Program Requirements

M.S. in Sport Management

Requirements

The number of credits for each course is designated in parentheses after the course title.

Required Courses - 24 credits

  • GSMT 500 - Foundations of Sport Management (0)*
  • GSMT 610 - Sport Marketing (3)
  • GSMT 620 - Strategic Management in the Sport Industry (3)
  • GSMT 630 - Revenue Generation in Sport (3)
  • GSMT 640 - Financial Management in Sport (3)
  • GSMT 650 - Risk Management (3)
  • GSMT 660 - Global Sport Management (3)
  • GSMT 670 - Understanding & Using Data (3)
  • GSMT 700 - Capstone Experience in Sport Management (3)**
  • GSMT 710 - Comprehensive Examination (0)

Electives - 12 credits

Choose FOUR:

  • GSMT 510 - Socio-Historical Foundations of Sport (3)
  • GSMT 520 - Venue and Event Management (3)
  • GSMT 530 - Sport Economics
  • GSMT 540 - Strategic Communications (3)
  • GSMT 550 - College Athletics Administration (3)
  • GSMT 560 - Human Resource Management (3)
  • GSMT 570 - Data Analytics in Sport (3)
  • GSMT 580 - Entrepreneurship (3)
  • GSMT 701 - Capstone Research in Sport Management (3)

Total: 36 credits

*Evaluation of transcripts and professional work experience will allow for the requirement to be waived for some students.

**Students may replace GSMT 700 with GSMT 701, but GSMT 701 must be taken after GSMT 670. This course may be repeated for elective credit (at a different organization or in a different role).

Master of Science in Sport Management (M.S.)


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