Management & Consulting in Sports, Master 1 subject

Jonas Kapfer is a second semester student of Management & Consulting in Sports. He's pursuing the Master of Science degree.

Wieso haben Sie sich damals für Ihr Studienfach entschieden?

In order to enhance my Bachelor’s degree in sports by a degree in sports management.

An welchen Stellen haben sich die Erwartungen an Ihr Studienfach erfüllt, an welchen nicht?

As expected, the Master’s degree was more hands-on than the Bachelor’s degree. Moreover, it offers many interesting guest lectures and in-depth exploration of subjects that were merely touched upon in the Bachelor’s degree. In my opinion, subject such as online marketing and social media, which are getting more and more relevant, weren’t sufficiently discussed. Also, typical jobs should be ideally explored in more depth and potential job interviews should be simulated and discussed.

Was macht Ihnen in Ihrem Fach am meisten Spaß?

Working with my personal hobby sport. You have the chance to stay active and healthy and to get other people moving in your future job, rather than sit in an office for 40 hours a week.

Was war bisher die größte Herausforderung?

Sophisticated academic work for term papers, exposés etc. Increasing language proficiency requirements due to lectures and texts in the English language.

Was wollen Sie einmal damit werden?

Sport manager, ideally with a sporting goods retailer or in club management.

Welche Tipps geben Sie den Leuten, die auch überlegen, Ihr Fach zu studieren?

The Master’s degree Management and Consulting in Sports is very interesting, because it offers a well-balanced blend of consultancy and management. Thanks to the small group, students soon develop a strong team spirit inside and outside the seminar. Thus, communication with the lecturers and teachers, too, is very personal and uncomplicated.