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 plans courses on a one calendar year cycle or three semesters including summer. Only
11 variable credit hours can count toward the degree. 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 629 The Law & HMSLS Services (3)
HMSL 630 Admin. of Interscholastic Ath. (3)
HMSL 631 Athletic. & Rec. Fac. Plan. & Management (3)
HMSL 634 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 632 Budg. & Plan. for Sport and/or Leis. Enter. (3)
or HMSLS 633 Mark. Strat. in Sport & Leis. Serv. (3)
Behavioral Aspects:
Select one of the following - 3 hours
Either HMSLS 635 Sport and Society (3)
or HMSLS 636 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.
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