The Global Institute of Sport and St. Thomas University (STU) are delighted to announce the creation of America’s first “Global Fútbol Management” master’s degree.
The new one-year degree, titled the Master of Science in Sports Administration with a Global Fútbol Management Specialisation, was announced at GIS’ C Suite Executive Course at Chase Stadium to kick off this year’s Soccerex Miami.
The programme will feature classes on how to lead and promote football clubs. Students will split their time between classes at GIS’ Chase Stadium campus and STU’s Miami Gardens campus.
This is a first-of-its-kind Global Fútbol Management master’s and will begin from August 2025.
Key modules will include Leading Fútbol Clubs & Organizations, Fútbol Fan Engagement, Fútbol Finance, Fútbol Operations Management, Global Sports Industry Engagement, Sports Ethics, Legal Aspects of Sports Administration, and an internship. GIS and STU jointly developed the curriculum.
STU has been at the national epicenter for sports administration education since 1972, when the university became America’s first to offer an undergraduate sports management degree, now an academic staple at colleges nationwide. Now STU have teamed up with GIS, who deliver degrees online and at iconic locations around the world including London’s Wembley Stadium, Brussels’ Lotto Park, Toronto’s BMO Field and Melbourne Cricket Ground in addition to their Miami campus at Chase Stadium.
Since GIS’s inception five years ago, the London-headquartered institute has become a worldwide leader in sports education. GIS serves 500 students via online and in-stadium courses in nine sports business, marketing, and performance-related master’s degrees. The institute, which teaches many of its classes at Wembley Stadium in London, also has partnered with the University of East London and Vrije Universiteit Brussel to offer accredited football degrees in Europe.
“Partnering with St. Thomas University to develop America’s first Global Fútbol Management master’s specialisation was an easy choice,” said Sharona Friedman, President and CEO of GIS. “STU, like GIS, has a reputation as a pioneer in sports higher education and the industry connections for students to excel. Together with our incredible partners at Inter Miami CF, this program will provide students with the best possible platform to transform the booming football industry in the USA and beyond.”
“No other U.S. university has 52 years of experience teaching students how to lead and promote sports teams,” said David A. Armstrong, J.D., president of St. Thomas University. “Sports are much more than fun and games. They are big business. STU’s new Global Fútbol Management degree will give companies the employees they need to keep up with the sport’s incredible global growth.”
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