Graduate Programs in Sports Management

SPORTS MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION (MBA)

The Sports Management concentration of the MBA provides students with unique expertise in Sports Management to qualify them for higher level executive positions in the sport industry and related fields. In addition, graduates of this program will be highly qualified for admission to Ph.D. programs in sports management.

Contact: Dr. Tim Henrich
henrich@uiwtx.edu
210-829-6036

Sports Management Course Descriptions

To fulfill the requirements for this MBA degree program and concentration, the student must complete:

A. 27 semester hours of core coursework

ACCT 6311 – Managerial Accounting
BFIN 6320 – Financial Management
BINF 6315 – Information Systems Seminar
BINT 6311 – International Business Management
BMGT 6311 – Human Resource Management
BMGT 63r0 – Business Research and Analysis
BMGT 5380 – Quantitative Methods in Business
BMKT 6311 – Marketing Management
ECON 6311 – Managerial Economics

B. 18 semester hours of coursework constituting the concentration, to include:

EDEC 6379 – Adaptive Physical Education
SMGT 6380 – Sports Management
SMGT 6382 – Human Resources in Sports Management
SMGT 6384 – Leadership and Organization in Sports Management
SMGT 6385 – Sports and the Law
SMGT 6386 -- Internship

SPORTS MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION (MAA)

The Sports Management concentration for the MAA is designed for people working in a variety of sports organizations. These include National Governing Bodies of Amateur Sports, international organizations such as the International Olympic Committee and its subsidiaries, charitable institutions, professional and amateur sports organizations, as well as college and university Departments of Athletics. Many graduates of sports management programs work in institutions of higher education for student services where facilities are managed and physical activities such as intra-murals are programmed and supervised.

To fulfill the requirements for this MAA program and concentration, students must complete:

A. 15 semester hours of core coursework. NOTE. SMGT 6385 – Sports and the Law may be taken in lieu of ADMN 6330, Administrative Law and Process.

B. 21 semester hours of coursework constituting the concentration, to include:

EDEC 6379 – Adaptive Physical Education. SMGT 6380 – Sports Management
SMGT 6382 – Human Resources in Sports Management
SMGT 6384 – Leadership and Organization in Sports Management
SMGT 6686 – Internship
SMGT 6390 – Research and Decision Analysis in Human Performance