Graduate Curriculum

Graduate Program Curriculum

The Masters of Education - Sport Management degree program requires 36 credit hours - 30 hours of course work and a six-credit hour internship. In addition, the program requires that all students pass a final written examination during their final semester prior to graduation covering all required course work.

Required Major Courses

SMGT 800: Analytics and Decision-Making in Sport (3 hrs.)

SMGT 801: Management in Sport (3 hrs.)

SMGT 802: Ethics in Sport (3 hrs.)

SMGT 803: Sport Marketing (3 hrs.)

SMGT 809: Sport Management Technology (3 hrs.)

SMGT 811: Sport in Society (3 hrs.)

SMGT 822: Communication in Sport (3 hrs.)

SMGT 835: Legal Issues in the Profession (3 hrs.)

SMGT 847: Internship (6 hrs.)

Possible Electives

Students may choose from the following classes or consider other options in consultation with their assigned advisor.

SMGT 511: Selling in the Industry (3 hrs.)

SMGT 520: Sport Tournament & Event Management (3 hrs.)

SMGT 525: Sport Facility Management (3 hrs.)

SMGT 540: Business Analytics in Sport (3 hrs.)

SMGT 545: Governance & Policy in Sport (3 hrs.)

SMGT 552: Study Abroad in Global Sport Industry (3 hrs.)

SMGT 711: Structuring and Scheduling Sport Tournaments, Online (3 hrs.)

SMGT 781: Cooperative Education (Max: 3 hrs.)

SMGT 818: Psychology of Sport (3 hrs.)

SMGT 836: Legal Issues in the Profession II (3 hrs.)

ECON 611: Economics of Sport (3 hrs.)