Analysis of sport management subjects in university Sports Sciences degrees in Spain

Abstract

Sport management field has been growing in recent years and more Sport Sciences graduates are employed within this field. For that reason, it seems interesting to analyse the current situation of the sport management subjects within the Sports Sciences Degrees to enhance sport graduates' employability into this area. This paper aims to offer an overview of sport management subjects enclosed by the Sports Sciences degrees, both in public and private Spanish universities. A total of 219 subjects related to sport management were extracted from the website of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and data was codified and analysed using descriptive and content analysis. Results showed that there is no significant difference between the number of subjects taught in public and private universities, but there are differences in the academic structure (evaluation type, contents taught or compulsory and optional subjects). In addition, this analysis reveals the need to balance the contents related to sports management besides to include sport tourism, entrepreneurship, sustainability, gender perspective or Information and Communication Technology content to adapt students' skills to the needs of today's society.