Division of Graduate and Online Programs
Vice President for Graduate and Online Programs: Dr. John LaNear, J.D., Ph.D.
Program Coordinator: Cy Wainwright, Assistant Professor of Sport Management
A Master of Science in Sport Management and Leadership degree can open a variety of career paths in the sports industry. The goal of sport management and leadership is to prepare individuals for leadership roles in the sports industry, such as athletic directors, team managers, sports marketers, and event planners. Through a combination of theoretical and practical coursework, students in this field learn how to effectively manage sports organizations, events, and teams and how to lead people and organizations to success.
Program Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate advanced competency in interpreting leadership and sport management discourse.
a. Students will perform with advanced competency in interpreting the content of complex organizational development, leadership, and sport management discourse.
b. Students will demonstrate an understanding of strategic management, organizational leadership, team dynamics, and business operations within their specialized content areas.
2. Analyze, conduct, and consult on the effective and efficient provision of leadership and sport management models in real-world environments.
a. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how organizational theories and business models are developed and transformed into practice in sport industry contexts.
b. Students will exhibit critical thinking and structural skills needed to facilitate effective organizational management, leadership, business operations, and sport management frameworks to provide pathways of success within their specialized fields of study.
3. Integrate knowledge of leadership and sport management to build on a body of knowledge in the field.
a. Students will integrate their learning in a final research project or paper that is significant to real-world case scenarios within their specialized curriculum field.
b. Students will use appropriate research or project design and implementation methods to plan and describe a research project/paper that includes a research question or problem.