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Global Institute of Sport (GIS)
https://gis.sport/study/postgraduate-degrees
The Global Institute of Sport (GIS) offers ground-breaking Master’s degree programmes in the football and sports industry online and with access to a global network of industry leaders and elite stadium venues in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Belgium.
GIS is dedicated to the delivery of unrivalled Master’s degree programmes in the strategic, operational and business facets of the football and sport. GIS has developed a profile of pioneering qualifications to provide pathways into the exciting world of sport and enable those working within sport to drive forward their career in the global multi-billion-dollar industry.
The degree options at GIS are delivered either completely online as part of a truly global cohort, on-campus in a stadium environment at GIS Brussels or GIS Miami, GIS Sydney, or in a distance with attendance format that combines online learning with one-week residentials in the sports capitals of London, Miami and Melbourne, taking in the iconic Wembley Stadium, Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium and Melbourne Cricket Ground respectively. This provides the ultimate flexibility for students to further their career ambitions from anywhere in the world and in a timeframe to suit their lifestyle.
Students can also choose to study any of our distance programmes whilst training and playing football full-time in Dubai at GIS Dubai Academy in partnership with The Player.
At GIS we offer the following Master’s programmes:
- MSc Football Business (Distance)
- MSc Football Coaching & Analysis (Distance with Attendance – London, Miami or Melbourne)
- MSc Football Communications & Digital Marketing (Distance)
- MSc International Sport Management (Distance)
- MSc Performance Analysis in Football (Distance)
- MA Sports Agency (Distance)
- MSc Sports Marketing & Media (Distance)
- Postgraduate Diploma in International Football Business (On-campus in Brussels)
- Master of Sports Analytics (On-campus in Sydney)
- Master of International Sports Business (On-campus in Sydney)
- MS Sports Administration (On-campus in Miami)
GIS modes of study explained:
- Distance – completely online
- Distance with attendance – largely online plus two one-week residentials on-campus in London, Miami or Melbourne
- On-campus at GIS Brussels – delivered at Lotto Park, home of RSC Anderlecht
- On-campus at GIS Miami- delivered at Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium and at St. Thomas University
- On-campus at GIS Sydney- delivered between the University of Newcastle’s Sydney CBD business school, Allianz Stadium, and the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground.
All GIS students, including those studying online, and alumni have access to GIS global locations, including London's Wembley Stadium, Inter Miami's Chase Stadium, Toronto FC’s BMO Field, Allianz Stadium, the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and RSC Anderlecht’s Lotto Park.
Additional benefits to GIS students and alumni include:
- Oversight from a 36-person strong Industry Advisory Board, allowing students to benefit from the network of sports executives from across the EMEA, Americas and APAC regions
- Employment, guest speaker and other unique opportunities from GIS’ partnership network, which includes The Premier League, The Football Association, League Managers Association, The National League, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Soccerex, Hudl, United Soccer Coaches, Football Coaches Australia, Women Sport Australia, A Leagues and MLS clubs, giving students access to some of the biggest and best minds in football and sport.
As a result of the industry-led degree and employment opportunities, 99% of GIS graduates are in employment with 79% working in sport and 97% in highly skilled roles, based on the 2023 Graduate Census. GIS degrees also rank in the top 25 sports programmes by SportsBusiness Postgraduate Rankings, and number 1 in the world in employment prospects in 2022 and number 1 in the world in employment salaries in 2023.
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