The Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation in Sports and eSports Management in Barcelona is designed to give students the skills and knowledge they need to compete in the sport industry and related businesses and organizations, by combining specialist teaching about the principles and practice of sport management with general training in management, business administration, strategy and research methods.
The Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management helps students to develop a deeper understanding of management, governance and regulatory issues within the business of sport. Students will regularly complete assignments and case studies on sports management, professional sport clubs and international sport event organization.
While studying for your Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management in Barcelona, you will learn about sport markets and industries, managing service quality in sport, economics of sport and leisure, management of talent, research methods for sport management, sport management theory and practice, financial management, marketing management, strategic management and more. Business Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management in Barcelona students will graduate with the competencies to succeed in Europe and around the world.
Students graduating from GBSB Global with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation degree, additionally obtain Level 4 and Level 5 ATHE Extended Diploma in Management, officially recognized by OFQUAL in the UK, which allows students to complete a top-up year in the leading UK universities and earn a double Bachelors’ degree.
DEGREE
Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation in Sports and eSports Management
Extended Diploma in Management awarded by ATHE (OFQUAL UK)
Second Bachelor’s Degree from the UK (An Optional Top-Up Year)*
*Top-up Degree Option at the following UK Universities: University of Northampton, University of Derby, University of Worcester, University of Sunderland, Coventry University.
DURATION
3 years
Optional Top-up Year
LANGUAGES
English
LOCATION
Barcelona
ANNUAL INTAKES
OCT | JAN | APR
FORMAT
Full Time | Daytime
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Student Body
Representing More
than 70 Nationalities
Visiting Speakers
Include Experts
from Sport Businesses
Focus on Learning-by-doing
and Teamwork
Practical Visits to
Sport Industry Organizations
An Option to Study
Spanish Language
Multicultural Faculty with
Sport Management Experience
RANKINGS, ACCREDITATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
Fully accredited by ASIC approved by Ofsted and an affiliate of ENQA
Member and Accredited by the European Council for Business Education
Awarded as a Four Stars Business School by QS Ranking System
The only higher education institution in Spain accredited by Microsoft as a leader in digital education
Ranked as a Leader in Business Education by Newsweek Magazine
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
BE A LEADER:
Learn what it takes to be a global leader and sports manager with the unique skills required to manage talent, attract sponsors, and lead sport events by gaining a Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management in Barcelona.
FOSTER A WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVE:
Gain the aptitude to easily navigate global markets, international and domestic business environment, and the complex legal sector in sport business in Europe and around the world.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
Graduate from a business school in Spain that offers an academic ecosystem that focuses on practicality, hands-on learning, and innovative teaching methods, where students gain a flexible mindset and embrace diversity as well as adopt a personal and professional responsibility towards society.
BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK:
Gain a Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management in Barcelona, Spain and benefit from a diverse students body, international faculty, and GBSB Global’s professional associations and relationships across the globe.
GAIN THE TOOLS TO BE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE:
Obtain the hard skills like accounting, operations management, and financial analysis, in addition to developing the increasingly valuable soft skills like communication, people management, leadership, and organizational behavior that will make you more marketable in Europe and in other regions.
EMBRACE INNOVATIONS:
Foster skills in innovation and creativity and gain the capacity to enhance products and services customers need and want.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Earn your Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management in Barcelona, Spain and gain competencies to work in sports industry. Take advantage of different career services GBSB Global Business School in Barcelona offers to its Bachelor students: from workshops on how to prepare a winning resume and on-campus company presentations to career consulting services.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
AIDAN MCKEVITT, USA
"I have obtained a higher level of social learning and cultural understanding that is unparalleled to any university I have attended before. This ethnic empathy will be an invaluable tool when I enter the international business field."
GBSB Global Alumnus, Class of 2017
SALEH ABDALLA, Egypt
"One of the main things I love about the school is that they provide us with practical knowledge that we will put to good use in the real world and not the stuff that you write down and forget about later."
GBSB Global Alumnus, Class of 2018
Previous
Next
Year 1 (60 ECTS)
Core Courses
Customer Relationship Management
Business Environment
Communication Skills
Business Law
Marketing Mix
People in Organizations
Resource Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance for Managers I
Spanish Language & Additional Workshops
Optional Spanish Language (A1)
Year 2 (60 ECTS)
Core Courses
Business Organizations in a Global Context
People Management
Business Ethics
Planning a New Business Venture
Managing Communication
Finance for Managers II
Research Project
Marketing Principles and Practice
Specialization Courses
Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management
A student will complete three courses corresponding to Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management specialization.
