MBA-MS of Sport Management Dual Degree

By coordinating the plans of study in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the Master of Sport Management (MS) via the dual MBA/MS degree, students will be able to obtain both an MBA and an MS in Sport Management degree in 63 credit hours. Taken independently, these two nationally accredited graduate degrees would normally consist of 84 credit hours. However, by coordinating the plans of study, students can receive both degrees in 21 fewer credit hours.

It is the intent of the dual degree program for selected candidates to pursue both degrees simultaneously, as outlined in the sample program of study presented below. However, students may pursue either degree first and subsequently the second degree or may pursue both degrees simultaneously.

Students seeking to enter the dual degree program must apply separately to each program and be admitted independently to the College of Business and Economics’ Master of Business Administration program and the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences’ Master of Sport Management program. The selection processes will be administered concurrently spring semester and students must satisfy admission requirements of both programs.

The sample plan of study is as follows:

Summer Session (6 credit hours)

  • BADM 631 Microeconomics
  • BADM 512 Law, Ethics, and Diversity 
  • BADM 621 Statistics

Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

  • BADM 523 Management Science
  • BADM 591L  Macroeconomics
  • BADM 622  Financial Statements Analysis
  • BADM 636 Managerial Accounting
  • BADM 591K Operations/Supply Chain Management

Spring Semester (12 credit hours)

  • BADM 562 International Business
  • FIN 500 Corporate Finance
  • BADM 534 Information Systems
  • BADM 591M  Marketing Management
  • SM 635 Sport Management Processes

Summer  (6 hours)

  • BADM 591 Global Strategic Management
  • SM 685 Internship-Sport Management 

Fall (12 credit hours)

  • SM 627 Legal Issues – Sport Administration 
  • SM 646 Sport Marketing 
  • SM 680 History/Philosophy of Sport 
  • SM 691D ADTP: Sport Publicity/Public Relations

Spring (9 credit hours)

  • SM 660 NCAA Compliance/Current Issues 
  • SM 670 Sport Finance 
  • SM 691 ADTP: Sport Sponsorship & Sales Management 

May graduation with MBA and MS in Sport Management