Master of Sport Directorship (MSD)

The Master of Sport Directorship (MSD) is a two year, part-time executive level programme aimed at professionals who want to gain a unique qualification that prepares them to be a Sporting Director and for other senior roles in the field. Sport is a competitive and global business. The demand for skilled professionals with the personal attributes and commercial skills to take sporting organisations to the next level has never been higher. A flagship course for the Business School and the Institute of Sport, the MSD is this first of its kind in the world. Teaching takes place at the Business School or online in part-time blocks consisting of seminars, masterclasses and a stellar series of master classes from high profile speakers from the business and sporting worlds. Combining the latest thinking on leadership practice, sports governance, innovation and the application of performance psychology, the MSD programme is a challenging yet rewarding one, where professionals share best practice, collaborate and innovate.