Sports marketing courses can help you learn audience engagement strategies, brand management, sponsorship activation, and digital marketing techniques. You can build skills in market analysis, campaign development, and social media outreach tailored to sports audiences. Many courses introduce tools like CRM software, analytics platforms, and content management systems, showcasing how these skills are applied to enhance fan experiences and drive revenue for sports organizations.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Target Market, Persona Development, Systems Thinking, Technical Management, Business Modeling, Product Lifecycle Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Operations Management, Engineering Management, Market Analysis, New Product Development, Governance, Performance Metric, Leadership, Business Strategy, Engineering, Recruitment Strategies
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Theory, Creative Design, User Accounts, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Classification And Regression Tree (CART), AI Personalization, Marketing Analytics, Unsupervised Learning, Customer Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Strategies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Marketing, Campaign Management, Customer experience improvement, Personalized Service, Customer Insights, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Make.com, LinkedIn, Marketing Automation, Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Application Programming Interface (API), Generative AI, Content Creation, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Content Marketing, Workflow Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Business Economics, Market Dynamics, Economics, Game Theory, Supply And Demand, Operating Cost, Cost Benefit Analysis, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Business Research, Copywriting, Ideation, Productivity Software, AI Enablement, Marketing Materials, Writing and Editing, Project Implementation, Creative Design, Generative AI, Market Research, Data Analysis Software, Marketing, Product Marketing, Financial Data, Packaging and Labeling, Financial Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphical Tools, Web Content, Design, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Event Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Customer Service, Advertising, Market Research, Value Propositions, Brand Management, Customer Relationship Management, Target Market, Marketing Communications, Logistics, Customer Insights, Supply Chain Management, Sales Management, B2B Sales, Marketing Strategies, Selling Techniques, Competitive Analysis, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Optimization, Generative AI, Content Strategy, AI Enablement, Semantic Web, Workforce Development, Content Performance Analysis, Digital Marketing, Content Creation, Digital Content, Social Media, JSON
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Media Relations, Internal Communications, Crisis Management, Strategic Communication, Communication Planning, Public Relations, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Communications, AI Enablement, Real Time Data
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Developing Training Materials, Color Theory, Journals, Digital Publishing, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Employee Surveys, User Feedback, Customer experience improvement, Market Research, Branding, Advertising, Public Relations
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours