The program is designed to provide students with opportunities to develop and demonstrate the expertise and research skills which are necessary to enable them to make independent professional contributions in sport management.

The skills developed provide students with the opportunity to analyze, synthesize, and communicate information in a dynamic global sport industry. The MA-Sport Management program is designed to provide students with opportunities to develop and demonstrate the expertise and research skills that are necessary to enable them to make independent professional contributions in sport management.?

Program competencies

  • The student will be able to understand people who engage in sports within their respective living environments, thus comprehending their interest and values for sports participation and/or their sport spectator interest.
  • The student will be able to manage plans, lead and evaluate efforts in the advancement of an organization through the efforts of others.
  • Students will recognize and identify moral problems related to sports in its intrinsic and extrinsic dimensions and develop a personal philosophy regarding social responsibility in the sport management setting.
  • The student will be able to apply marketing concepts through utilization, application and initiation of marketing research.
  • The student will be familiar with the financial management, planning and the budgetary components of the sports industry.
  • The student will be familiar with the legal concepts in those areas that they are most likely to encounter in the workplace.
  • The student will develop skills using methods for conducting quantitative and qualitative research in sport management that will be valuable in analyzing research data to predict future managerial strategies.
  • The graduate student will benefit greatly from culminating in-depth practical experiences before entering the sport industry. Even if the student has previous experience in sport management, an additional experience may expand the individual's network and enhance job placement.