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    International Master in Sports Law LLM Online

    International Master in Sports Law, LLM Online

    The Master in Sports Law Online will boost your legal career in the international sports sector. Train your dreams.

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    26 Apr

    Highlights

    Acquire the knowledge and become an expert in international sports law, regulations and dispute resolution with this LLM. With an outstanding and specialized staff, endorsed by Real Madrid C.F.

    • Start: 26 apr. 2021
    • 9 months
    • 54 ECTS
    • Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid - Universidad Europea - Madrid
    • English
    • Title issued by Universidad Europea de Madrid
    • Exercise and Sports Sciences Faculty
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    International program

    You will acquire a broad and structured knowledge of international sports law. The teaching faculty composed of international lawyers with an extensive experience in Sports Law.

    The Real Madrid Experience

    You will have the opportunity to attend “White Week”, here you can meet directors of the club and executives of the sports industry.

    Networking opportunities

    Networking with fellow candidates, lecturers and current legal experts with experience in the top international sports law cases and in the top European institutions.

    INTERNATIONAL TRIP

    Enjoy a unique trip to Switzerland where you'll visit international sports entities, such as FIFA and UEFA, and meet with their executives.

    Methodology

    Flexibility

    Live virtual classes that will be recorded in case you cannot attend or want to see them again.

    Support

    You will have the support of our expert professors who will facilitate your learning, as well as an accompanying tutor who will guide you and help you achieve your goals.

    Experiential learning

    Receive comprehensive training based on real-life cases combined with theoretical and practical learning.

    Your UE Experience

    WHY SHOULD YOU STUDY THIS MASTER IN SPORTS LAW ONLINE?

    You will develop your legal career in the sports sector.

    Academic program

    This 100% online master in sports law comprises 9 modules designed to cover a broad range of topics from general to more in-depth focus areas:

    • Get to know procedures of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and the subsequent appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

    • Study case exercises on sports law and arbitration simulations that encourage debate and the exchange of ideas between professors and students, creating strong professional links along the way.

    Faculty

    • The teaching faculty composed of international lawyers with an extensive experience in Sports Law.

    • All the lecturers and professors are involved in International sports law activities

    • This you will allows to get vision of professional practice as sport international lawyers.

    Real Madrid Graduate School

    Real Madrid Graduate School - Universidad Europea is the world’s leading graduate school in sport, offering a unique academic model.

    Take advantage of unique networking opportunities and share this experience with prestigious methodology and youth academy directors, as well as colleagues representing more than 50 nationalities.

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    Practice of an International Sport Lawyer. Juan de Dios Crespo, is one of the best and well known Sport Lawyers around the world. Mr. Crespo is lecturer in International Master in Sports Law Online where he shares with the student his huge knowledge about sports law and the experiences lived throughout a professional career carried out for twenty years.
    In this sesion speak about the daily work of an international sport lawyer and how important is to possess a good knowledge about Sports Law.

    YOUR PROFESSIONAL FUTURE

    You will acquire the knowledge to work in international law firms, sports organizations and bodies, international federations, clubs or in international sport institutions.

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    Study plan

    This 100% online International Master in Sports Law comprises 9 modules, each one has 6 ECTS, to aimed at providing you with the knowledge to act as sport lawyer at international level.

    1

    Organization and structure of sports at international level

    Understand how the sport is structured and organized and who are the main actors within the sports family.

    • Who is who in the Sports Family.
    • The different institutions and members of these institutions which compose the sports family and the game of hierarchical relationship between institutions and members.
    • Relationship between international and national institutions and different models of organization of sports.

    2

    The source system of International Sports Law

    The Sport is highly regulated by rules and regulations issued by private and public entities. The module is aimed to explain the complex system of sources and the relationship between public and private rules.

    • Private Nature of rules issued by international private associations (Federations).
    • Applicability and application of private rules.
    • Sports Law makers.
    • Other legal system affecting private rules.

    3

    Alternative dispute resolution mechanism within sport

    Alternative resolution mechanisms allows the sports family to keep its independence. Learn how these mechanism were created and the different kinds of arbitration bodies within the sports.

    • Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms at international and national level.
    • The important role played by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
    • Consequences of the coexistence of ordinary Courts with Arbitration bodies.

