Curriculum for the Master of Science in Sport Management

The program’s 17 sequenced courses are delivered over one academic year in four 7-week modules and one summer internship. In the schedule below, classes designated ACCT, BUSE, FINA, MAST, MNO, MNGT, STRA are taught through the Cox School of Business; classes designated SPRT are taught through the Simmons School of Education and Human Development.

Modules follow the Cox School of Business calendar. Sixteen classes are two credit hours; one, one credit-hour class; and one four credit-hour internship.

Fall

Module A Courses

ACCT 6201 Financial Accounting I

MAST 6478 Data Analytics (credits earned on completion of course in Module B)

SPRT 6420 Core Practicum (credits earned on completion of course in Module B)

SPRT 6223 Sport Sponsorship

4 credit hours in Module A

Module B Courses

MAST 6478 Data Analytics (continued)

SPRT 6226 Research Design in Sport Management

SPRT 6420 Core Practicum (continued)

SPRT 6221 Sport Law

12 credit hours in Module B

Spring

Module A Courses

MNO 6201 Organizational Behavior: Managing and Leading People

SPRT 6224 Case Studies in Sports Sponsorship

SPRT 6227 Sports Facility Management

SPRT 6225 Advanced Sport Communication

SPRT 6100 Core Practicum Capstone

9 credit hours in Module A

Module B Courses

FINA 6201 Managerial Finance

SPRT 6222 Case Studies in Sport Law

SPRT 6220 Sport Organizational Design

SPRT 6228 Ethics in Sport

8 credit hours in Module B

Summer

SPRT 6430 Internship (4 credit hours)

*This is a sample curriculum and is representative of the courses and classes you might take in this program. Curriculum is subject to change. Students will be notified of changes once they are approved and implemented by the Cox School of Business and Simmons School Faculty.