Sport Management (Sport) University College Dublin

Overview

The Sport Management (Sport) programme from University College Dublin provides graduates with the theoretical knowledge and practical tools and techniques required to solve real life management challenges within the Sport industry.

The programme is informed by the exciting research carried out by our faculty and by Sport industry experts who contribute to both the design and delivery of the programme curriculum. Throughout the programme, students are provided with the opportunity to engage and network with leading figures from the Sport industry.

The programme also offers the  unique opportunity  to study how high performance sport is managed from government policy to the views of key stakeholders within a sport organisation, such as the CEO, the high performance director, the coach, support staff and athlete.

Careers & Employability

Our graduates who possess skills in the core management areas, are highly valued by employers within the Sports industry.  Many graduates are working in Ireland and internationally in a range of areas including national governing bodies, international sport federations, sports marketing and event management agencies, professional sports teams and community sport organisations.  Other recent graduates are pursuing PhD research in a range of sport related fields. Our graduates are employed in organisations such as:

• World Rugby
• Football Association of Ireland
• GAA
• Irish Rugby Football Union
• Sport Ireland
• Ireland Active
• Leinster Rugby
• Connacht Rugby