Year 3 (60 ECTS)
Core Courses
Professional and Career Development
Innovative and Creative Thinking
Corporate Finance
Disruptive Technologies for Innovation and Change
Specialization Courses
Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management
A student will complete three courses corresponding to Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management specialization.
BA Undergraduate Dissertation
The Bachelor Undergraduate Dissertation allows students to reflect and integrate their learning over their three years of study, and create an original work in an area of their interest related to the major. The BA Undergraduate Dissertation represents the student’s integration of theoretical constructs drawn from course work, application of theory and the mastery of academic skills.
Bachelor of Sports and eSports Management Specialization Courses
Digital Marketing Strategy
Talent Management
Sports Analytics
Event Coordination & Sponsoring
Premium Brand Management
Sports Marketing
GBSB Global Business School uses the quarter system where there are four 10 week study periods (or quarters) during the year. Students are expected to attend three quarters, but may attend all four quarters (including summer quarters) to graduate sooner. Summer quarters are available based on the number of students signed up.
STARTING DATES ACADEMIC YEAR 2021- 2022
Our flexible approach to education and unique curricular design allows new students to start their studies in the beginning of each academic quarter. The starting dates for new undergraduate and graduate students are the following:
BBA/MA/MSc Programs
Fall Quarter – October 1, 2021
Winter Quarter – January 10, 2022
Spring Quarter – April 19, 2022
FALL QUARTER
September 2021 - December 2021
Orientation Day
Oct 1 (BCN), Sept 30 (MAD)
Pre-Weeks (MBA)
Sept. 20 - Oct. 1
WEEK 1
October 4 - 8
WEEK 2
October 11 - 15
WEEK 3
October 18 - 22
WEEK 4
October 25 - 29
WEEK 5
November 1 - 5
WEEK 6
November 8 - 12
WEEK 7
November 15 - 19
WEEK 8
November 22 - 26
WEEK 9
Nov. 29 - Dec. 3
WEEK 10
December 6 - 10
WEEK 11
December 13 - 17
Defense Week
December 20 and 21
Christmas Holidays
Dec. 22 - Jan. 9
WINTER QUARTER
January 2022 - March 2022
Orientation Day
January 10
WEEK 1
January 10 - 14
WEEK 2
January 17 - 21
WEEK 3
January 24 - 28
WEEK 4
Jan. 31 - Feb. 4
WEEK 5
February 7 - 11
WEEK 6
February 14 - 18
WEEK 7
February 21 - 25
WEEK 8
Feb. 28 - March 4
WEEK 9
March 7 - 11
WEEK 10
March 14 - 18
WEEK 11
March 21 - 25
Defense Week
Mar. 28 - Apr. 1
Global Study Trip
March 25 (Tentative)
Spring Holidays
April 2 - 18
SPRING QUARTER
April 2022 - June 2022
Orientation Day
April 19
WEEK 1
April 19 - 22
WEEK 2
April 25 - 29
WEEK 3
May 2 - 6
WEEK 4
May 9 - 13
WEEK 5
May 16 - 20
WEEK 6
May 23 - 27
WEEK 7
May 30 - June 3
WEEK 8
June 6 - 10
WEEK 9
June 13 - 17
WEEK 10
June 20 - 24
WEEK 11
June 27 - July 1
Defense Week
July 4 - 8
Graduation Ceremony
July 11 (tentative)
Summer Holidays
July - September
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS: December 22 - January 9
SPRING HOLIDAYS 2022: April 2 - 11
REYNALD NAULLEAU
Academic Background
BA, SKEMA Business School, France
MSc, Strategic Tourism Management, SKEMA Business School/European School of Management, France
Career Experience
CEO & Founder, ZGOAT, France
Area Manager, Golden Tulip Hospitality Group, France
Sales Manager, Louvre Hotels, France
ALBERT BELTRAN I CANGRÒS
Academic Background
PhD in Political Science, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
BA, Political Science and Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Career Experience
Academic Coordinator of Postgraduate Degrees and MBA, EUNCET, Spain
Coordinator of Master Programs, ESERP, Spain
Professor, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Professor, University Camilo Jose Cela, Spain
Professor, International University of Rioja, Spain
RITA RUEFF LOPES
Academic Background
Bachelor Degree, Psychology, ISCTE, Portugal
MA, Human Resources Management and Services, The University of Bolton, UK
PhD, HRM and Organizational behavior, ISCTE, Portugal
Career Experience
Founder, Refugees Aid Barcelona, Spain
Lecturing / Research projects / Master Thesis Coordination, ESADE Business School, Spain
Analyst of NGO Activities, SIGWATCH, Germany
Country Manager, Datamonitor, UK
MOISES ROJAS DONADA
Academic Background
BA, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
