Overview
With a degree in Kinesiology - Sport Management, students get the educational foundation and the practical experience necessary to gain access to a career in this competitive industry. Long Beach State University is pleased to offer a top quality Master's degree in Sport Management, which will help you prepare for a career in the management of sport.
The program offers an excellent curriculum to provide you with the necessary background and conceptual knowledge in the management of sport, along with practical application at various sport sites throughout Southern California. We've taken a quality curriculum and made it more accessible, with a non-traditional accelerated schedule
Program highlights
- Foundations in the management and marketing of sport activities, personnel, facilities & programs.
- A distinguished faculty and guest speakers comprised of a dedicated team of professionals and academic leaders.
- Over 240 active high profile internship placements and event field work.
- Networking and professional interactions with a diverse group with a wide range of professional sport responsibilities and interests.
- Focus on career development and sport/athletics business skills.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Sports Marketing, Development and Fund Raising
- Legal and Ethical Issues in Sport
- Personnel and Facility Management in Athletics
- Sport Finance
- Sport Management
- Field Studies in Sport Event Management
- Sports Management Internship
- Capstone in Kinesiology
- Research Methods and Statistical Analysis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 18 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Management Studies Sports Management Kinesiology View 281 other Masters in Kinesiology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a major in Kinesiology/Physical Education or the equivalent;
- If a prospective graduate student has a baccalaureate degree in a field other than Kinesiology or Physical Education, he/she may be required to take prerequisite or foundational upper-division undergraduate coursework in Kinesiology.
- An overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or better and an upper division Kinesiology/Physical Education major GPA of 2.75 or better;
- A minimum cumulative score of 150 on the verbal, 141 on the quantitative and 3.5 on the analytical writing sections of the Graduate Record Examination.
Tuition Fee
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International
12600 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18900 USD for the full programme during 18 months. -
National
12600 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18900 USD for the full programme during 18 months.
Living costs for Long Beach
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Financing
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Funding
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