Careers with this master's in sports and tourism
The global sport, event, and hospitality industries are worth billions of Euros and employ
millions of people across the
world. In mature economies such as France, the United States and Australia, these industries typically contribute up to 3%
to annual Gross Domestic Product. Elsewhere, in countries like Saudi Arabia, China, and Brazil, there are ambitions to build
sport economies of a comparable size.
Across the world, there is a growing demand for appropriately educated and skilled people to work in these industries, at
local, national, and international levels.
Whether your professional ambitions are in sport, events, and hospitality, or even in fashion, music or entertainment, your
mission will be to provide and manage high quality experiences for increasingly demanding customers.
Graduates of our MSc will meet this challenge, finding work in managerial, leadership, and consulting positions, across
a range of different organisations that include governing bodies, government, specialist consultancies, entertainment or
sporting venues, teams, clubs, major brand sponsors, event promoters, social media business, broadcasters and many more.
Given the international and global nature of the sport, events, and hospitality industries, we will prepare you accordingly.
Our students, academic staff, and industrial partners come from across the world. The case studies and projects you
will work on typically have an international or global focus. Whilst our students normally go on overseas trips to visit
organisations and events that enhance your knowledge about the world
Recruiting companies
Skema graduates have long been successful in securing positions with high-profile organisations including Paris Saint
Germain, the National Basketball Association, Yacht Club de Monaco, Accor Hotels, the Nice Palais de la Méditerranée, and
many more.
Career development workshops are incorporated into our programme, whilst many of the courses you will study are
delivered by industry experts with excellent links to practitioners.
Furthermore, we work with industry partners to ensure that our students are familiar with trends, developments, and
opportunities in the labour market.
Our employment track record helps to illustrate our strong belief that the MSc in Sport, Events, and Hospitality prepares
graduates for a range of different careers across multiple industrial sectors.
Club Med, L’Hôtel Molitor, Nestlé,, L’hôtel du Collectionneur, L’Hôtel Molitor,
Le Cojo Paris 2024, META, Pernod Ricard, Shenzhen Smart Manufacturing
International Exhibition & Convention, Smartbox, Suisse Tourisme, Tactic Event.
Partner/recruiting organisations include
Amadeus, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, Palais de la Méditerranée, Nice, European Society of Cardiology, Groupe Pierre & Vacances, Expedia, Yacht Club de Monaco, Tourism Section of the Nice Côte d’Azur, Chamber of Commerce
MSc employment survey
- Net employment rate (at six months): 95 %.
- Average salary after graduation : 38 000€
- 50 % work outside of their home country
- Business areas students choose to work in : Marketing, communications, Business development & sales, Entrepreneurship
