SPMG-MSSM - Sport Management

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SMUs M.S. in sport management (M.S.S.M.) degree is designed for the individual who has a passion for the business of sport and aspires to hold a senior management position in the billion-dollar sports industry. Developed collaboratively by the Cox School of Business and the Simmons School of Education and Human Development, the full-time, one-year M.S.S.M. program is led and taught by professionals with extensive experience in a variety of sport segments, including professional leagues and teams, sport law, media and broadcasting, marketing and sponsorship, facilities, and ticket sales and service. The primary student audience includes business graduates, graduates of sport management programs and professionals working in the world of sport.

• The programs unique features address the needs of working professionals:

• Students enter as part of a cohort in the fall term of an academic year.

• All classes are taught in the evening on Monday - Thursday and sometimes on Fridays and Saturdays.

• Students are trained in evidence-based practices associated with sport management.

• The curriculum includes 16 sequenced courses and one internship that are taught in four seven-week modules over a 12-month period that begins in the fall and concludes with a summer-long internship.

1. Five of the courses are part of the top-ranking Cox School of Business M.B.A. curriculum.

2. Eleven of the courses are taught through the Simmons School of Education and Human Development.

3. The 200-hour summer internship serves as a capstone to the program.