FIFA - International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport University of Neuchâtel

Overview

The FIFA Master takes its graduates on a unique journey through three different European countries to study sport. Three distinguished universities in England, Italy and Switzerland, which are among Europe's most sports oriented countries, have come together to provide a one year programme that combines top-class academic teaching and practical case studies supplemented by guest lecturers and field visits. The course focuses on three key and inter-related aspects of sport humanities, management and law. Once the programme successfully completed, postgraduates receive a joint-diploma delivered by the three universities.

The programme aims:

• To deliver the best Masters level education in the area of Management, Law and Humanities of Sport.

• To produce a new generation of managers in tune with the rapidly changing world of modern sport, who will be sufficiently flexible to adapt to change and sufficiently visionary to anticipate it.

• To provide postgraduates with an understanding of the social and cultural aspects of sports world wide and the management skills necessary for work in a global sports environment.

• To advance postgraduates' skills in collaborative and independent learning.

• To provide postgraduates with the necessary tools -network of contacts, career plan, etc.- to maximise their chances of finding work in the sports job market.

By the end of the course, the FIFA Master postgraduates will have:

• Acquired up to date information on cultural, economic and legal aspects of sport in the modern world.

• Networked within the sports industry.

• Developed the capacity to work within a team, become self starting and flexible.

• Learned research skills relevant to a career in sports business administration.

• Become aware of ethical issues and cultural persity in sport.

• Developed management and administrative skills required for many positions in the sports industry.

• Grasped the essentials of the legal frameworks within which the sports administrator operates.