Sport management

Sport management is an interdisciplinary field of study that provides students with both academic training and field experience to enhance careers in sport and fitness management professions. Typical professions in this field include sport organization management, sport information management (including marketing, promotion, advertising, and fundraising), and exercise and sports science (including fitness assessments and exercise prescriptions).

The programs in this field provide coursework in all related disciplines and recognize the critical necessity for field experience (internships) to enhance career preparation. Employment opportunities for those who complete studies in sport management are as diverse as sport itself and are found in both the public and private sectors. Possibilities include park and recreation programs, college and university recreation programs, athletic departments at both the high school and college/university level, professional and minor league teams, health clubs, and various sport governing bodies such as the United States Ski and Snowboard Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Undergraduate (B.S.) degree in sport management

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Master of education (M.Ed.) degree in applied kinesiology

This graduate-level, practitioner-based, M.Ed./professional studies program offers students three focus area options, including sport management.

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Master of arts (M.A.) degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in sport management

Offered through the Graduate School, our M.A. program with an emphasis in psychology and sociology of sport focuses on issues related to individual and institutional behavior and structure in sport and includes sport management.

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Doctor of education (Ph.D.) degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in sport management

Our Ph.D. degree is for students interested in focusing on a particular subject field and includes original research that makes a significant contribution to knowledge in that field. Students pursuing this degree are admitted through the Graduate School.

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