MBAPhysical Education and Sport (in Vilnius)
| Study location | Lithuania, Vilnius |
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| Academic field | Sports (ISCED 01026) Social studies (JACS L000) |
| Type | MBA, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1.5 years (90 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MBA (Master of Education Sciences) |
| Course code | 6211LX001 |
| Tuition fee | €5,266 per year |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time |
| Registration fee | To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Minimum 60% CGPA Admission score is counted based on: Arithmetic average of all bachelor degree study subjects * 0,5 + Evaluation of bachelor thesis or final examination * 0,2 + motivation interview * 0,3. Minimum admission score to qualify: 5,4. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Bachelor Diploma & its supplements (transcript of records / mark sheet) (A high quality photo scan copies): -All documents must be in the original language You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English Proof of English Language: applicant has to present document proving B2 level (TOEFL 87-109 iBT/534-633 PBT, IELTS 5.5-6,5, Cambridge English First (FCE) 161-180, BEC Vantage 161-180, Michigan ECCE (min. 650), PTE General Level 3, TOEIC Listening & Reading 785, TOEIC Speaking & Writing 310, Duolingo 100-125, EnglishScore 400-499) if the applicant is not native speaker and/or had not received education in English. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. Upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV); |
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Sports Business MBA
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Would you like to be a stakeholder in the sports world? Would you like to enrich your knowledge? Would you like to change your career? Sports Business MBA by EB Institute equips students with advanced professional knowledge and skills in the field of sports business management.
Taught jointly by Euroleague Basketball Institute and Vytautas Magnus University, it is truly international educational project, benefiting from an extensive global network of academicians, industry leaders, experts and social partners for contemporary sports business and world-class online learning opportunities.
During three 20 week semesters spread over 15 months students will complete 90 ECTS credits.
Students will obtain both a systemic understanding and working knowledge of all major areas of sports business and management: Marketing, Finance, Media and Communication, Law, Strategy and Economics. Students will complete an Internship and Term paper where they will apply the knowledge obtained in a sports business context.
Students will bring their studies to an end by preparing an MBA Thesis adopting modern research methods to solve practical problems in the sports business.
Provision of information will be given using visual aids, case-based lectures, explanation of practical examples and issues, explanation of video examples, formulation and explanation of practical tasks, moderation of discussion, consulting independent work: search for and analysis of information presented in educational literature, periodicals, etc., case analysis preparation and performance of practical tasks.
The first session is being held at the Euroleague Basketball Headquarters in Barcelona. The second session is being held in Vytautas Magnus University and plus on-site visit at Žalgiris Kaunas. The third session is being held in the host city of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. The fourth session is being held again in Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas.
Programme structure
Competencies acquired
Upon completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
Understand the principles and structures of different sports business systems and can make effective decisions in diverse organizational contexts
Understand the specifics of sports marketing and communication and be able to adopt adequate strategies and instruments both in traditional and digital media environments.
Understand the diversity of legal entities, contracts, tax provisions, dispute settlement, instruments for legal protection available to sports organizations.
Understand the economic rationale behind the functioning of diverse sports business systems, analyse financial data and streams, and make financially informed business decisions.
Have a systemic understanding of different management aspects of sports organizations.
Formulate and implement business development strategies of sports organizations by adopting innovative business models and mobilising the important stakeholder groups.
Professionally debate and work in team, co-operate in project teams, to manage them, to make decisions and to take responsibility for results.
Provide systemic, creative and critical solutions to complex management problems based on the norms of ethics and social responsibility.
Career opportunities
The study programme qualifies students for a wide scope of positions in the sports organizations, ranging from management of professional clubs, businesses in sports-related industries to managing professional sports associations and other system-level bodies (e.g. federations, sports leagues and competitions in private, governmental, and NGOs sectors: manage business companies in middle and higher level; take positions of management in sports federations and associations, in professional and nonprofessional sports clubs, in advertising and other project management; work as sporting goods and service sales manager; as business analyst in certain sports sectors; as business process analyst; as sports services manager / agent; as sports organizations representative of public relations; as sports journalist; as sports sponsorship; as ERP consultant.