Degrees Offered with a Major in Sport Management

  • Master of Science
    • without a concentration
    • concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Sport Management Departmental Courses

HLP 6515Evaluation Procedures in Health and Human Performance3
HLP 6535Research Methods in Health and Human Performance3
HLP 6911Research Seminar1
HLP 6935Variable International Topics1-6
HLP 7939HHP PhD Professional Development Seminar3
HLP 7979Advanced Research in Health and Human Performance1-12
HLP 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
PET 6177Athlete-Centered Coaching and Leadership3
SPM 5016Sport Sociology3
SPM 5107Sport Event Management: Principles and Applications3
SPM 5181Athlete Development3
SPM 5206Sport Ethics3
SPM 5309Sport Marketing3
SPM 5405Sport Mass Media3
SPM 5506Sport Finance3
SPM 5726Sport Business Law3
SPM 5936Current Topics in Sport Management1-3
SPM 6036Research Seminar in Sport Management3
SPM 6106Management and Planning of Sport and Physical Activity Facilities3
SPM 6158Management and Leadership in Sport3
SPM 6308Study of Sport Consumer Behaviors3
SPM 6326Sport Marketing Analytics3
SPM 6606Management of Olympic Games Functional Areas3
SPM 6610Sport Events and Community Development3
SPM 6726Issues in Sport Law3
SPM 6727The Application of Fair Competition Laws to Sport Management3
SPM 6905Directed Independent Study1-6
SPM 6910Supervised Research1-6
SPM 6947Graduate Internship in Sport Management3-9
SPM 6948Advanced Practicum in Sport Management1-3
SPM 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
SPM 7900Readings in Sport Management3

Sport Management (MS)

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Identify, define and describe current key concepts and theories in sport management

SLO 2     Knowledge        
Critique emerging and critical issues in the sport industry and recommend appropriate business strategies and research methods utilized within sport management

SLO 3     Skills     
Develop skills to identify, analyze and make decisions and recommendations to sport management problems

SLO 4     Professional Behavior   
Conducts her/himself/themselves professionally in a manner appropriate and expected for the discipline