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International Sports Management

Niveau

first cycle, Master

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The participants:
• understand the specific characteristics of the international sports market.
• are able to reflect the fundamental concepts and theories in the field of international sports and sports management.
• develop a basic understanding of the international structures of sports (especially the Olympic System), of the globalization of sports and sports structures in comparative perspective.
• know about the structures of global governance in sports.

Prerequisites for the course

not applicable

Course content

- Specific characteristics of the international sports market
- Fundamental concepts and theories of international sports and sports management
- Structure of the sports system in international and comparative perspective
- Globalization and global governance in sport
- Changing values, diversity, inclusion, and gender issues in sports management

Recommended specialist literature

Downward, P., Frick, B., Humphreys, B. R., Pawlowski, T., Ruseski, J. E., & Soebbing, B. P. (Eds.). (2019). The SAGE handbook of sports economics. SAGE.
Hoye, R., Misener, K., Naraine, M. L., & Ordway, C. (2022). Sport management: Principles and applications (6th ed.). Routledge.
McCullough, B. P., Kellison, T., & Melton, E. N. (2022). The Routledge handbook of sport and sustainable development. Routledge.
Naraine, M. L., Hayduk III, T., & Doyle, J. P. (2022). The Routledge handbook of digital sport management. Routledge.
Nauright, J., & Zipp, S. (2020). Routledge handbook of global sport. Routledge.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

4

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

integrated course

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

1

Type of course/module

Type of course