Master of Education (MEd) in Sport Management
Program highlights include:
- Specialized accreditation from the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA)
- No GRE/GMAT required
- 36 credit hours
- Program length: 2 years (if enrolled full-time)
- Average class size: 25
- Semester long internship required
- No thesis
About the Program
The MEd program in sport management program requires 36 credit hours — 30 credit hours of coursework and a 6-credit hour internship. In addition, the program requires that all students pass a final written examination covering all required coursework during their final semester prior to graduation.
The department is committed to a process of strategic growth and impactful curricular and applied programming. See our Graduate Enrollment Management plan for more information.
- A completed graduate school application
- Official transcripts with 2.75 GPA for the last 60 hours
You must submit the following to the Sport Management Department:
- Candidate's letter of application
- Candidate's resume
- Three reference report forms
The MEd program in sport management program requires 36 credit hours — 30 credit hours of coursework and a 6-credit hour internship.
Required Courses
- SMGT 800 Analytics and Decision-Making In Sport (3)
- SMGT 801 Management In Sport (3)
- SMGT 802 Ethics in Sport (3)
- SMGT 803 Sport Marketing (3)
- SMGT 809 Sport Management Technology (3)
- SMGT 811 Sport In Society (3)
- SMGT 822 Communication in Sport (3)
- SMGT 835 Legal Issues in the Profession I (3)
- SMGT 847 Internship (6)
Elective Courses
Select 6 credit hours from the following or consider other options in consultation
with assigned advisor:
- SMGT 540 Business Analytics in Sport (3)
- SMGT 552 Study Abroad in Global Sport Industry
- SMGT 818 Psychology of Sport
Graduate sport management students are required to successfully complete a written comprehensive examination during the semester they intend to graduate.
Deadline to apply for the comprehensive exam:
Fall 2018: October 12, 2018
Spring 2019: February 22, 2019
Summer 2019: June 14, 2019
Tuition and Fee
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Tuition Discount Programs
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Scholarships
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