MSc in Sports Analytics

Studies Objective

The postgraduate program of MSc in Sports Analytics, in collaboration with the School of Physical Education and Sports Science of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, aims at producing highly educated professionals in sports-related activities to work in industry and government.

The Program focuses on: 

• Sports Science and Bioengineering
• Statistics and Data Analysis/ Analytics 
• Technology incl. Machine learning for Sports
• Prediction for Betting industry
• Operational research 
• Business/ Management perspective of Analytics in Professional Sports

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Double Degree with Digisport (awaiting approval): 

• 2 years – 2 M.Sc. Degrees
• One in Sports Analytics by AUEB
• One in Digital Sport Sciences by Digisport
• One year in each university/program
• Also funded by ERASMUS+

Double Degree with University of Naples:

• 2 years – 2 M.Sc. Degrees
• One in Sports Analytics by AUEB
• One in Statistical Science for Decisions
• One year in each university/program
• Also funded by ERASMUS+

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Features of the Program

• Fees: 8,000€.
• Scholarship opportunities: Up to 50% for students with a grade above 8,5 (for Greek Universities).
• Hybrid program
  
  • All lectures are offered Virtually ​
  • On-site exams
  • On-site live optional workshops 
• The program is fully in English.
• The program also offers a series of seminars, workshops and short courses.

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​LIST OF COURSES 

The program offers TWO tracks: ​​

• Track 1 – Sport Data Science​

• Track 2 – Applied Sports Analytics 

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Sports Data Science:

COMPULSORY

• Introduction to R and Python (5 ECTS)
• Data Analysis (5 ECTS)
• Visualization and Data Science-Story Telling (5 ECTS)
• Sports Performance Analysis (5 ECTS)
• Sports Modelling (5 ECTS)
• Big Data Analytics and Management (5 ECTS)
• Applied Sport Economics (5 ECTS)
• Machine Learning (5 ECTS)
• Basketball Data Science (5 ECTS)
• Football Analytics (5 ECTS)

Selection of a total of 10 ECTS from the following elective courses:

• Sports Marketing (5 ECTS)
• Anthology of Sports (2,5 ECTS)
• Operational research and scheduling of athletic events (2,5)
• Coaching by numbers (2,5 ECTS)
• Sports Law (2,5 ECTS)
• Sports Management (2,5 ECTS)
• Olympic Event Organization (2,5 ECTS)
• Biomechanics of human movement (2,5 ECTS)
• Integrated Exercise Physiology (2,5 ECTS)
• Special Topics of Sports Analytics (2,5 ECTS)
• Additional courses offered in the 2nd track (Applied Sports Analytics), but only with the approval of the Program Committee, following an application.

Applied Sports Analytics:

COMPULSORY

• Introduction to Mathematics for Sports Analytics (0 ECTS)
• Introduction to R and Python (5 ECTS)
• Introduction to Statistical Methods (5 ECTS)
• Visualization and Data Science-Story Telling (5 ECTS)
• Sports Performance Analysis (5 ECTS)
• Data Analysis (5 ECTS)
• Sports Marketing (5 ECTS)
• Applied Sport Economics (5 ECTS)
• Sustainability in Sports (5 ECTS)
• Basketball Data Science (5 ECTS)
• Football Analytics (5 ECTS)

Selection of a total of 10 ECTS from the following elective courses:

• Sports Modelling (5 ECTS)
• Machine Learning (5 ECTS)
• Big Data Analytics and Management (5)
• Anthology of Sports (2,5 ECTS)
• Operational research and scheduling of athletic events (2,5 ECTS)
• Coaching by numbers (2,5 ECTS)
• Sports Law (2,5 ECTS)
• Sports Management (2,5 ECTS)
• Olympic Event Organization (2,5 ECTS)
• Biomechanics of human movement (2,5 ECTS)
• Integrated Exercise Physiology (2,5 ECTS)
• Special Topics of Sports Analytics (2,5 ECTS)

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