2021-2022 Catalog

Sport Management (Master's)

Mission Statement
The mission of the Cumberland University Master of Arts with a major in Sport Management program is to prepare students for advanced careers in the sport industry. Graduates in our program will represent an advanced level of skills in Sport Management education as required by key graduate level content areas of the Common Professional Component (CPC) prescribed by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), a commission of the North American Society of Sport Management (NASSM), as it relates to content for the Master’s level NASSM Standards.

Degree Requirements

MSES 5678Psycho-Socio Aspects of Sport & Exercise

3

MSES 5980Research Methods

3

MSES 5990Quantitative Methods

3

PE 5017History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Sports

3

SM 5610Event and Facility Management

3

SM 5611Sport Marketing

3

SM 5613Administration of Physical/Health Education, Intramurals and Athletics

3

SM 5614Fiscal Issues in Sport

3

SM 5675Sport Law & Ethics

3

SM 5899Leadership Seminar

3

AND Choose one from the following:
MSES 5997Internship

3

MSES 5998Graduate Project

3

MSES 5999Thesis

3

Choose any 3 credit hour elective course as approved by your advisor. PE 5016 can be an elective.
36 hours minimum for graduation.