registration applicants should normally satisfy the following
requirements: should possess i) a good first degree (normally 2.i Honours
or equivalent); (ii) be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to the
academic study of sport and recreation; and/or (iii) extensive experience
in the sport and recreation industry. Applications should be submitted
via the postgraduate office no later than 31 August for consideration
for entry the following academic year.
Tuition Fees:
Current fee levels can be found at: www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/fees-finance
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