Sport Management, M.S.

About the Sport Management Master’s Program

The Master of Science in Sport Management provides advanced study in management theories, principles, and research about the sport industry. This degree requires a minimum of 36 hours of graduate courses and provides thesis and non-thesis options. The thesis option requires successful completion of a research project culminating in a thesis and its defense, which comprises 6 of the 36 hours. The non-thesis option requires 36 hours of coursework along with passing of a comprehensive evaluation through a 6-credit-hour internship. Each student will have a faculty advisor with whom the planned course of study must be developed.

Master of Business Administration and Other Master’s Degrees Rawls College, in association with other colleges and schools, offers programs, such as the M.S. in Sport Management, that enable students to obtain selected master’s degrees and the 42-hour Master of Business Administration. Applications should be made through and approved by the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management. These dual programs require 12 to 24 fewer hours than if both degrees were pursued separately.