Multiple time zone delivery

The Global Institute of Sport is committed to delivering a cutting-edge online learning experience with unrivalled opportunities for students across North and South America to immerse themselves in the local and global sports industry.

From September 2021, our MSc International Sport Management (Online), MSc Football Business (Online) and MSc Football Communications & Digital Marketing (Online) programmes will be now delivered in EST/EDT time zones.

When applying to study an online degree with GIS, you can choose to study in any of the available time zones to suit your schedule wherever you are in the world.

Benefits

Live academic sessions - Speak to your peers and tutors in live sessions to develop a deeper understanding of your subject area;
Unprecedented access to the North American sports industry - Online students will now have even greater access to our network of global stadiums. Regular guest speaker sessions, networking opportunities and a Global Summit will take place at the Inter Miami CF Stadium throughout the year, immersing you in the North American sports industry;
Online support - Access learning, pastoral, IT and library support online, direct from our team;
Flexibility - Learn in your own time with academic content available on demand.

Students will have unprecedented access to the GIS Inter Miami CF Stadium throughout the year.

Our Online Hub is the dedicated app for students to access content from their degree course on the go, lecture notes and reading material.

Guest speaker and networking sessions with some of the biggest names in North American sports business.

Online students have access to our support teams including study support, pastoral support, IT support and library support.

Our Online portfolio means students can study in their own time and around existing work and life commitments.

Live sessions

Synchronous, live sessions will be delivered to provide students with the opportunity to interact with tutors and develop a deeper understanding of their subject. There will be three to six live sessions on each module to complement the asynchronous academic content which provides the greatest studying flexibility. These live sessions will be delivered in the early afternoon in the EST/EDT time zones.

When applying to study an online degree with GIS, you can choose to study in any of the available time zones to suit your schedule wherever you are in the world. For added flexibility, students can also access recordings of these live sessions, and can opt to dial into an alternative time zone to suit their schedule.

In addition to the live academic sessions for every module, online students in these regions will have convenient access to our support teams, including study support, pastoral support, IT support and library support.

Regular access to the Inter Miami CF Stadium

To further enhance the learning experience of our online programmes around the world, there will be various touchpoints throughout the year for all students, including guest speaker sessions, networking opportunities and in-person events in Miami, including our Global Sports Summits at Inter Miami CF Stadium.

All students are also invited to the regular activities at our UK campuses in London and Manchester, and our other global hubs in New York, Atlanta, Toronto and Melbourne.