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Sport Management M.Ed.

Kinesiology, School of
College of Education and Human Development
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  • Program Type: Master's
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2019
  • Length of program in credits: 30
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
  • Degree: Master of Education
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The sport management master of education (MEd) is a practitioner-oriented, graduate-level program designed to prepare students for advanced study or careers in sport administration, sport management, or sport and fitness related professions. With guidance from professional program advisers, students choose at least 30 semester credits, which may include coursework, independent study, internships, workshops, and professional site-based experiences. Required courses will provide students with a well-balanced perspective of the industry; multiple options in elective courses allow students to focus on topics they find applicable and interesting in relation to the sport and physical activity industry. Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program is 2.50.
A bachelor's degree, preferably in kinesiology or physical education.
Special Application Requirements:
The college reviews applications on an ongoing basis. Application reviews for specific academic terms begin by the following dates: November 1: spring semester admission March 1: summer session admission July 1: fall semester admission Admission requirements for this program include the following criteria: A bachelors degree, preferably in physical education or kinesiology, with a 2.50 minimum grade point average (GPA) from an accredited institution. Applicants who do not hold a degree in physical education or kinesiology may need to take some undergraduate prerequisite courses after admission. All applicants must submit the following items: -Online application from Apply Yourself _Application fee ($75 for U.S. applicants; $95 for international applicants) -Unofficial transcripts of all previous post-secondary academic study must be downloaded to the application (official transcripts will be required if accepted) -Personal statement describing career goals and rationale for interest in the program -Resume
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
  • TOEFL
    • Internet Based - Total Score: 79
    • Internet Based - Writing Score: 21
    • Internet Based - Reading Score: 19
    • Paper Based - Total Score: 550
  • IELTS
    • Total Score: 6.5
    • Reading Score: 6.5
    • Writing Score: 6.5
  • MELAB
    • Final score: 80
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test abbreviations (TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires 22 major credits and 8 credits outside the major. There is no final exam. A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: Students work with teaching faculty on this final project. It is recommended that students complete the project during the final semester of the program.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required for students to remain in good standing.
Departmental Core Courses
Students will complete a total of 30 credits, including 22 credits of core course requirements.
KIN 5421 - Sport Finance (3.0 cr)
KIN 5601 - Sport Management Ethics and Policy (3.0 cr)
KIN 5631 - Programming and Promotion in Sport (3.0 cr)
KIN 5725 - Organization and Management of Physical Education and Sport (3.0 cr)
KIN 5801 - Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity (4.0 cr)
KIN 5995 - Research Problems in Applied Kinesiology (1.0-6.0 cr)
Take either KIN 5181 or KIN 5981 in consultation with adviser.
KIN 5181 - Understanding Kinesiology Research (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5981 - Research Methodology in Kinesiology and Sport Management (3.0 cr)
Elective Courses
In consultation with advisor, students select elective courses for a minimum of 8 credits. It is highly recommended that electives be selected from the following list. One course may be selected from outside kinesiology, such as from the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, or Carlson School of Management. KIN 5720 is limited to 3-4 credits.
KIN 5111 - Sports Facilities (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5115 - Event Management in Sport (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5371 - Sport and Society (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5461 - Issues in the Sport Industry (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5511 - Sport and Gender (3.0 cr)
or KIN 5720 - Special Topics in Kinesiology (2.0-4.0 cr)
or KIN 5992 - Readings in Kinesiology (1.0-9.0 cr)
or KIN 5804 - National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Compliance (2.0 cr)
or MBA 6241 - Competing in a Data-Driven Digital Age (2.0 cr)
or MBA 6301 - Strategic Management (3.0 cr)
or PA 5101 - Management and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations (3.0 cr)
 
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KIN 5421 - Sport Finance
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Summer
Introduction to financial analysis in sport. Cash flow statements, budgeting issues, traditional/innovative revenue producing strategies available to sport organizations. Discussion, practical analysis of current market. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
KIN 5601 - Sport Management Ethics and Policy
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5601/Rec 5601
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
How to critically analyze ethical concepts that underpin or inform sport policies and evaluate sport policies from a normative point of view. Selected sport policy issues are used to illustrate relevance of ethical considerations in policy development and to explore the ethical implications of sport policy. prereq: MEd or grad student or instr consent
KIN 5631 - Programming and Promotion in Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5631/Rec 5631
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Introduction to marketing concepts as they apply to sport industry. Consumer behavior, market research, marketing mix, corporate sponsorship, licensing. Discussion, practical application. prereq: Kin or Rec grad student or instr consent
KIN 5725 - Organization and Management of Physical Education and Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Comprehensive analysis of organization and management of physical education and sport in educational settings. Focus on management and planning processes, management skills, functions, roles, decision making, leadership, shared systems, and organizational motivation. For physical education teachers, coaches, community sport administrators. prereq: Grad/initial licensure or instr consent
KIN 5801 - Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Legal issues related to sport and physical activity settings and facilities in public/private sectors
KIN 5995 - Research Problems in Applied Kinesiology
Credits: 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Selected topics in physical activity and human performance. prereq: [Kin upper div undergrad or MEd or grad student], 15 cr of major coursework [including 4981 or 5981], instr consent
KIN 5181 - Understanding Kinesiology Research
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Prepares students to critically analyze research specific to kinesiology. Ethics, measurement, experimental and qualitative design, and physical activity epidemiology research will be reviewed. The application of research to practice will be emphasized. This course is designed for School of Kinesiology M.Ed Students. Undergraduates, M.S. M.A., and Ph.D. students should consult with their academic advisor before registering for this course. Recommended prerequisite: introductory statistics
KIN 5981 - Research Methodology in Kinesiology and Sport Management
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Defines/reviews various types of research in exercise/sport science, and physical education. Qualitative research, field studies, and methods of introspection as alternative research strategies to traditional scientific paradigm.
