Master's Degree in Sport Management
For more information contact:Dr. Jeffrey Petersen
Department of HHPR
Graduate Sport Management Program Director
One Bear Place #97313, 76798-7313
(254) 710-4007
Description
As of July 2005, Baylor’s Sport Management Program was one of only 27 master’s programs in the United States that has been approved by the NASPE-NASSM Sport Management Program Review Council. The program currently has approximately 40 students divided almost equally female/male, and approximately one-third of the students are African-American, Asian-American or Hispanic. Our students come from all over the United States and the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America.
Our program will equip people to work in diverse settings. For instance, our students have found a variety of jobs: amateur sports (US Youth Soccer), professional sports (Adidas, Empire Sports Management, Host Communications, Hunt Sports Group,IMG, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Football League Headquarters, Tennessee Titans, SportStar Athletics, United States Tennis Association, Women’s National Basketball Association), charitable organizations (JMJ Group), college sports (Baylor University, Big South Conference Office, Big XII Conference Office, Eastern Illinois University, Georgia Southern University, McLennan Community College, NCAA Headquarters, Texas Christian University, Indiana University, University of Kentucky, University of North Texas), college teaching (Liberty University, Indiana University, University of Southern Mississippi), graduate/law school (Baylor University, Florida State University, Ohio State University, SMU, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, University of New Mexico, University of Texas at Austin), fitness (Texas Instruments), and coaching/teaching in many private/public secondary schools. The following describes the coursework and general requirements of this program.
Requirements
Statistics Core (6 hours)
HP/HED 5379 - Research Methods in HHPR
EDP 5334 - Statistical Methods or STAT 5300 Statistical Methods
Emphasis Core (27 hours)
Ethics Core
HP 5398 – Contemporary Ethical Issues In Sport
Finance Core
*FIN 5362 – Seminar in Corporate Short-Term Financial Management
*FIN 5367 – Seminar in Financial Planning
HP 5327 – Financial Management in Sport
Management Core
HP 5373 - Sport Management
HP 5375 - Governance in Sport
*MGT 5310 - Management of Organizational Behavior
Marketing Core
HP 5336 – Sport Marketing
*MKT 5310 – Seminar in Marketing Strategy
*MKT 5325 – Seminar in Marketing Research
Personnel/Legal Issues Core
*BL 5305 - Legal Aspects of Management Decisions
HP 5372 – Legal Issues in HHPR & Athletics
Public Relations Core
HP 5338 – Public Relations in Sport
Required Core
HP 5377 - Issues and Trends in HP and Sport Management
Social Context Core
HP 5370 – Sport Psychology
HP 5374 – Sport in Social Context
Field Experience Core
*HP 5V90 - Internship
*HP 5V94 - Practicum
Restricted Electives* (3 hours)
HP 5376 – Facility/Event Management
*HP 5V99 – Thesis
*Note: Requires Departmental Approval. Sport Management students are restricted in their selection of electives. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with their major professors and/or the graduate program director before making elective selections.
Other Requirements
Comprehensive Examination
Faculty
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen
Assistant Professor
Sports Management Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Marshall Magnusen
Assistant Professor
Dr. Glenn Miller
Professor
Sport Pedagogy Graduate Program Coordinator
HHPR Graduate Internship Coordinator
Dr. Kim Scott
Adjunct Faculty
Director for Campus Recreation
Dr. Andrew Meyer
Adjunct Faculty
Mr. Kevin Tankersley
Adjunct Faculty
Lecturer in Journalism
Additional Information
For more specific information about this program, please contact Dr. Jeffrey Petersen, Sport Management Program Director. For general information about admissions to the graduate program, please contact Dr. Glenn Miller, Graduate Program Coordinator for Admissions. For general questions regarding other aspects of the graduate program, contact the Dr. Jeffrey Petersen, Graduate Program Director.
