The Master lasts for one year. Students are obliged to attend all the various educational activities the tuition program consists of.
The Master is conceived as an online and offline e-learning program that employs a series of different tuition tools such as theoretical lessons, case studies, researches and individual or common project works, simulations and action learning. Three "traditional" academic sessions are also foreseen and will be held in three different European cities.
The educational program - schedule and venues - is organized as follows:
Classroom: The first session in Barcelona, Spain, at the National Physical Education Institute (INEFC), February 24th to 27th 2010 consisting of classes that will be spread over 4 days and will be dealing with the following topics: general introduction to the Master program, tools and methodologies to become familiar with for the e-learning process, team building.
Online Course I: The e-learning will then proceed for a series of 28 weeks in a row; twice a week tutors will be available online on a real time basis to assist the students who will also have to pass a test specifically conceived to verify their ongoing learning.
Sports Life Immersion: Will be held in Paris, France, May 6th to 9th 2010 as this is the venue where Euroleague Basketball will be staging the 2010 Final Four of that first-class event A second series of classes to last for 4 days and focusing on these subjects: management of major sport events; relevant scenarios and developments affecting the sport business; interaction with the media; arena marketing. At that stage students will have also the chance to attend a major sport event;
Online Course II and Project Work: A fourth section featuring 19 more weeks of e-learning and 8 additional weeks specifically devoted to the preparation and development of a marketing plan; for that activity students will benefit of the assistance descending from their tutors and teachers.
Assessment Week: Ca’Foscari University, Venice, Italy from December 15th to 18th 2010.
Graduation Day: Ca’Foscari University, Venice, Italy December 18th 2010 where diplomas will be handed over.
Starting from the tenth week of tuition all students will be able to start up their stage in a sport club.