The Sport Management Concentration prepares students to assume leadership roles in planning, organizing, and administering consumer-driven and constituent-based initiatives in the sport industry. Such initiatives may include athletic administration at the collegiate and professional levels, motorsport operations, facility operations, sport marketing, sport communications and media relations, sport club management, and sporting goods manufacturing and sales. The Sport Management Concentration has a thesis/non-thesis option and may be completed with 36 credit hours. Students who choose the non-thesis option are required to complete written and oral exams as their culminating experience.

Core Requirements (9 hours)

• SALM 5230 - Legal Issues in Physical Education and Sport (3 hrs)
• PEXS 5430 - Administration of Physical Education and Athletics (3 hrs)
• PEXS 5670 - Research Design and Analysis (3 hrs)

Concentration Requirements (21 hours)

• SALM 5220 - Issues in Sport Management (3 hrs)
• SALM 5215 - Sport in Society (3 hrs)
• SALM 5232 - Sport Communication and Media Relations (3 hrs)
• SALM 5245 - The Financing of Sport (3 hrs)
• SALM 5243 - Sport Marketing (3 hrs)
• PEXS 5960 - Thesis (6 hrs)  OR
  SALM 5250 - Internship in Sport Management (6 hrs)

Concentration Electives (6 hours)

• As approved by the Advisor

MOTORSPORT OPERATIONS: ETSU – Bristol Motor Speedway Partnership

ETSU, in partnership with Bristol Motor Speedway, has designed a graduate program to prepare students to enter the field of Motorsport Operations. Four graduate courses specific to Motorsport Operations have been added to existing sport management courses, guest speakers are invited from Bristol Motor Speedway, and field experience options exist at the speedway. This unique academic program is designed to assist students in FAST TRACKING their careers in one of America’s most popular sports.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Regular Admission:

The following are required for admission in the Sport Management Concentration:

• Undergraduate degree in physical education, exercise science, sport management or closely related field.
• GRE scores
• 2.7 cumulative undergraduate grade point average on a 4.0 scale
• Resume and contact information (i.e., name, address, telephone, e-mail address) for at least three academic references
• Essay explaining goals and reasons for desiring to study with the Department of KLSS and ETSU

Conditional Admission:

Students who are unable to meet “regular admission” requirements, may apply for conditional admission.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

For more information please contact the Sport Management Concentration Program Coordinator, Dr. Keunsu Han, Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences, Box 70654, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614-1701. Voice: (423) 439-4382, Fax: (423) 439-4382, E-mail: hank@etsu.edu .

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Various forms of financial assistance are available through the Office of Financial Aid. In addition, Graduate Assistantships and Tuition Scholarships are available in the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences (KLSS) that include teaching in the Active Lifestyles and Wellness Program or Fit Kids program, research assistants with KLSS Faculty, and various other duties. Other opportunities may be available in campus recreation, intercollegiate athletics, student activities, and other campus areas. Application materials for Graduate Assistantship and Tuition Scholarship positions may be obtained from the Program Coordinator and are available on the KLSS website.