M.S. Sport Management Outcomes & Careers

 

Program Mission

The mission of the graduate sport management program is to be student-focused and to connect the established theoretical frameworks of sport management, business, and other ancillary fields, with the fundamentals associated with effective practice in the field.

The program aims to assist students develop their moral compasses through the lens of the Catholic and Dominican tradition. 

The goal of the program is to provide students with all of the resources to secure professional employment in the field through a strong curriculum, career and professional development, and network building.

Learning Outcomes

The Master in Sport Management curriculum is created with the ultimate goal of accreditation and is aligned with the same curriculum as the best sport management programs in the world.

Graduates are able to: 

  • Socio-Cultural: Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze (critique) the scope of sport in society, including how sport is shaped by culture, values, and psychosocial experiences, and conversely how society can be influenced by sport.
  • Ethics: Students will demonstrate the ability to critique decision making in contemporary sport practices based on their personal ethical perspectives and the Dominican values.
  • Marketing: Students will be able to utilize fundamental concepts of consumer behavior in the sport industry to analyze how the sport product and market greatly differs from a non-sport product or service.
  • Management and Leadership: Students demonstrate the ability to synthesize and critique the various management and leadership theories and practices as applied to sport systems.
  • Legal Aspects: Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the concepts of liability and other tort and constitutional laws to address legal issues that impact the contemporary sport system.
  • Economics and Finance: Students will demonstrate the ability to apply financial management tools and principles of micro and macroeconomics to the sport industry.
  • Research and Inquiry: Students will demonstrate the ability to complete a research project by shaping a research question, reviewing the literature, gathering data, and interpreting results.

Career Opportunities

Graduates are prepared to acquire positions in various areas of the sport industry, such as:
  • Administration
  • Coaching
  • Marketing
  • Sales & promotion
  • Development
  • Broadcasting
  • Event & facility management
  • Ticketing & business operations
Job titles include:
  • Sports information director
  • Marketing director
  • Facility manager
  • Media director
  • Account/sales representative
  • Events coordinator
  • Ticket or retail sales manager
  • Writer/producer
  • Broadcaster/journalist
  • Campus or municipal recreation director
  • Legislative assistant
  • Financial analyst