The programme
The Global Sport Business Master is an international hybrid programme designed to train you, as a future leader of the sports industry, through hands-on learning, demanding academic content and three immersive study trips to Europe, Asia and the United States. Over 24 months, you will explore the major ecosystems of world sport while developing an in-depth understanding of the economic, cultural and technological challenges facing the sector. You will gain a certification, the "Junior Master en Transformation Digitale des Organisations Sportives" (Junior Master in Digital Transformation of Sports Organisations), developed in partnership with the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) by Microsoft and ESBS. This will allow you to build solid sports management skills while specialising in digital innovation applied to sports organisations.
Through classes led by experts, masterclasses and hands-on projects, you will develop a strategic vision of the industry and learn to lead digital transformation and innovation projects in international sports settings.
A two-year programme taught entirely in English, designed to train the future leaders of the sports industry.
Where can you study this programme?
Why choose this Master's?
Programme
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Year 1 – Semester 1
Study trip to Munich
You will begin your course with a focus on Europe, exploring European sports business in depth through the following modules:
- Sports Events
- Sports Products
- Strategic Finance, Accounting and Entrepreneurship
- Personal Development
- Focus Europe
Year 1 – Semester 2
Study trip to Seoul
In the second part of the year, you will explore the dynamics of the international and Asian markets through the following modules:
- Digital Marketing and Fan Engagement
- Digital Transformation
- Sports Analytics
- Big Data and Business Analytics
Année 2 – Semestre 1 (Focus Amérique du Nord)
Voyage d'études à Chicago ou Miami
Vous poursuivrez ensuite avec une immersion dans les grands modèles nord-américains du sport business et la transformation digitale de l’industrie sportive, à travers les modules suivants :
- Sales
- Regulation
- Global Leadership
- Sports Analytics
- Big Data and Business Analytics
Année 2 – Semestre 2 (Professionnalisation)
- Projet professionnel de fin de parcours (GSIC)
- Stage à l'international
Teaching methods
Our teaching staff are recognised experts who guide and support our students throughout their programme. Their teaching methods build on student autonomy, regularly placing them at the heart of their own learning.
Theory input
Practical application
Emphasis on small-group work and output
International experience
100%
pass rate for candidates on the International Master of Business in Sport (GSBM) for the 2025 cohort
92%
of students reported to be in employment six months after obtaining the professional certification, for the 2024 cohort

After the Master's
On graduation, the Master's allows you to move straight into working life.The roles targeted by the qualification
Once you have graduated, you will be able to work in one of these sectors and take up these roles linked to the qualification.
It can also be performed within specialist agencies offering consultancy services to businesses: communication agencies, marketing agencies, advertising agencies, digital agencies, event agencies, etc.
The role can also be performed on a self-employed basis, as an external consultant.
➜ Digital Innovation / Digital Transformation Manager
➜ Sports Business Analyst / Data Analyst
➜ International Events Manager
➜ International Development Manager
➜ Digital Partnerships Manager
➜ Sport Business Entrepreneur / Sport Tech Founder...
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