AZERBAIJAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT: MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM: MBA
SPECIALIZATION: SPORTS MANAGEMENT
Objective:
The Sports Management program of MBA at UNEC Business School is an interdisciplinary program designed to nurture management skills such as sports management, advertising, media relations, sports sponsorship and marketing programs. Sports industry offers diverse and dynamic opportunities ranging from activities in professional sports to organizing and managing events whether public or private, corporate health and fitness clubs. Increasing awareness of fitness and wellness and the popularity of professional sports results in huge opportunities to promote and maintain sports industry and business. Sporting events, whether they are small local competitions or large events with worldwide exposure, require professional managers to ensure maximum benefit for all involved parties. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for a vast field of managerial positions in sports based industry.
MBA program length and location:
The Sports Management specialization of the MBA program lasts for 4 semesters within 2 academic years.
The course requirement is 10 core courses (60 credits), 4 electives (12 credits) and a capstone project (12 credits), total 96 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits.
Converted to US credit system the course requirement is 10 core courses (30 credits), 4 electives (12 credits) and a capstone project (6 credits), 48 credits in total.
Courses are taught in fall, spring and summer semesters two times a week. University is located in Istiglaliyyat Street 6, AZ1001, Baku Azerbaijan.
Contacts: e-mail: mba@asue.edu.az, tel/fax + (99412) 497 62 67
Admission requirements to the program:
Baccalaureates having a minimum of 2 years of work experience with different backgrounds (economics, commerce, mathematics, engineering, medicine etc.) are eligible to join the MBA program. Eligible international students are accepted to the program based on a contract signed between both parties (university and potential student). Local students are required to pass a uniform state attestation exam before applying to the MBA program. Potential students are required to provide a proof of English language skills along with academic eligibility.
Advantages of teaching methods in the MBA program:
The MBA program seeks to improve students for their leadership skills, prepare them to master systematic knowledge, capabilities and management skills, enhance their professional competence, investigate complex business information, learn analytical thinking and decision-making skills, nourish student’s entrepreneurial mind, teach them business ethics, presentation and time management skills. This program prepares students to occupy top positions in organizations with different cultures. Case studies, presentations, time management skills, group/individual projects, and business games along with theoretical approach complement a rigorous program. The program also aims at teaching students with change management skills peculiar to non-government, not-for-profit and commercial organizations along with proactive thinking style to project scenarios in a regulatory environment. Students will be graded through midterm, class attendance, participation, home works, and final examinations.
Lecturers/Professors of the MBA Program:
Along with full time faculty members of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) the MBA program benefits from scientific and practical potential of professors and lecturers with top academic and managerial background whether in public, government, or private. The program also invites academicians from high ranked universities around the globe and takes advantage of their scientific knowledge and practical potential.
Diploma:
Magistrates who maintain excellent, good, or satisfactory academic standing and graduate from the MBA program receive their MBA degree with all the rights and privileges related to this degree.
Securities courses:
First semester:
SMO 652 Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
MGTSC 501 Statistics for Business and Economics
ECON 503 Managerial Economics
ACCTG 503 Financial Accounting (F3)
Second semester:
SMO 502 Strategy, Organization and Innovation
MARK 611 Sponsoring, PR and Merchandising
MARK 502 Marketing Strategy
ACCTG 502 Managerial Accounting (F2)
Third semester:
OM 504 Sports Operations Management
BLAW 642 Business Law (F4)
Forth semester – 4 major electives
FIN 612 Finance and Investment Planning in Sports
BLAW 615 Sports Law and Risk Management
SMO 632 Sports Tourism
SMO 610 Stadium and Arena Management
MGTSC 502 Business Research Methods in Sports
ECON 610 Economics for Sports
BUEC 617 Sport Globalization
SMO 601 International Sport Systems
MARK 626 Sport marketing research
BUEC 624 Sport consumer behavior
BUEC 631 Olympic governance and olympic policy
SOCY 515 Sociological aspects of sports management
SMO 620 Managment of Sports Organizations
ACCTG 604 Taxation in Sports
HRM 602 International Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
BLAW 631 Legal Aspects of Management
RES 620 Research Methods in desicion making
MIS 521 Management Information Systems
Capstone – Topics related to sports management