A Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration degree is classified as a

Master of Advanced Studies A Master of Advanced Studies or Master of Advanced Study (MAS, M.A.S., or MASt) is a postgraduate degree awarded in various countries. Master of Advanced Studies programs may be non-consecutive programs tailored for "specific groups of working pro ...

(MAS) which, according to the Bologna Education System (see Bologna Process), is a post-graduate programme meeting the needs of working professionals and as such falls in the category of

continuing education Continuing education (similar to further education in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United ...

professional development Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, attending conferences, and informal learning Informal learning is characterized "by a low degree of planning and ...

. An MSA typically runs between 12 and 18 months and applies a trans-disciplinary approach covering several disciplines (management, law, economics, sociology, technology, medicine, etc.) with a strong practical, hands-on component to the education process. Participants to an MSA, typically come from the working world and already have several years of professional experience before starting the programme. The notion of having sport management specific education to better prepare the future sport administrators started to emerge in the 1990s.

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