MSc, Business Research, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Master Degree, Financial Management and Finance, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Career Experience
Accountant and Financial Consultor, Moises Rojas Gras, Spain
Associate Professor, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
Associate Professor, CEA Study Abroad, Spain
Associate Professor, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Manager, Caixa, Spain
Manager, BBVA, Spain
DAVID GAU
Academic Background
MBA, ESCP Business School, France
Bachelor, Engineering, National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France
Career Experience
Transport, Logistics & Sustainable Mobility Director, Greenflex, Spain
Director of Business Development, Proconseil, France
Business Development – Smart Energy Management & Supply Chain, Solidar Energies, France
JORDI FERNANDEZ ROYO
Academic Background
BA, Business Economics, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
BA, Business Economics, ESADE Business School, Spain
Postgraduate Degree, Digital Marketing, Ramon Llull University, Spain
MBA, Marketing, ESADE Business School, Spain
PhD, Management Sciences in Corporate Marketing and Corporate Strategy, Ramon Llull University, Spain
Career Experience
Deputy Director of Strategic Marketing, Schneider Electric, France
Coordinator of Marketing, EUNCET Business School, Spain
Consulting Partner, Marketing Consulting Agency, Spain
XAVIER AROLA PÉREZ
Academic Background
Bachelor Degree, Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Master Degree, Finance and Banking, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Master Degree, Economics and International Finance, Universitat De Barcelona, Spain
PhD, IESE, Spain
Career Experience
CEO and Partner, El Cep i La Nansa Edicions, SL., Spain
CEO, the Catalan Heritage Agency (Departament of Culture – Government of Catalunya), Spain
CEO, Equipaments I Edificis De Catalunya, SA. (EECAT), Spain
Senior Consultant, Cultural & Green and Energy Efficiency Investments Consultancy, Spain
Financial Analyst, Institut Català de Finances, Spain
AMJAD ALI KHAN
Academic Background
PGCE in Business & Economics Education, University of London, UK
Qualified as a Stockbroker for the London Stock Exchange
MSc, Economic History, London School of Economics, UK
BA (Hons), Business Economics, Kingston University, UK
Career Experience
Private Client Equity Analyst, Stockbroker, Hythe Securities, UK
Business Development Executive, Openmobile, UK
Economic Research Assistant, Focus Economic Research, UK
TO BE QUALIFIED FOR ADMISSION TO BACHELOR OF SPORTS AND ESPORTS MANAGEMENT IN BARCELONA, YOU MUST:
The entry profile should include one of the following:
- A GCE Advanced level profile with achievement in 2 or more subjects supported by 5 or more GCSEs at grades C and above
- Other related level 3 subjects
- Other equivalent international qualifications (high school diploma)
Have a high level of English language
Complete all required forms for admission and submit all required documents
On Campus
Blended
1st term Online
Online
Registration Fee (Paid Annually for Every Academic Year of the Program)
200 EUR
200 EUR
200 EUR
Administrative Fee (Paid Annually for Every Academic Year of the Program)
950 EUR
950 EUR
950 EUR
Tuition Fee for One Academic Year (60 ECTS Credits)
8,750 EUR
6,750 EUR
5,750 EUR
The above mentioned tuition fees are applicable for students who start their studies from October 2021 onwards.
All tuition fees are the same for EU and non-EU students.
Tuition fees for visiting students: 165 EUR per 1 ECTS credit or 2,917 EUR per Quarter (20 ECTS credits).
Bachelor´s Program Duration: 9 Quarters = 3 Academic Years
A discount may be applied if the student choses to pay
the full amount at the time of program acceptance.
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If payments are not paid by the deadlines, a penalty fee of 5% of the remaining tuition amount will be charged.
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Payment are accepted by bank transfer or PayPal (commission charges apply).
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Program fees do not include accommodation, flights, insurance or program materials.
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Students who wish to participate in Global Study Trips may do so by paying additional fees.
