2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Master of Arts or Science (MA/MS) in Sport Administration

Degree requirements

Students completing the Sport Administration degree must complete a minimum of 33 graduate credits. To earn a master of science degree courses must include 6 credits of a thesis project (THES 698). To earn a master of arts degree courses must include 3 credits of a research project (RES 697) or creative project (CRPR 698), or a minimum of 6 internship credits (SPTA 698). Students electing to complete a thesis (THES 698) must make a final oral defense.

Accelerated Master's Program

Undergraduate students accepted to the Accelerated Master's Program (
AMP) most commonly take 9 credit hours from the following courses: SPTA 611SPTA 617SPTA 628SPTA 615SPTA 619, and/or SPTA 676.

33 credits

Core requirements

SPTA 611Sport Marketing and Promotions

3

SPTA 615Sport Law

3

SPTA 617Financial Principles in Sport

3

SPTA 676Sport Administration Theory and Policy Development

3

Directed electives, 9-12 credits from

SPTA 603Sport Administration Ethics and Philosophy

3

SPTA 605Organization and Administration of Recreation Programs

3

SPTA 608Sport Facilities

3

SPTA 619Sport Event Management

3

SPTA 620Seminar in Sport Administration

1-6

SPTA 628International and Comparative Administration of Sport

3

SPTA 677Intercollegiate Athletics Policy

3

SPTA 698Internship in Sport Administration

1-12

Additional electives may be approved by the graduate coordinator

Research requirements: 9-12 credits from one area

(choose one)

Master of Arts, internship, 9 credits from:

KINE 601Research Applications (Non-Thesis)

3

SPTA 698Internship in Sport Administration

1-12

Master of Arts, research paper/creative project, 9 credits from:

EDPS 641Introduction to Statistical Methods

3

KINE 601Research Applications (Non-Thesis)

3

RES 697Research Paper

1 TO 3

or

CRPR 698Creative Project

3 OR 6

Master of Science, thesis, 12 credits from:

EDPS 641Introduction to Statistical Methods

3

EXSC 611Research Methods (Thesis)

3

THES 698Thesis

1 TO 6

Total Credit Hours: 33

 

Accelerated Master's Program
Undergraduate students accepted to the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) most commonly take 9 credit hours from the following courses: SPTA 611, SPTA 617, SPTA 628, SPTA 615, SPTA 619, SPTA 676, and/or SPTA 691.