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Program Information
Sport Management integrates concepts of management, marketing, finance and law to apply to sport organizations at various levels and prepares students for a variety of volunteer and employment opportunities at the professional, collegiate, community and amateur level sport entities.
For more information, please see our website: http://hhp.ufl.edu/about/academics/ms-sport-mgnt/.
Degrees Offered with a Major in Sport Management
- Master of Science
- without a concentration
- concentration in Historic Preservation
- concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
Sport Management Departmental Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HLP 6515 | Evaluation Procedures in Health and Human Performance | 3 |
| HLP 6535 | Research Methods in Health and Human Performance | 3 |
| HLP 6911 | Research Seminar | 1 |
| HLP 6935 | Variable International Topics | 1-6 |
| HLP 7939 | HHP PhD Professional Development Seminar | 3 |
| HLP 7979 | Advanced Research in Health and Human Performance | 1-12 |
| HLP 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| LEI 5121 | Outdoor Recreation and Park Management | 3 |
| LEI 6903 | Readings in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism | 1-3 |
| PET 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| SPM 5016 | Sport Sociology | 3 |
| SPM 5107 | Sport Event Management: Principles and Applications | 3 |
| SPM 5181 | Athlete Development | 3 |
| SPM 5206 | Sport Ethics | 3 |
| SPM 5309 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
| SPM 5405 | Sport Mass Media | 3 |
| SPM 5506 | Sport Finance | 3 |
| SPM 5936 | Current Topics in Sport Management | 1-3 |
| SPM 6036 | Research Seminar in Sport Management | 3 |
| SPM 6106 | Management and Planning of Sport and Physical Activity Facilities | 3 |
| SPM 6158 | Management and Leadership in Sport | 3 |
| SPM 6308 | Study of Sport Consumer Behaviors | 3 |
| SPM 6606 | Management of Olympic Games Functional Areas | 3 |
| SPM 6610 | Sport Events and Community Development | 3 |
| SPM 6726 | Issues in Sport Law | 3 |
| SPM 6905 | Directed Independent Study | 1-6 |
| SPM 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-6 |
| SPM 6947 | Graduate Internship in Sport Management | 3-9 |
| SPM 6948 | Advanced Practicum in Sport Management | 1-3 |
| SPM 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
Sport Management (MS)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Identify, define and describe current key concepts and theories in sport management
SLO 2 Knowledge
Critique critical issues in the sport industry and recommend appropriate and current research methods utilized within sport management
SLO 3 Skills
Identify, compare and recommend sport business skills
SLO 4 Professional Behavior
Conducts her/himself professionally in a manner appropriate and expected for the discipline