Economics - Management, Technology Programs

Management of Sports and Recreation Organizations

  • ECTS

    180 credits

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Training Structure

    Nîmes University Institute of Technology (IUT)

  • Language(s) of Instruction

    French

Overview

"Turn your passion for sports into a career"

(quote from Pierre de Coubertin)

Since more than 90% of the local business community consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the service sector, the program meets the needs of these organizations. This bachelor’s degree program is part of the reform of sports professions initiated by the Ministry of Sports and implemented locally through one-stop sports centers or networks such as the “National Sports and Recreation Association,” a partner in the program.

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Objectives

To train future managers and project coordinators in the sports and recreation sector who are capable of joining a project team and assisting the manager of a club, association, or sports facility operator.

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Expertise and Skills

Skills acquired:

  • Contribute to the development of strategic and decision-making aspects,
  • Work collaboratively as part of a team; Address legal and financial matters,
  • Communicate with the media and/or various partners,
  • Plan and organize sports and recreational activities tailored to specific audiences, environments, and objectives,
  • Mastering digital tools and foreign languages (English),
  • Marketing in Sports Organizations and Events,
  • Strategy development,
  • Law Applied to Sports Management.
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Organization

Knowledge Assessment

Assessment takes place on an ongoing basis.

A written report and a final defense take place in September before a panel of faculty members and professionals.

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Program

The bachelor's degree program is available as a work-study program and as a continuing education program. The course schedule is the same for all students.

The program lasts 16 weeks and is taught jointly by college faculty and industry professionals. Remedial modules are offered at the beginning of the academic year and cover finance, accounting, and law.

A supervised project fair is scheduled at the beginning of the program, featuring a presentation of assignments by the sports and recreation organizations. The supervised project itself is the subject of a defense, and a written report is due in April.

The course content is as follows:

COURSE UNITS
The program is organized into course units (CUs).

UE1 FUNDAMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS AND LANGUAGES 150 HOURS / 15 ECTS

  • 1.1 European Political, Economic, and Sociocultural Aspects
  • 1.2 Law and Taxation
  • 1.3 First Foreign Language: English
  • 1.4 Management Information Systems
  • 1.5 Interpersonal Relationships and Communication

UE2 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 150 HOURS / 15 ECTS

  • 2.1 Corporate Strategy
  • 2.2 Finance
  • 2.3 Accounting - Management Accounting
  • 2.4 Human Resource Management and Organization
  • 2.5 Marketing

UE3 SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE SPORTS AND RECREATION SECTOR 150 H / 15 ECTS

  • 3.1 The Economics of Sports and Recreation
  • 3.2 Law and Taxation of Sports-Related Organizations
  • 3.3 Sports Marketing
  • 3.4 Sports Project Management

UE4 SUPERVISED PROJECT (150 HOURS)

  • 4.1 Better Understanding of Job Roles by Function
  • 4.2 Learning to Work as a Team

UE5 INTERNSHIP IN FRANCE OR ABROAD: 16 WEEKS

  • 5.1 Work Experience
  • 5.2 Application and Contextualization of the Concepts and Methods Studied

Assessment: The program includes ongoing assessments, the writing of a thesis, and a defense before a committee composed of faculty members and professionals involved in the program.

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Admission

Target Audience

This program is intended for students with two years of post-secondary education:

  • Tertiary DUT
  • Bachelor's degree in Sports Science, Sports Management, Economics, Law,
  • BTS in the Service Sector, Business Information Systems, SME/SMI Management Assistant, MUC, Accounting and Organizational Management,
  • Recognition of Prior Learning from the programs listed above
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And then

Employment Placement

The bachelor's degree program prepares students for careers as:
➔ manager in the sports and recreation sector (commercial or service companies),
➔ association manager,
➔ sports club manager,
➔ project manager in event communications,
➔ executive in the sports retail and manufacturing industries,
➔ sports and recreation expert in local government (local government liaison and advisor for physical and sports activities).

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