> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.peridot.works/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Les Roches sports MSc: do you want to study the business behind sport? - URL: https://www.peridot.works/les-roches-sports-events-business-fit/ - Published: 2026-10-08T12:45:59.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T12:45:59.000Z - Description: Test whether Les Roches’ sports-and-events MSc fits your interest in the business decisions behind sport, using an original event-planning exercise. - Author: Santosh Srinivas Enjoying sport is a good reason to explore sports management. To decide whether a master’s fits you, test whether you also enjoy the decisions behind an event: its costs, audience, commercial priorities and competing stakeholder needs. Following a team and managing a sporting organisation involve different tasks. For a graduate considering Les Roches’ Master of Science in Sports Management and Events, the useful question is whether those business tasks make you curious enough to study them in depth. This guide combines current programme information with an original exercise you can use before counselling. ## What the course currently describes Reviewed on 8 October 2026, the [official programme page](https://lesroches.edu/programs/masters-degrees/master-of-science-in-sports-management-and-events/?ref=peridot.works) says its displayed content applies to the 2027 academic year. It describes a full-time year of academic study plus a 20-week internship or master’s thesis, with 90 ECTS in total. The learning themes include sports economics, marketing, governance, stakeholder relationships and event delivery. Its part-time format is identified specifically for Abu Dhabi. Confirm the campus, intake and exact final-semester option for the route you are considering. The page uses both thesis and applied-project wording in different sections, so obtain the applicable academic requirements in writing. A field visit, an internship option or proximity to sporting bodies does not establish a job offer or a right to work in a country. The [official MSc admissions summary](https://brochure.lesroches.edu/les-roches-admission-criteria/master-of-science-programs?ref=peridot.works) identifies Crans-Montana and Abu Dhabi for this programme. Its stated criteria for fall 2026 and spring 2027 include a recognised bachelor’s degree and English requirements; experience is desirable rather than compulsory. It directs applicants to the academic catalogue for campus/intake availability. Personal qualification equivalence and an actual place remain decisions for admissions. ## Try a small event decision before choosing the degree Imagine organising a one-day community tournament. This is a fictional exercise, not a Les Roches assessment or a real event plan. Write down the main participant groups: competitors, spectators, volunteers, venue staff and a possible sponsor. Choose one decision where their needs might conflict. For example, a sponsor might want a prominent activity at the entrance while organisers need to keep access clear. Describe the competing needs without assuming that one party is wrong. What information would help you evaluate options? Who would need to review the decision? What costs or constraints would change your recommendation? Now make a simple budget using clearly invented amounts. Separate fixed commitments from costs that change with attendance. Test what happens when expected income falls. You do not need a polished financial model; the purpose is to discover whether you enjoy asking how a sporting activity can operate responsibly. ## Connect your existing experience to a learning gap Perhaps you have helped with a college event, analysed consumer behaviour in a business assignment or worked with a local organisation. Identify your actual contribution and what you could substantiate. Attending an event is different from coordinating it; being part of a group is different from owning a decision. Use three short statements: what you did, what you learned and what you still do not know. A student might have managed registrations but never evaluated sponsor objectives. Another might understand a budget yet want to learn how governance affects an event. These imaginary examples illustrate learning questions, not admissions advantages promised by the school. If the exercise feels unrelated to what you want, investigate other educational routes rather than forcing a sports-management label onto your interest. Your goal might concern coaching, performance, media production or another field with different learning and professional requirements. The programme page’s business emphasis is useful for framing that further research. ## Ask for evidence about the learning tasks Request a sample assessment and ask how students receive feedback on analytical and group work. Which decisions must a student justify with evidence? How are contributions assessed when a team produces a shared output? What preparation is expected before tackling unfamiliar financial or research material? For any proposed final-semester route, ask how selection, supervision and completion work for your cohort. Compare the work you would produce and the support available. Our [project-versus-placement guide](https://www.peridot.works/industrial-project-versus-placement/) provides the general distinctions; the exact programme’s rules should supply the answer for your plan. ## Keep career interest separate from an employment forecast Choose two kinds of work that interest you, then look at what each requires. Does the work involve commercial analysis, event coordination, relationships or something else? A useful conversation connects those tasks to learning you can demonstrate. It does not assume that a list of possible careers on a school website describes an offer waiting for you. Use the [graduate-employment evidence guide](https://www.peridot.works/reading-graduate-employment-data/) before relying on promotional outcome percentages. Ask about the cohort, denominator, timing and types of offers counted. A ranking, recruiter logo or individual success story cannot establish your own probability of employment. ## Take one precise question into counselling Bring your degree details, preferred campus and intake, funding limit and the event exercise. Finish with one capability you want to develop and one unanswered programme condition that could change your choice. That record makes the next discussion more useful than a broad request to find a sports course abroad.