Sports Administration

MA

Why This Program & What You'll Learn

A graduate degree in sport administration will prepare you for athletic coaching, sport management, or athletic administration roles. Our graduate students succeed in highly competitive internship opportunities. These include roles with the United States Olympic Committee, NASCAR, national teams, collegiate athletic departments, sport governing bodies, sports commissions, and various high school sports associations.

You'll benefit from interdisciplinary courses including social, psychological, historical, scientific and philosophical perspectives on sport.

The Department of Physical Education and Sport offers graduate and research assistantships to students in the Sports Administration program. Some students also secure a graduate assistantship with University Recreation, Athletics, CMU Events or Ticket Central. We offer graduate students a unique opportunity to pursue research, teaching, or a wide range of sport management responsibilities while pursuing their degrees.

Accelerated Master's Degree

Undergraduate students majoring in sport management may pursue a Master of Arts in Sport Administration (MA) degree during the final year of their bachelor's degree program. The Accelerated MA in Sport Administration allows students to reduce the total number of credits required to complete the combined undergraduate and master's degrees by applying 3 credit hours of program requirements towards both degrees. Thus, with advising and planning, it is possible for students to complete both degree requirements in 5 years.

Program Highlights

As a sport administration student at CMU, you will benefit from:

• Innovative instructional, athletic and recreational facilities.
• Intercollegiate and intramural recreational sports for men and women.
• Local chapters of the Sport Management Association.
• Practical experiences in athletic training, coaching, sports administration, and teaching.