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MBA in Sport Business Management | WITTENBORG UNIVERSITY

Study Course overview

Together with the traditional MBA building blocks, this MBA in Sport Business Management, offers additional modules with a particular focus on leadership and management roles in companies in the sport business industry nationally and internationally.

The programme is designed for those looking for an MBA and who are interested in the sports industry and who are aiming to enter managerial roles, as well as students from other sectors interested in the sports business sector.

The Wittenborg Master of Sport Business Management is an MBA degree primarily aimed at students with a non-business administration bachelor's degree, who have had 3 years of experience working in companies and organizations in a role that manages people or processes, or both. Candidates for the Wittenborg MBA will speak good English and have worked in an international environment.

The Wittenborg MBA degree programme is aimed at providing graduates with the skills and competencies to fulfill management positions in the field of business administration, both in the public and private sectors.

Starting dates: August 27, 2018 – October 15, 2018 – December 3, 2018, February 11, 2019 – April 1, 2019 – May 20, 2019

You can apply until: 2-4 weeks before the entry date of choice. In case you do not apply before the deadline, your application will be automatically changed into application for enrollment for the next block, unless you desire otherwise.

Degree title: Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Programme intensity: Full-time

Program duration: 18 months

Language: English

Program location: Amsterdam

Tuition fee per year € 9,150

Study course program outline

The Wittenborg MBA is delivered in a block format, with 2 modules being covered every 6 weeks. The classes are inter-disciplinary - you study shared modules in semester 1 with MBA students from different business specialisations. Due to the rolling entry (6 times a year) groups are dynamic, extremely international and diverse.

The modules are delivered intensively over consecutive days in the so-called 'block format', which means that each module has 6 days of teaching split into two blocks of 3 days. Teaching methods include group work, case studies, presentations, and live projects. The course is delivered through a variety of approaches including lectures, presentations, tutorials and case studies, with an emphasis on interactive learning. Each module is taught by two lecturers, often a full time Wittenborg lecturer and a guest lecturer from a partner university. Modules include regular guest speakers from industry.

Semester 1: Human Resource Management - Marketing Management - Management Accounting & Finance - Operations Management - International Management - Information Management

Semester 2: - Strategic Sport Business Management - Marketing and Sponsorship for Sports and Events - Ethical and Social Responsibility: Theory and Application - Globalization, Society and Culture: Sports in the Global Marketplace - Business Statistics - Strategic Management

Duration: 18 months

18 months

Language & academic admission requirements

All courses and examinations will be in English, so you need a good command of spoken and written English.

As an international applicant, you will also be required to demonstrate sufficient results of one of these tests:

IELTS 6.5 overall, 6.0 in writing or:

TOEFL test (minimum score of 80 internet-based, and minimum sub score of 290 for speaking & Writing)

Cambridge Lower (FCE) Grade B (173-175)

Cambridge Lower (FCE) Grade C (169-172)

A Bachelor degree, or equivalent recognized qualification. Applicants are requested to provide an academic reference from their previous education institute.

It is not necessary to have obtained a Bachelor degree from the domain of Business Administration, however in their degree students must have completed an academic piece of work (final project or dissertation) that shows a degree of academic writing and research experience.

2 years professional experience; applicants are requested to provide a reference from a company, or organization where they have worked.

Application deadline

Starting dates: August 27, 2018 – October 15, 2018 – December 3, 2018, February 11, 2019 – April 1, 2019 – May 20, 2019

You can apply until 2-4 weeks before the entry date of choice. In case you do not apply before the deadline, your application will be automatically changed into application for enrollment for the next block, unless you desire otherwise.

Housing

As a EU student, you encouraged to find their own accommodation, you can however opt for Wittenborg’s own accommodation, if available.

Wittenborg offers accommodation in a number of different places, all close to the university: A. Shared apartments: 3-5 students share an apartment or house. B. Campus accommodation: students have their own room within a campus complex, and share kitchen and bathroom facilities.

Currently, students may stay a maximum of one calendar year at any of the accommodation(s) provided by Wittenborg, to assure rooms are made available for newly arriving students. Wittenborg is working hard to increase its own campus accommodation!

Career opportunities

MBA graduates are often fast-tracked into senior management positions and this MBA programme has been designed for those who wish to pursue senior management positions or as preparation for further study in business, such as a DBA, or a PhD.

Some example career paths for MBA in Sports Business Management graduates include: the health sports sector - stadium and sports events management - sports retail - sports marketing - activity theme parks – local and international public organizations (sports departments) - conferences - the entertainment industry. With their in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of the hospitality industry, graduates of the master program can also follow a career as lecturer at a wide range of educational institutes.