Program Overview

LLM International Sports Law in Practice

Course Summary

This online course provides students with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to effectively advise and represent clients in complex sport-related disputes. The course focuses on the practice and procedure before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), FIFA's Football Tribunal, the National Anti-Doping Panel in the UK, and other disciplinary courts and tribunals.

How You Learn

The course is delivered exclusively online, using dedicated platforms for effective teaching, electronic library resources, live and recorded sessions, and weekly one-to-one training sessions with tutors. Students learn through lectures, guided reading, seminars, peer support and reflection, workshops, student presentations, independent learning, reflection, and evaluation.

Modules

Compulsory Modules

• Business Consultancy Project (By Consultancy Or Dissertation) (60 credits)
• Commercial Regulation And Contractual Obligations In Sport (30 credits)
• International Sports Marketing And Sponsorship (30 credits)
• Sports Finance (30 credits)

Elective Modules

• Anti-Doping Law (30 credits)
• Football Law (30 credits)

Future Careers

This course prepares students for careers in:

• Anti-doping law
• Football law
• Sport governance
• Sport administration
• Sport agency and consultancy (in marketing and practice in law)
• Sports law

Equipment and Facilities

The course is delivered online, with access to electronic library resources and dedicated online platforms.

Where Will I Study?

Students study this course online from any location.

Entry Requirements

• A 2:2 degree or above in Law, Business, Sports Science, or a related degree.
• Relevant work experience will be considered.
• Two satisfactory references are required.
• If English is not the first language, an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other skill areas or equivalent is required.

Fees and Funding

• Home students: £10,940 for the course (full-time), £5,470 per year (part-time).
• International/EU students: £10,940 for the course (full-time), £5,470 per year (part-time).
• Postgraduate student loans: up to £12,858 is available in 2025/26 for home students on most masters courses.

Additional Course Costs

• General course additional costs
• Additional costs for Sheffield Institute of Law and Justice (PDF, 603.4KB)