Sport Administration Introduction Video

The master’s program in HMSLS is named Sport Administration. It addresses the planning, organizational, leadership, and evaluative aspects of management within the sport enterprises by holding the institution of sport to a high level of inquiry and serious scientific scrutiny. Students work with their advisors to complete a series of courses in the sport administration program and in a variety of other disciplines related to the academic interests of the graduate faculty and this includes: business administration, marketing, mass communication, higher education administration, interpersonal communication, psychosocial foundations of sport. All students in sport administration complete either a thesis or a project. The program can be planned over three semester or two continuous years of study and adheres to the curriculum standards established by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education/North American Society for Sport Management.

The Sport Administration specialization may be completed in two academic years. A minimum of 24 hours must have the HMSL prefix. The minimum credit hours for completing the Sport Administration specialization is: Plan I:  30 credit hours; Plan II: 33 credit hours.

Specialization Credit Requirements

Sport Administration Core includes four courses (12 credit hours) that must be completed.  

HMSL 6290 - The Law & HMSLS Services (3)
HMSL 6300 - Admin. of Interscholastic Ath. (3)
HMSL 6310 - Athletic. & Rec. Fac. Plan. & Management (3)
HMSL 6340 - Issues in HMSL (3)

In addition to the core courses the specialization has two required Sport Administration options with a choice in each.   

Financial/Promotional Aspects:

Select one of the following - 3 credit hours
Either     HMSLS 6320 - Budg. & Plan. for Sport and/or Leis. Enter. (3)
or            HMSLS 6330 - Mark. Strat. in Sport & Leis. Serv. (3)

Behavioral Aspects:

Select one of the following - 3 hours
Either     HMSLS 6350 - Sport and Society (3)
or            HMSLS 6360 - Psych. Aspects of Phys. Act. (3)

Electives: 3-6 hours. See Advisor for recommended choices.

Faculty with Expertise in Sport Administration

For Further Information:

Please review the BGSU Sport Administration Pamphlet.