Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management

Below you can find the complete study plan for the Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management, including the subjects distributed by academic year and their corresponding course type.

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• The Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management will equip you with knowledge in key areas such as sports facility administration, financial management of business units, sporting event organisation, sports marketing, team management and strategic planning within the sports sector. It will also support your development of practical and critical skills in leadership, decision-making, communication and problem-solving. 
   
• You’ll be prepared to take on the challenges of the sports management job market from a global perspective, including the public and private sectors, tourism, federative and competitive sport, as well as the social and recreational dimensions. 
   
• You will build the knowledge, skills and competencies essential for managing sports organisations effectively. 
   
• You’ll gain insight into the specific nature of the sports sector – including events, organisations, disciplines and activities – enabling you to make informed decisions and offer solutions that respond to evolving social demands. 
   
• You will also come to understand the vital role that sports management plays in sporting, economic and social development. 

During your study programme, you’ll have exclusive online training content that Rafa Nadal himself and his entire team have worked on, sharing their experiences and revealing the secrets that have led him to success: 

• Toni Nadal
• Carlos Moyá
• Ángel Ruiz Cotorro
• Rafael Maymó
• Carlos Costa
• Benito Pérez-Barbadillo
• Gemma Bes 
• Maribel Nadal. 

You’ll access unique content that will help you hone the qualities today’s job market demands: effort, cooperation, empathy, leadership, professional ethics, responsibility and commitment, humility and confidence, resilience, discipline and hard work. 

As a student of the Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management, you will be taught at facilities inspired and shared with businesses, where the use of technological tools will be a common denominator.  Here are some of the facilities where you will work at throughout your training:   

• FabLab: Spaces for creation and for developing your more technical skills. Students will be able to apply state-of-the-art resources to tackle everyday problems. 
• Liquid Studio: A space where students from different courses, guided by our faculty staff, can develop and solve real-world projects proposed by leading companies in the sector. 
• Ágora: A presentation space equipped with streaming connectivity, where our students can express themselves and connect with companies.  
• Rooftop: A networking space designed to take your connections with other students and companies to the next level, in an iconic environment with 360 views of downtown Madrid's skyline. 
• Collaborative Open Spaces: Flexible spaces that can be used and customised by students according to their learning needs, including group work or online connectivity. 
• Immersive Areas: A space where technology is the core focus, which seeks to replicate different environments and industries. An example of technology being placed at the service of the teaching model. 

Entry requirements: 

The first intake of the Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management at the UAX Rafa Nadal School of Sport, in collaboration with LALIGA, offers a limited number of 60 on-campus places. 
  

• Successful completion of the university entrance examination, in accordance with current legislation.   
• Successful completion of the entrance exams for candidates over 25 or over 45 years of age.   
• Holding a qualification as a Higher Technician, Higher Technician in Plastic Arts and Design, or Higher Sports Technician.  
• Holding a university-level qualification (Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree, Technical Engineer, Engineer, Architect or Graduate).  
• Holding a secondary school qualification (Baccalaureate or equivalent) from an EU member state or from a country with which Spain has a bilateral agreement, provided the qualification grants access to university in the country of origin and complies with Spanish regulations.  
• Applicants from countries without an international agreement must have their studies officially recognised in Spain and sit the relevant university entrance exams. 
• Applicants aged 40 or over in the calendar year in which the academic year begins, with work or professional experience related to the degree but no formal academic qualification granting access by other means. 

Admission process: 

The admission process includes the following steps: 

1. Application for admission: submit your application, provide the required documentation and pay the admission fee. 
2. Admission tests: take the admission tests relevant to the programme you are applying for. Final admission is subject to the fulfilment of the official access requirements. 
3. Place reservation: once your admission test results have been communicated, you must reserve your place and pay the corresponding reservation fee. 
4. The university reserves the right not to offer a programme if the minimum number of applications required is not met. In such cases, prospective students will be duly informed. 

Admission tests: 

• Place reservation: once your admission test results have been communicated, you must reserve your place and pay the corresponding reservation fee. 
• Admission tests can be taken in person at the university’s campuses, online via the University Admissions Portal, or at one of the national or international partner centres officially designated for this purpose. 
• The general admission tests take approximately 1.5 hours and consist of: 
• TCAP© Competency Test – Academic and Personal Proficiency Test.  
• UAX provides dedicated support and advisory services for students with specific educational needs arising from any form of functional diversity. These services will assess whether curricular adaptations, alternative pathways or tailored study options are required. 
   

To successfully complete English language subjects from the third year onwards (in the on-campus format), students will be required to either present official accreditation of B2 level English or pass the UAX English language placement test at the appropriate time. In addition, UAX offers extracurricular English courses to support students who wish to strengthen their language skills. 

Entrance scale: 

The following criteria will be used to assess applicants: 

• Academic record: 70% 
• Admission test results: 30%