Master of Science in Sport Management

Troy University

The Sport Management graduate program is designed to provide the graduate with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to engage in the practice of management in a variety of settings. The goals and objectives of the program are guided by, but are not limited to, the criteria and guidelines set forth by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA).

The program aims to provide a broad-based, comprehensive curriculum, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration that prepares a sport management practitioner to:

plan, develop, implement and evaluate programs of service designed to meet local community, state, regional, national and international needs
administer and manage a sport management service
articulate and apply sport management principles, intervention approaches, rationales, and expected outcomes of service
be innovators and leaders in the profession, applying sport management knowledge to the solution of complex sport managerial issues and health problems
demonstrate an attitude of inquiry and nurture the capacity for creative thinking, critical analysis and problem solving to interpret and apply related research results to sport management practice.

College of Health and Human Services