Master of Arts in Sports Management
General Information
Regulations & Requirements
Tuition & Financial Aid
Program History
General Information About the Master of Sports Management
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.
Some sources of careers in sport management:
Regulations & Requirements
Admissions requirements
- Completed Admissions Application
- Non-refundable $50 application fee
- Official Academic Transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university
- A combined GRE score of 290 (new scale) or better with a 3.7 on the writing assessment or MAT score of 380
- Immunization Records
Course Requirements
| EXSS 5678 | Psycho-Socio Aspects of Sport & Exercise |
3 |
| EXSS 5980 | Research Methods |
3 |
| EXSS 5990 | Quantitative Methods |
3 |
| PE 5017 | History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Sports |
3 |
| SM 5610 | Event and Facility Management |
3 |
| SM 5611 | Sport Marketing |
3 |
| SM 5613 | Administration of Physical/Health Education, Intramurals and Athletics |
3 |
| SM 5614 | Fiscal Issues in Sport |
3 |
| SM 5675 | Sport Law & Ethics |
3 |
| SM 5899 | Leadership Seminar |
3 |
AND Choose one from the following:
| EXSS 5997 | Internship |
3 |
| EXSS 5998 | Graduate Project |
3 |
| EXSS 5999 | Thesis |
3 |
Tuition & Financial Aid
Tuition:
- Cost of tuition is $550 per credit hour.
- Graduate Program Service Fee $30 per course.
- Financial aid is available.
- Employer tuition assistance accepted.
