Sport Management Degree Programs
Graduate
The graduate Sport Management program has received program approval/accreditation through the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). The ODU program is one of a small group of programs nationally that have received program approval. The curriculum is designed to academically prepare students for positions in the ever expanding and changing sports industry. Graduate students enrolled in the program pursue a number of sport career paths including college athletic administration, professional sport marketing and promotions, sport facility management, sport event management, recreational sports management and supervision, health club and fitness management, amateur sport organization administration, etc.
Undergraduate
The undergraduate Sport Management program has received national approval/accreditation from the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). The program offers a curriculum that allows students to progress toward specialization options that lead to a job oriented internship experience. Students take courses in a variety of sport and business areas including sport marketing, sport law, sport facility management, sport fiscal management, accounting, and personnel management.
Internships
Both the graduate and undergraduate Sport Management programs at
*Please note: Graduate students may complete a thesis option in place of the internship experience.
Minor
A 15-credit hour undergraduate minor in Sport Management is available. The minor includes SMGT 214 - Introduction to Sport Management plus four additional Sport Management three-credit courses.
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