    4

    Organization of sports events

    Learn how an international competition is organized from a legal point of view. Negotiation of contracts involved in the organization of an event. Good Governance and integrity as policies to improve the credibility of the sports.

    • Drafting contracts.
    • Negotiating contracts.
    • ASOIF and its policies to implement good governance.
    • The fight against match fixing.
    • FIFA policies on integrity.

    5

    Good governance and integrity in sport

    The student will learn how the fight against doping is organized within the sports family. The antidoping rules and regulations and the institutions in charge of the fight against doping.

    • IOC, WADA, ITA, CAS Antidoping division.
    • Word Antidoping Code and the International Standards.
    • CAS Jurisprudence and landmark cases in doping matters.

    6

    Sport Taxation

    Clubs, players, athletes and coaches are subjected to taxation. Learn how they are taxed.

    • International Treaties on double taxation.
    • Tax residence and domicile.
    • Taxation of individual athletes and taxation of players integrated into teams.
    • Taxation of transfer of players, by-out clauses.

    7

    Swiss law

    The module is aimed to explain the important role played by Swiss Law in the sports.

    • Swiss Private International Law.
    • Swiss Law on Associations.
    • Swiss Labour Law.
    • Swiss Code of Obligations.

    8

    Sports Arbitration

    The module is aimed to study in detail how to conduct arbitrary proceedings before international and national federation and before the Court of Arbitration for Sport

    • Proceedings before FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and Player Status Committee.
    • Proceedings before CAS.
    • Ordinary Proceedings, appeal proceedings.

    9

    Football Law

    Being the football the king of the sports, football also generates much litigation. Learning FIFA rules and regulations on statute and transfers of players and jurisprudence in labour disputes at FIFA and CAS.

    • FIFA Regulations on Status and Transfer of players.
    • Relevant decisions of FIFA DRC.
    • CAS jurisprudence on contractual stability.

    Study plan

      SUBJECT   ECTS    QUARTER 
    GENERAL MANAGEMENT IN SPORT COMPANIES      6        1
    Economic Analysis of the Sports Industry
    Strategic Planning. Analysis of Sports Environments and Competition
    Business Management Models and Economic Aspects
    ECONOMICS      6        1
    Annual Accounts for Sports Clubs and Organizations
    Planning and Control in Sports Organization Management
    Financial Management
    MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS      6        1
    Strategic and Operational Marketing
    Sponsorship in Sports
    Audiovisual Rights
    Sports and Society
    Sports and the Media
    SPORTS VENUE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION      6        2
    Infrastructure Management within a Sports Entity
    Production of Sporting Events
    Quality and Incident Management
    Management of Leisure and Non-Conventional Spaces
    Security and Technology at Sports Facilities
    MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND HUMAN RESOURCES      6        2
    People Management and Teamwork
    Coaching Applied to Sports
    Motivational Leadership of Teams
    Communication: Public Speaking in Professional Environments
    Emotional Intelligence in Sports Organizations
    SPECIALIZATION BRANCH A: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT       6        2
    Strategies for Starting a Sports Business
    The Business Plan and Financing
    International Organizations in Sports for Development
    Corporate Social Responsibility and Sports
    Social Entrepreneurship in Sports
    Keys to Success and Failure
    SPECIALIZATION BRANCH B: MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS      6        3
    The Media
    Advertising Agencies
    Official Organizations
    Sports Rights
    Sporting Events and Brand Profitability
    Sports Clubs
    Sponsorship
    Brand and Identity Management
    Practical Application of a Communication Plan
    Social Network and the Community Manager
    Sports Content in the New Digital World
    SPECIALIZATION BRANCH C: SPORTS FACILITY OPERATION      6        3
    Management of Sports Facility Operations
    Arenas and Stadiums
    The Fitness and Wellness Market
    Large Parks
    Golf Course Management
    Organization of Sporting Events
    E-sports and new trends
    INTERNSHIPS (OPTIONAL)      6        3
    MASTER’S THESIS      6 Cross-curricular

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    Experiential Learning

    Our model goes beyond theory and focuses on learning by doing. It does not create professions, but rather professionals with concerns.

