Master of Science Degree in Sports Management

Master of Science Degree in Sports Management is a Masters program taught at Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (1 and 1/2 Years) options.

The Master of Science Degree in Sports Management at Bindura University of Science Education is designed to develop graduates’ knowledge and skills in sports management and to strengthen conceptual and entrepreneurial skills for the Zimbabwean sports industry. Students study Managing the Sports Enterprise, Sport Finance and Economics, Strategic Sports Marketing, and Advanced Corporate Governance in Sport, plus Research Methods in Sport. Level I also includes Sports Law and Public Policy, Strategic Sports Management, Human Capital Management in Sport, Information Communication Technology in Sport, and Sport Entrepreneurship and Project Management.

The programme runs for 1 and 1/2 Years and uses a credit load range of 325 to 375. It includes Level II components: SM500 Dissertation and SM510 Sports Management Practicum. Module work includes lectures, practical work, tutorials, and notional hours, with a grand total of 3750 credits across the programme.

On completion, graduates are prepared for careers in sport management, including running sports entrepreneurial ventures, offering sports management consultant services, lecturing in institutions of higher learning, and working as sports managers in private and public sports enterprises and sports governing bodies. Further education is Doctoral Studies in Sports Management.

Modules

• SM501 Managing the Sports Enterprise
• SM502 Sport Finance and Economics
• SM503 Strategic Sports Marketing
• SM504 Advanced Corporate Governance in Sport
• SS501 Research Methods in Sport
• SM505 Sports Law and Public Policy
• SM506 Strategic Sports Management
• SM507 Human Capital Management in Sport
• SM508 Information Communication Technology in Sport
• SM509 Sport Entrepreneurship and Project Management
• SM500 Dissertation
• SM510 Sports Management Practicum

The minimum requirements for admission in Master of Science Degree in Sports Management at Bindura University of Science Education for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Bindura University of Science Education.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Bindura University of Science Education as pre-requiste for admission in Master of Science Degree in Sports Management.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Applicants must have:

• A Sport-Related Bachelor of Science Honours Degree with a 2.2 grade or better.
• OR
• A Sport-Related appropriate Bachelor of Science Honours Degrees with passes lower than 2.2 and least two years relevant working experience.

Special Entry:

• A candidate must have a General Sport-related Bachelor of Science Degree or a Non-sport Degree, relevant professional qualifications from a recognized Academic Institution or Sports Federation or institution of similar status and at least two years of relevant professional working experience.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.buse.ac.zw/master-of-science-degree-in-sports-management

• Running sports entrepreneurial ventures
• Offering sports management consultant services
• Lectureship in institutions of higher learning
• Working as sports managers in private and public sports enterprises and sports governing bodies
• Running sports marketing, sports information and sports events management ventures
• Managing sports facilities and fitness and wellness training enterprises
• Retailing of sports goods and equipment