Dual Degree in MBA + Sport Design & Management

A Dual Degree that pairs the Full-Time MBA’s general management training with a second year focused on advanced, applied and senior-level expertise through the Master in Sport Design and Management. Designed for candidates with high career ambitions who want to move quickly toward roles of greater responsibility and decision-making authority.

After consolidating a rigorous business foundation in Year 1, students deepen their expertise in Sport Management through a part-time executive format in Year 2 — enabling professional engagement alongside advanced study. The result is a graduate who enters the market with the strategic authority of an MBA and the applied expertise of a senior specialist.

Explore the individual programmes:

• Full-Time MBA
• Master in Sport Design and Management

• Year 1 — Full-Time MBA: AI-powered core curriculum, strategy, finance, marketing, operations, leadership, experiential activities abroad
• Year 2 — Master in Sport Design and Management (Part-Time Executive format): advanced specialisation in Sport Management
• Part-time format in Year 2 allows for professional engagement alongside study
• MBA Impact Career Fair (Year 1) + Executive community access (Year 2)
• Leadership, Purpose Gym and Capstone throughout

Sport is one of the world’s most dynamic and commercially complex industries — requiring business leaders who understand both the commercial logic of professional sport and the stakeholder complexity of sports organisations. The MBA provides the general management and commercial foundation; the Master in Sport Design and Management develops the specific competencies that careers in this sector require.

Graduates are positioned for roles with higher decision-making authority and cross-functional scope in sport management.

• Sport Business Manager
• Sponsorship and Partnership Director
• Sport Marketing Manager
• Event and Competition Director
• Athlete and Club Management Lead
• Sport Strategy Consultant

Admission requires completion of the Full-Time MBA selection process. The Executive Master component may have specific requirements related to professional experience. Candidates are advised to apply directly to the Dual Degree programme or discuss the upgrade option with their GSoM recruiter. The price applies a 30% discount on the tuition fee of the second programme.

• Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline
• Language requirement: English proficiency (IELTS, TOEFL or equivalent)
• Selection tools: motivation letter, CV, transcripts, interview
• Application: rolling basis — early application is recommended