Sport Analytics and Technologies MSc

Loughborough University

Our MSc Sport Analytics and Technologies programme is designed for individuals who wish to develop a critical understanding of how technology is impacting on sport, in particular the growing sport digital and media sectors.

Sport is embracing digital technologies to improve performance and shake-up tired and redundant business practices, which is why it is a great time to study a sport analytics degree.

On our sport analytics degree, you will investigate cases of data driven decision-making and strategy formulation to outline how statistical analysis and data visualisation is informing sport business trends and solutions.

You will investigate cases of data driven decision-making and strategy formulation to outline how statistical analysis and data visualisation is informing sport business trends and solutions.

You will examine how the sport industry is actively embracing digital technologies to improve performance and shake-up tired and redundant business practices, gaining a critical understanding of mobile internet and the latest cloud technologies, with a special emphasis on media cloud applications shifting to mobile Internet platforms.

Together the faculty will introduce you to the latest research and devices driving the sport digital and media environment, and other related areas.

Loughborough University London sits amongst some of the world’s most iconic sporting venues, which continue to host highly prestigious global sports events, such as the Rugby World Cup, UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the LEN European Aquatics Championships. Plus next door to our campus is one of the UK’s leading sports television providers, BT Sport.

If you are looking for a development, analyst, management or consultancy role in the sport, digital or media sector, then this programme is the perfect choice for you. You will learn closely with industry, and gain hands-on experience of real-world challenges in the sector.