An MBA in Sport Management (Advanced) develops analytics, sports marketing, management and leadership skills. Torrens University co-delivers this degree with Real Madrid Graduate School – a partnership between world-famous Real Madrid Football Club and Universidad Europea. Learn from the best.

With themes of teamwork, ethical decision-making and strategic planning, the MBA (Sports Management) (Advanced) course is designed to provide an advanced body of knowledge to the changing business environments in which you aspire to work and manage. This course is offered in collaboration with Real Madrid Graduate School, and is divided into 10 units studied in Australia, five offered online by Real Madrid and one will be residential. Guest speakers include members of the Real Madrid Football Club and top sports industry experts.

This course comprises of 16 subjects, which includes 13 core subjects and 3 elective subjects. It is expected that each subject, whether studied online or on-campus, will involve a combined total of 120 hours of structured and self-directed learning.

Year 1:

These eight core subjects must be completed.

Core subjects

• Business Environment | MGT501 

• Business Communications | MGT502

• Management, People and Teams | MGT600

• Financial Management | FIN600

• Strategic Marketing | MKTG6003_SM

• Dynamic Leadership | MGT601

• Sports Marketing | SPM610

• Business Decision Analytics | MGT602

Year 2:

These five core subjects must be completed. Additionally, you’re required to select three electives from the electives tab.

Core subjects

• Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Social Responsibility in Sport | MGMT6021_SM

• Strategic Management | MGT604

• Management and Operation of a Sports Venue | MGMT6020_SM

• Residence: Sport Facility Operations | RSO609

• Field Project | FPR611

Electives:

Electives available to students may be chosen from the elective bank below. Please note that where subjects require Program Director Approval, students must complete an application form and submit it to Student Services in order to get that approval. Choose 3 electives:

Elective subjects

• Systems Thinking | MGT603

• Innovation Creativity and Entrepreneurship | MGT607

• Business Law and International Contexts | MGT608

• Managing Information Systems | MGT609

• Organisational Best Practice | MGT610

• International Business Strategy | MGT611

• Risk Management | MGT612

• Corporate Sustainability | MGT613

• Technology Strategy | MGT614

• Principles of Project Management | PROJ6000

• Integrated Project Management | PROJ6001 / PROJ6017

• Project Planning and Budgeting | PROJ6002

• Project Execution and Control | PROJ6003

• Contracts and Procurement | PROJ6004

• Sustainability in Project, Portfolio & Program Management | PROJ6005

• Leadership for the Contemporary Organisation | PROJ6008

• Business Process Management and Systems | PROJ6009

• Project Management Application: Construction | PROJ6010

• Integrated Infrastructure Project Management | PROJ6011

• Foundations of Information Systems | MIS500

• Data Modelling and Database Design | MIS602

• Microservices Architecture | MIS603

• Requirements Engineering | MIS604

• Systems Analysis and Design | MIS605

• Cybersecurity | MIS607

• Agile Project Management | MIS608

• Accounting Information Systems | ACCT6001

• Economic Principles and Decision Making | ECON6000

• Statistics for Financial Decisions | STAT6003

• Management Perspectives | MGMT6012

• Social Enterprise | DSGN6031

Graduate with the skills and knowledge to critically analyse core sporting business functions, implement strategic processes, manage risk and lead complex teams. MBA graduates are often employed in senior roles in industry or in starting their own successful businesses.

Potential career paths:

• Sports Manager
  Average salary: $60,000 - $119,723

• Sport Event Manager
  Average salary: $78,000 - $119,798

• Sporting Facility Manager
  Average salary: $64,000 - $190,000

Before you begin your application to study as a domestic student, check that you meet at least one of the requirements listed below. Successful completion of a Bachelor’s degree (AQF Level 7

Academic IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent.