Master of Arts in Health, Physical Education, and Sport Sciences - Sport Management
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.
Admission Requirements
- General admission to graduate study, including a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.50.
- Completion of an appropriate undergraduate major is required for unconditional admission to the program and selected area of specialization: Sport Management: sport management or administration, physical education, recreation, business, or communication.
Candidates with an undergraduate degree in another area(s) may submit a transcript to the department for consideration. The appropriate faculty will make an admission status recommendation, and when appropriate, include a list of undergraduate prerequisites that must be successfully completed prior to unconditional admission.
3. A minimum combined score on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE of 750 or a scaled score of 380 or higher on the Miller Analogies Test.
Requirements for the Degree
- Satisfy general degree requirements.
- Fulfill stated program requirements.
- Pass a written qualifying examination over program required curriculum (must have a 3.0 or higher GPA and no "I" incomplete grades to sit for the exam).
- Must have an exit cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above to complete the program.
- Must be unconditionally admitted to the Sport Management graduate program.
Dismissal from the Sport Management Program - Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students may not drop below a 3.0 GPA for more than one semester during the program. A student who falls below a 3.0 cumulative GPA for two semesters will be dismissed from the program.
Program Requirements |
Sem. Hrs. |
HPS 600 - Research Methods in Health, P.E., & Sport Management. |
3 |
HPS 601 - Interpretation of Data |
3 |
HPS 610 - Readings and Graduate Seminar |
3 |
SPMT 605 - Plan. & Designing Sport & Physical Activity Facility |
3 |
SPMT 630 - Sport Marketing |
3 |
SPMT 632 - Management and Administration of Sports Programs |
3 |
SPMT 635 - Legal Issues in Sport and Physical Activity |
3 |
SPMT 650 - Financing the Sport Enterprise |
3 |
SPMT 655 - Leadership and Ethics in Sport and Physical Activity |
3 |
SPMT 660 - Socio-Cultural Issues in Sport |
3 |
SPMT 661 - Sport Relations |
3 |
SPMT 671 - Sport Management Internship or |
|
SPMT 672 - Research Project in Sport Management |
3 |
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED |
36 |
Student Competencies
The following competencies will be obtained in the HPS core courses listed below: HPS 600-Research Methods in Health, Physical Education and Recreation, HPS 601-Interpretation of Data, HPS 610-Readings and Graduate Seminar.
- The student will be able to understand people who engage in sport within their respective living environments, thus comprehending their interest and values for sport 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 sport 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 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.
Assessments
Candidates must pass a written qualifying exam over the content of the three core courses: HPS 600, 601, and 610.
- This examination, which will consist of three essay questions, should be scheduled within one semester of completing the core courses.
- Students must formally apply in writing for the exam at the beginning of the semester in which he/she plans to take the exam.
- The student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to take the exam.
- The qualifying exam will be offered three times a year (Fall, Spring, and Summer).
- A student may have three attempts to pass each of the three core areas.
- When needed, the second or third attempts are to be formally scheduled by the student during any one of the three scheduled exam times (Fall, Spring and Summer).
- A student who does not pass all three core areas within three attempts will be dismissed from the program.
- Failure to take the exam will result as an attempt unless the student has formally applied to withdraw from the exam. A formal withdrawal must be submitted a minimum of 14 days prior to the administration of the exam.