Sport Management, MSSM

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CIP Code: 31.0504

Additional information regarding the Master of Science in Sport Management program can be found on the School of Management & Marketing page.

Required Core

SMGT 501 - Orientation Semester Hours: One
SMGT 513 - Research Methods Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 423/523 - Sport Law Semester Hours: Three *
SMGT 463/563 - Sport Finance Semester Hours: Three *
OR
SMKT 533 - Sport Entrepreneurship Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 573 - Sport Public Relations Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 583 - Leadership and Management in Sport Semester Hours: Three
SMKT 543 - Sport Ethics Semester Hours: Three

Total: 19 Hours

Capstone Requirement

SMGT 576 - Internship in Sport Management/ Fitness Management Semester Hours: Six
OR
SMGT 583D - Thesis Defense Semester Hours: Three
AND
SMGT 583T - Thesis Proposal and Research Semester Hours: Three

Total: 6 Hours

Concentration Tracks

Students must choose to pursue one track: Fitness Management or Sport Marketing.

Fitness Management Track

EXSC 403/503 - Exercise Psychology Semester Hours: Three *
EXSC 453/553 - Fitness Management Semester Hours: Three *
EXSC 483/583 - Principles of Human Performance Semester Hours: Three *
OR
KHSC 413/513 - Exercise Testing and Prescription for Special Populations Semester Hours: Three *

Total: 9 Hours

Sport Marketing Track

SMGT 543 - Advanced Sport Marketing Semester Hours: Three
SMKT 523 - Sport and Social Media Semester Hours: Three
SMKT 533 - Sport Entrepreneurship Semester Hours: Three
OR
PHED 413/513 - Sport Facility Management Semester Hours: Three *

Total: 9 Hours

Total: 34 Hours

Note

SMGT 403/503 can be taken as a replacement for a sport management course up to two times. By permission of the Dean of the College of Business & Entrepreneurship only.

*Must be completed at the 500-level to be applicable toward the Master of Science in Sport Management program.

MBU enrollment tops 5,600 students

Fiddler on the Roof

Sport Management, MSSM

Required Core

Total: 19 Hours

Capstone Requirement

Total: 6 Hours

Concentration Tracks

Fitness Management Track

Total: 9 Hours

Sport Marketing Track

Total: 9 Hours

Total: 34 Hours

Note