Sports and Leisure Marketing (MSL)

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    1 or 2 years

  • Training structure

    Montpellier Management

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The Master's degree in Sports and Leisure Marketing specializes in marketing and digital marketing in the sports, leisure and tourism sectors. 

Read more
  • 92,86%*

    Success rates

Objectives

The aim of the Master's degree in Sports and Leisure Marketing is to train marketing specialists in sports, leisure and tourism who will have :

  • A solid knowledge base in management (finance, HRM, information systems, management control, etc.)
  • In-depth skills in strategic and operational marketing, digital marketing (natural and paid visibility with Google Ads certification), sales and negotiation and customer relationship management.
Read more

International dimension

At Montpellier Management, you have the opportunity to study abroad inone of 45 partner universities in 20 countries.

Discover all our international partner universities

Read the testimonials of our students who have gone abroad

Read more

Organization

Knowledge control

*Success rate in M2 2023-2024 (admitted / number of students with an average > 7)

Read more

Open on a sandwich basis

The Master 2 can be completed on a sandwich course basis.

Read more

Internships, tutored projects

Find out more about the M1 internship on this page.

Find out all you need to know about M2 internships on this page.

Read more

Program

MASTER 1

SEMESTER 1 (30 ECTS)

UE1 - Developing/formalizing a marketing strategy (12 ECTS)

  • Strategic management (3 ECTS)
  • Strategic marketing (5 ECTS)
  • Digital literacy (4 ECTS)

UE2 - Developing market insights (13 ECTS)

  • Consumer behavior (5 ECTS)
  • Qualitative Methods (4 ECTS)
  • Quantitative Methods (4 ECTS)

UE3 - Mastering the marketing and sales environment (5 ECTS)

  • Marketing law (3 ECTS)
  • Business English (2 ECTS)

Optional EU

  • Student involvement

SEMESTER 2 (30 ECTS)

UE4 - Developing multi-channel customer relations (5 ECTS)

  • Customer strategy (3 ECTS)
  • Management of marketing and sales teams (1 ECTS)
  • Distribution and merchandising (1 ECTS)

UE5 - Operationalizing your marketing strategy (6 ECTS)

  • Brand management (course in English) (3 ECTS)
  • Segmentation and positioning techniques (1 ECTS)
  • Digital marketing tools (2 ECTS)

UE6 - Implementing a development strategy for sport, leisure and tourism (9 ECTS)

  • Marketing for sports clubs and local authorities (3 ECTS)
  • Management of sports and leisure clubs, leagues & structures (3 ECTS)
  • Innovation in sport and health (3 ECTS)

UE7 - Integration into professional life (10 ECTS)

  • Cross-disciplinary seminar 2 - professional conferences (1 ECTS)
  • Professional project: Challenge and serious game (1 ECTS)
  • Business English (2 ECTS)
  • Thesis (internship/research) (6 ECTS)

Optional UE

  • Sport
  • Student involvement

 

MASTER 2

SEMESTER 1 (30 ECTS)

UE1 - Mastering the practical, theoretical and ethical challenges of marketing and communication (9 ECTS)

  • In-depth study and research methods (3 ECTS)
  • New Perspectives in Marketing Research (4 ECTS)
  • Cross-disciplinary seminar 3 - Ethics and professional responsibility (2 ECTS)

UE2 - Formulating and implementing a marketing and digital strategy (8 ECTS)

  • Sports economics, professional networks and local development (2 ECTS)
  • Marketing and digital strategies for sport, leisure and tourism products, services and events (4 ECTS)
  • New perspectives in sport and tourism governance (level 2) (2 ECTS)

UE3 - Mastering digital communication tools (13 ECTS)

  • Web development project (4 ECTS)
  • Digital communication, social media and computer graphics (level 2) (2 ECTS)
  • Increase the visibility of your content and evaluate KPIs (3 ECTS)
  • Interactive mock-up/prototype, UX/UI design, visual brand identity (4 ECTS)

Optional UE

  • Sport
  • Student involvement

SEMESTER 2 (30 ECTS)

UE4 - Developing creativity / new products and managing reputation (10 ECTS)

  • New trends, creativity & product development in sport, leisure and tourism (3 ECTS)
  • Creation, distribution and marketing of innovative products and services in sport, leisure and tourism (2 ECTS)
  • E-reputation, personal branding, monitoring and content production (2 ECTS)
  • Community Management in sport, leisure and tourism (3 ECTS)

UE5 - Acquiring knowledge of the environment (level 2) (8 ECTS)

  • Development and financing of innovative projects for companies, associations and sports clubs (2 ECTS)
  • Legal, tax and social environment for sports companies and associations (3 ECTS)
  • Responsible management and health sports (3 ECTS)

UE6 - Integration into professional life (12 ECTS)

  • Professional project: project management (5 ECTS)
  • Internship and thesis (7 ECTS)

Optional UE

  • Sport
  • Student involvement
Read more

Select a program

  • DEVELOPING/FORMALIZING A MARKETING STRATEGY

    11 credits
    • Strategic Marketing

      5 credits21h
    • Digital culture

      4 credits21h
    • Strategic management

      3 credits18h
  • MASTER YOUR MARKETING AND SALES ENVIRONMENT

    5 credits
    • Performance management

      3 credits21h
    • Business English

      2 credits
    • Marketing law

      3 credits21h
  • DEVELOPING MARKET INSIGHTS

    13 credits
    • Cross-disciplinary seminar 1 - professional conferences

      1 credits6h
    • Qualitative Methods

      4 credits15h
    • Qualitative Methods

    • Consumer behavior

      5 credits21h
    • Quantitative Methods

    • Quantitative Methods

      4 credits21h
  • Optional

    • Spanish S1

      15h
    • German S1

      15h
    • Optional sport

  • IMPLEMENTING A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

    9 credits
    • Web copywriting ( level 1)

      3 credits
    • Computer graphics, tools, content creation and software (n1)

      3 credits
  • OPERATIONALIZING YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY

    6 credits
    • Brand management

      2 credits18h
    • Segmentation and positioning techniques

      1 credits
    • International development of products and services

      3 credits
  • INTEGRATING INTO PROFESSIONAL LIFE

    10 credits
    • Cross-disciplinary seminar 2 - professional conferences

      1 credits12h
    • Professional Project: Challenge and serious game

      2 credits
    • MSL internship report

      1 credits
    • Dissertation and internship

      6 credits3h
    • Business English

      2 credits
  • DEVELOPING MULTI-CHANNEL CUSTOMER RELATIONS

    5 credits
    • Management of marketing and sales teams

      1 credits12h
    • Customer strategy

      3 credits21h
    • Distribution and merchandising

      1 credits18h
  • Optional

    • German S2

      15h
    • Optional sport

    • Spanish S2

      15h

Admission

Access conditions

To find out more about how to apply for the Master's degree in Sports and Leisure Marketing, click here.

Read more

How to register

See registration details on this page.

Read more

And then

Professional integration

  • Marketing and/or digital manager
  • Communications / product / sponsorship / merchandising manager
  • Marketing / events agency manager
  • Community management
  • Partnership Manager
  • Consultant
  • Entrepreneur / Startup
  • SEO / SEA and SMO Manager
Read more