Sport Management, M.S.

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A total of 30 credits are required for completion of the master of science degree in sport management. The program consists of six sport/facility management core courses, and four sport management or business elective courses. Students who have not taken a managerial accounting course and a financial accounting course (and received at least a B or higher grade in that class) before starting the program will need to take ACCT 6620 Financial Accounting for Managers as one of their elective courses.

Sport/Facility Management Core (18 credits)

Electives (12 credits)

Any of the following (totaling 12 credits)

ACCT 6620 - Financial Accounting for Managers
or

Proof of prerequisite (see department for waiver; waiver will not count toward 12 elective credits)
Any of the following courses:
ENGL 6659 - Writing and Speaking for Professionals
SMGT 6613 - Sports Facility Management
SMGT 6618 - Major Policy Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
SMGT 6620 - Professional Sport Management
SMGT 6621 - Applied Collegiate Fitness and Athletics
SMGT 6622 - Sport Facility Development/Construction
SMGT 6623 - Sport Business Development and Sustainability
SMGT 6624 - Sports Economics
SMGT 6625 - Sport Management by the Numbers
SMGT 6626 - Strategic Event Management
SMGT 6690 - Research Project
Above is a sample list of available sport management electives. Students are allowed and encouraged to take any other College of Business graduate courses as possible electives. A number of classes are offered online and can help a student finish the degree more quickly.