Economics - Management, Technology

Management of sports and leisure organizations

  • ECTS

    180 credits

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Training structure

    University Institute of Technology, Nîmes

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

"Turn your passion for sports into your career."

(quote from Pierre de Coubertin)

With more than 90% of the economic fabric made up of SMEs/SMIs in the tertiary sector, the training program meets the expectations of these organizations. This bachelor's degree is part of the reform of sports professions initiated by the Ministry of Sports and relayed locally by one-stop sports centers or networks such as the "Groupement national sport et loisirs" (National Sports and Leisure Group), a partner in the training program.

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Objectives

Train future managers and project managers in the sports and leisure sector, capable of joining a project team and assisting the manager of a club, association, or equipment manufacturer.

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Know-how and skills

Skills acquired:

  • Participate in the development of strategic and decision-making aspects,
  • Collaborate within a team Work on legal and financial aspects,
  • Communicate with the media and/or various partners,
  • Plan the organization of sports and leisure activities according to specific audiences, environments, and objectives.
  • Mastering digital tools and foreign languages (English),
  • Marketing in sports organizations and events,
  • Strategy design,
  • Law applied to sports management.
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Organization

Knowledge assessment

Knowledge is assessed on an ongoing basis.

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

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Program

The degree program is available as a work-study program and as continuing education. The training schedule is the same for everyone.

The program lasts 16 weeks and is taught jointly by university professors and industry professionals. Refresher modules are organized at the beginning of the academic year and cover finance, accounting, and law.

A tutored project exchange is scheduled at the beginning of the training program, with a presentation of assignments by the sports and leisure organizations. The tutored project itself is the subject of a defense with the submission of a written report in April.

The content of the training is as follows:

TEACHING UNITS
The program is organized into teaching units (TU).

UE1 ENVIRONMENTS AND FUNDAMENTAL LANGUAGES 150 HOURS / 15 ECTS

  • 1.1 European political, economic, and sociocultural aspects
  • 1.2 Law and taxation
  • 1.3 English as a first language
  • 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 Control
  • 2.4 HRM and organization
  • 2.5 Marketing

UE3 SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE SPORTS AND LEISURE SECTOR 150 HOURS / 15 ECTS

  • 3.1 Sports and recreation economy
  • 3.2 Law and taxation of sports-related businesses
  • 3.3 Sports marketing
  • 3.4 Sports project management

UE4 SUPERVISED PROJECT 150 HOURS

  • 4.1 Better understanding of jobs by function
  • 4.2 Learning to work in a team

UE5 INTERNSHIP IN FRANCE OR ABROAD 16 WEEKS

  • 5.1 Immersion in the workplace
  • 5.2 Use and perspective of the concepts and methods studied

Assessment: The program includes continuous assessment, the writing of a thesis, and a defense before a jury composed of teachers and professionals involved in the program.

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Admission

Target audience

This training program is intended for students with two years of postsecondary education:

  • tertiary DUT
  • Second year of a bachelor's degree in sports science, economics, law,
  • Vocational training certificate in tertiary education, management information systems, SME/SMI management assistant, MUC, accounting and organizational management,
  • Validation of Prior Learning from the above-mentioned fields of study
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And after

Professional integration

The degree prepares students for careers in:
➔ sports and leisure management (commercial or service companies),
➔ association management,
➔ sports club management,
➔ event communication project management,
➔ sports distribution and industry management,
➔ sports and leisure expert in local government (local government attaché and advisor for physical and sports activities).

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