KIN 5111 - Sports Facilities
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Steps in planning/building facilities for athletics, physical education, and sport for college, professional, and public use. prereq: Kin or Rec grad student or MEd student
KIN 5115 - Event Management in Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring & Summer
Techniques/principles of planning, funding, and managing sport events. Collegiate championships, non-profit events, benefits, professional events. prereq: Grad student, instr consent
KIN 5371 - Sport and Society
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5371/Rec 5371
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Sport, sporting processes, social influences, systems. Structures that have effected and exist within/among societies, nations, and cultures. Contemporary issues such as social differentiation, violence, and honesty. prereq: [3126W, grad student] or instr consent
KIN 5461 - Issues in the Sport Industry
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Critical analysis of management issues within sport industry. Strategic management, corporate social responsibility, human resource management/diversity, governance, sport globalization, sport development. prereq: postbac or grad student or instr consent
KIN 5511 - Sport and Gender
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Kin 5511/Rec 5511
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
Critically examines women's involvement in/contributions to sport, physical activity, and leisure.
KIN 5720 - Special Topics in Kinesiology
Credits: 2.0 -4.0 [max 12.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Current issues in the broad field and subfields in kinesiology, or related coursework in areas not normally available through regular offerings.
KIN 5992 - Readings in Kinesiology
Credits: 1.0 -9.0 [max 9.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Independent study under tutorial guidance. prereq: [KIN upper div undergrad or MEd or grad student], instr consent
KIN 5804 - National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Compliance
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Governance structure, policies, and procedures in intercollegiate athletics. Careers in college athletics as coach, administrator, athletic trainer, counselor, etc. prereq: [Upper div undergrad or grad student] in KIN, instr consent
MBA 6241 - Competing in a Data-Driven Digital Age
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Course Equivalencies: IDSc 6040/MBA 6241
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Contemporary managers must understand how the convergence of mobility, analytics, social media, cloud computing, and AI are transforming firms, industries, markets, and society. This course provides tools and conceptual frameworks for competing in the digital age. Students will learn state-of-the-art skills in the context of digital disruption, platform based business models, Internet of Things, digital advertising, social networks, social media, big-data, and open innovation that pervade competition in the digital age. These will include the fundamentals of predictive modeling, large scale A/B testing, social networks analysis, and an exposure to the issues on the ethics and bias involved in AI applications. While this course will use case studies in the digital domain, the methods taught here have a wide range of applicability across functions and verticals in modern business environments. prereq: FT MBA, Mgmt Sci MBA or Online MBA student
MBA 6301 - Strategic Management
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course focuses on the competitive strategy of the firm, examining how firms achieve and maintain superior profitability relative to their competitors in the long run, and the firm's role in building a more just and sustainable world. Starting from overall industry analysis, we cover how firms position themselves to succeed in various competitive contexts based on their resources and capabilities. We then analyze how firms innovate and adapt their capabilities over time, especially in the digital age. We extend our analysis to the scope choices of the firm and discuss how firms can successfully compete across multiple countries and businesses. Throughout the course, case discussions examine and simulate the process through which strategic decisions are made and carried out. Students are placed in the role of decision-makers and frequently asked to analyze the key choices they must make to define, reinforce, and successfully implement the firm's strategy. prereq: MBA or Mgmt Sci MBA student
PA 5101 - Management and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Theories, concepts, and real world examples of managerial challenges. Governance systems, strategic management practices, effect of funding environments, management of multiple constituencies. Types of nonprofits using economic/behavioral approaches. prereq: Grad student or instr consent