M.Sc. Sport Management

The M.Sc. Sport Management full-time programme spans over four semesters (two years). Classes are typically scheduled for two to three days a week and in compact classes from the first to third semester. The programme is comprised of a total of 12 modules, including the Master’s thesis. Credit points will be awarded depending on the module’s workload, accumulating to 120 credit points.

The Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management, in collaboration with other institutes at the German Sport University Cologne, delivers the teaching for this degree programme. Additionally, external teaching staff from Europe and overseas strengthen the international perspective of the programme. The guest lecturers include accomplished researchers and practitioners who share their expertise with the students. Some examples are listed below:

Researchers

• Simon Chadwick (Coventry University, UK),
• Dennis Coates (University of Maryland, USA),
• Bettina Cornwell (University of Oregon, USA),
• Trudo Dejonghe (Lessius University College, Belgium),
• Helmut Dietl (University of Zurich, Switzerland),
• Liu Dongfeng (Shanghai University of Sport, China),
• Paul Downward (Loughborough University, UK),
• David Forrest (University of Salford, UK),
• William C. Gartner (University of Minnesota, USA),
• Christopher Gratton (Sheffield Hallam University, UK),
• Ian Henry (Loughborough University, UK),
• Brad Humphreys (West Virginia University, USA),
• Masashi Kawanishi (National Institute of Fitness and Sport, Kanoya, Japan),
• Neil Longley (University of Massachusetts, USA),
• Thomas Peeters (University of Antwerp, Belgium), 
• André Richelieu (Université Laval, Québec, Canada),
• Jane Ruseski (West Virginia University, USA),
• Jeroen Scheerder (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium),
• John Siegfried (Vanderbilt University, USA),
• Rob Simmons (Lancaster University, UK),
• Brian Soebbing (University of Alberta, Canada),
• Marijke Taks (University of Windsor, Canada).

Practitioners

• Philipp Herpel (HFP),
• Kaj Heyral (UEFA),
• Michael Ilgner (German Sport Aid Foundation),
• Thomas Junod (UEFA),
• Jacob Kornbeck (European Commission),
• Willi Lemke (United Nations for Sports),
• Philipp Müller-Wirth (UNESCO),
• Christian Seifert (Deutsche Fußball Liga),
• Henning Stiegenroth (Deutsche Telekom),
• Jörg Wacker (FC Bayern Munich).