    OUR EDUCATIONAL MODEL

    At Universidad Europea, we are committed to an education that prepares you for the needs of the professional world. Thanks to our methodology, you will be able to gain the knowledge, skills, abilities and competences that provide maximum employability in a global world.

    Experiential learning

    The student learns by doing; there is no learning without action.

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    Meaningful learning

    The teacher relates the knowledge, skills and previous experiences to the interests, expectations and cognitive characteristics of the students.

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    Collaborative learning

    The students "learn together", so they are motivated not just by their own learning, but to increase the achievements of others, forming a social and academic learning experience.

    Professional learning

    The teacher acts as an advisor and as a guide of the learning towards a professional application.

    Constructive and discovery learning

    The student inquires and explores to understand the concepts. This allows you to build cognitive structures by comparing, relating and reorganising new concepts with those you have already dealt with.

    Autonomous learning

    The teacher encourages the students to learn for themselves, developing self-learning. The student is seen as an active and cooperative agent, a protagonist in the construction of his or her own learning.

    Individualised learning

    The teacher is sensitive to the diversity and different learning styles of the students, adjusting the training activities to suit their needs.

    Creative learning

    The development of creativity and initiative allows knowledge to be perceived as open, unfinished, something which can always be redefined and understood from other points of view.

    Flexibility

    • Complete planning: you will have the entire organisation of your studies at your disposal from the beginning.

    • Live virtual classes, adapted to working hours. They will be recorded in case you cannot attend, or you want to watch them again.

    • Intuitive and dynamic online learning platform, accessible from any device.

    Support

    • Teacher with expertise in each subject, related to the professional field. The teacher will deliver the classes, guide you through the course and evaluate your learning experience.

    • Support tutor: this is the person who will accompany you throughout your programme. They will help you organise your time, guide you and help you achieve your goals.

    • Student Services Centre: available 24 hours a day via chat and phone to resolve any technical issues with the platform.

    Experiential Learning

    All our training activities are aimed at enabling you to acquire knowledge, skills, abilities and professional expertise.

    Admissions

    The International Online LLM in Sports Law is intended for professionals, with or without experience in Sports Law, who wish to broaden their knowledge to serve as lawyers at the international level in global law firms, sport organisations and other recognised sporting institutions.

    Admission in the International Online LLM in Sports Law requires command of the English language and a law degree.

    Admissions Process

    The admission process to pursue an online undergraduate or postgraduate certificate at Universidad Europea can be carried out throughout the year, although enrolment on any of our programmes is subject to availability. In order to complete the process, follow these simple steps:

    How to apply

    1

    Documentation

    You will need to send the specific documentation to your personal advisor.

    • Admissions form.
    • Legal document required for accessing the programme.
    • Photocopy of your ID.
    • Curriculum vitae.

    2

    Admission exam

    Once your documentation has been reviewed, your personal advisor will contact you.

    • Competency assessment test.
    • Personal interview.
    • Language assessment test (if applicable).

    3

    Reserving a place

    Formalising the reservation of a place through our different methods of payment.

    • Direct debit.
    • Credit card.
    • Online payment.

    Convalidations and transfer of center

    If you want us to make a personalized validation plan quickly, free and without commitment, you can do it here.

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    Institutional Accreditation SISCAL madri + d

    In 2020, the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences was certified after the successful implementation of SGIC (quality guarantee) under the SISCAL model, with institutional accreditation awarded for this same center.

    Quality Guarantee

    • The Universidad Europea is renowned for its academic excellence and has been recognized worldwide with awards as prestigious as the European Seal of Excellence 500+, Qualicert certification, and the Madrid Excellence award.
    • In the international accreditation rating QS Stars, the Universidad Europea has obtained a total of four stars out of five. This external accreditation system determines the level of excellence achieved by universities in several areas. The Universidad Europea has achieved the maximum score of five stars in Employability, Teaching, Facilities and Social Responsibility.

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    Internal Quality Control System

    Universidad Europea has designed its Internal Quality Control System in accordance with the directives of the Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d, Regional Agency for the Evaluation of the Quality of Universities, as a structural basis to guarantee the quality of new degrees in accordance with the quality directives of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and Organic Law 4/2007 of the 12th of April, which modifies Organic Law 6/2001 of the 21st of December, on Universities.

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