- Thesis Option— 30-32 credit hours
- HP 699 – Thesis (3 credits)
- Manuscript Option — 34 credit hours
- HP 696 – Manuscript (3 credits)
- Internship Option — 36 credit hours
- HP 698 – Internship (Anytime) (3-10 credits)
Required Sport Management Core
- HP 615 – Research Techniques and Statistical Methods (Spring) (3 credits)
- HP 650 – Principles of Sport Management (Fall) (3 credits)
- HP 665 – Sport Law (Spring) (3 credits)
- HP 667 – Advanced Sport Marketing (Fall) (3 credits)
- HP 625 – Sport Ethics & Professional Development (Fall) (3 credits)
- HP 698 – Internship (Anytime) or HP 688 Applied Sport Business (Spring, Summer) (3–10 credits)
- Each 50 hours worked as an intern equals one credit hour earned
Electives
Select 8-17 credit hours of the following courses. Electives from other departments or universities, if approved by MSU sport management advisor, will be accepted as elective hours.
- HP 537 – Sport Media, Sponsorship & Sale (Summer) (3 credits)
- HP 575 – International Sport Management (TBD) (3 credits)
- HP 638 – Managing Sporting Events (Spring) (3 credits)
- HP 535 – Planning Sport Facilities (Spring) (3 credits)
- HP 649 – Sport in American Culture (Spring) (3 credits)
- HP 660 – Financial Aspects of Sport (Spring: 3 credits)
- HP 661 - Management & Administration of Intramural and
Recreational Facilities (TBD) (3 credits)
- Other graduate courses will be approved by your advisor (HP 641, ECON 516)
Important Notes
1. Students must take HP 590 prior to HP 651
2. In order to take thesis or manuscript option, students must successfully complete HP 590
3. Prerequisite to HP 590: at least an undergraduate statistics course. If you need to meet this requirement, you can take ECON 207
