MSc
Sports Events Management
Equip yourself with the skills to plan and deliver global sporting events, understand the industry and manage influential stakeholders.
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MODULES & LEARNING
- Sports Events - Impacts, Issues & Policy
- Human Resources Management & Volunteering for Events
- Strategic & Financial Management for Event Organisations
- Event Operations Management
- Sport Marketing & PR
- Masters Research Methods
- Masters Research Project
- These modules are subject to student numbers. The course team will usually assign you to a module during your course induction.
- Crowd & Emergency Management
- Fundraising & Sponsorship in Events
- Sports Events - Society, Culture & Media
- Professional Practice
Our staff are engaged in research and consultancy work, publishing their findings in textbooks and journals of international standing.
UKCEM is recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Events Management by the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure . Our courses are accredited by the Institute of Hospitality and are recognised by the National Outdoor Events Associated, the British Hospitality Association and by EUROCHRIE.
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Nicola McCullough Nicola McCullough
Course DirectorThe MSc in Sports Events Management was the first dedicated postgraduate course in the world to merge both practitioner knowledge and academic expertise in this specialist field of study. I am passionate in delivering an unrivalled student experience on the course so that future sports event managers are exemplary ambassadors of our University.
Nicola has several years' experience within the global events industry and continues to work in the Middle East and North Africa region to deliver CPD to future event managers of mega sports events in such emerging markets. She brings a wealth of expertise to her teaching and has been imparting such knowledge for nearly 10 years at the University. She published a book in 2014 on the sports events industry with colleagues from UKCEM entitled, 'Sports Events, Society and Culture'.
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MSc Sports Events Management - Nicola McCullough, Senior Lecturer
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