School of Human Movement, Sport, & Leisure Studies

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 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.

HMSL Core Credit Requirements (5 credit hours)
HMSL 6530 Research Methods in HMSL (3) *Prerequisite for HMSL 6910
Either HMSL 6510 Interpretation of Quantitative Research in HMSL (2)
or HMSL 6540 Interpretation of Qualitative Research in HMSL (2)

Sport Administration Core Credit Requirements

   Sport Administration Specialization includes two courses that must be completed. (6 credit hours)  
HMSL 6290 The Law & HMSLS Services (3)
HMSL 6300 Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics (3) OR
HMSL 6400 Governance in Intercollegiate Athletics (3)
   
 Sport Administration Specialization – select four additional courses that must be completed from the    
 options below. (12 credit hours)
HMSL 6310 Athletic & Recreation Facility Planning & Management (3)
HMSL 6320 Budgeting & Planning for Sport and/or Leisure Enterprise (3)
HMSL 6330 Marketing Strategies in Sport & Leisure Services (3)
HMSL 6340 Critically Evaluating Contemporary Issues in HMSL (3)
HMSL 6350 Sport and Society (3)
HMSL 6360 Social Psychology of Sport (3)
HMSL 6370 Sport and Higher Education
HMSL 6300 Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics OR
HMSL 6400 Governance in Intercollegiate Athletics (alternative course if not taken above)

Advised Electives: Select 1-2 additional courses from the list above, relevant courses offered within the    
university, or variable credit options below. (3-6 hours)

Culminating Project or Thesis: (3-12 hours)
HMSL 6910 Master’s Project in HMSL (1 -4) *Minimum four credits required
HMSL 6990 Master’s Thesis in HMSL (1 -12)

HMSL Variable Credit Courses as Additional courses
HMSL 6820 Topics in HMSLS (1-3) HMSL 6840 Directed Readings in HMSLS (1-2) HMSL 6860 Independent Study in HMSLS (1-2) HMSL 6880 Internship, Field Placement, or Practicum in HMSLS (1-3) HMSL 6900 Directed Research in HMSL (1-3) HMSL 6920 Research Group in HMSLS (1-3) HMSL 6960 Supervised Practicum in HMSLS (1-3)
All students are also required to declare for one of two culminating plans either Plan I: HMSL 6990 Master’s Thesis in HMSL or Plan II: HMSL 6910 Master’s Project in HMSL

Faculty with Expertise in Sport Administration

For Further Information:

Please review the BGSU Sport Administration Pamphlet.