Program: Sport Management, M.S. - Adelphi University

2016-17 University Bulletin

Apr 01, 2025

NY State Program Code: 33784
HEGIS Code: 1299.30
CIP Code: 31.0504

(36 Credits)

Greg Letter, Program Director
Woodruff Hall - Room 175
p – (516) 877-4289
f – (516) 877-4258
e – letter@adelphi.edu

The Sport Management program prepares students for a variety of professional careers in the sport industry. Our curriculum introduces students to contemporary sport industry management strategies and marketing concepts as well as enhances communication and leadership skills, ensuring that our graduates have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in their chosen career path. Sport management graduates are equipped to work with sports teams, sport marketing agencies, intercollegiate sports, sport product manufacturing companies, as well as sport events and facilities.

Specializations are offered within the program to prepare students for their desired sport management career. Students can choose from the following specializations:

Collegiate Athletic Administration (approval pending)
Sport Marketing (approval pending)
Sport Based Youth Development

For more information about the online program, click here.

Foundations

(6 credits)

PED (0852) 632 - Intro To Sports Management Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 650 - Research & Design of Experiments Credits: 3.00

Sport Management Core

(12 credits)

PED (0852) 508 - Technology of Health and Physical Education Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 633 - Sport Marketing Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 638 - Sports in American Culture Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 792 - Internship Credits: 3.00

Sport Management Electives

(9–15 credits)

PED (0852) 500 - Organization & Prin of Coaching Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 503 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 544 - Organization & Administration Of Youth Sport Programs Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 634 - Sport Alliances and Sponsorships Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 636 - Athletic Administration Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 637 - Organization And Administration of Physical Education Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 639 - Introduction To Sports Law Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 644 - Sport Economics Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 645 - Sport Licensing and Merchandising Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 647 - Public Relations in Sport Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 648 - Facilities Management Leisure/Recreation Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 680 - Special Topics: Advanced Topics in Physical Education Credits: 3.00 Sport and Media, Event Management

Business Electives

(3-9 credits)

BUS (0204) 689 - Negotiation for the Business Professional Credits: 3.00
MGT (0210) 561 - Management Theory/ Organizational Behavior Credits: 3.00
MGT (0210) 666 - Leadership & Innovation In Complex Systems Credits: 3.00
MKT (0212) 580 - Marketing Management Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 582 - Special Topics Credits: 1.00
MKT (0212) 780 - Marketing Research Credits: 3.00
MKT (0212) 785 - New Product Management Credits: 3.00
MKT (0212) 787 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3.00

Optional Specialization in Sport-Based Youth Development

Meredith Whitley, Coordinator
Woodruff Hall - Room 172
p – 516-237-8671
f – (516) 877-4258
e – mwhitley@adelphi.edu

The specialization in sport-based youth development utilizes innovative teaching, coaching and administrative approaches to prepare students to work with young people outside of the traditional physical education and interscholastic/intercollegiate sport settings. The specialization is an alternative program to teacher education, as well as an extension for coaches, recreation leaders, teachers, administrators, youth development workers and others who have an interest in the holistic development of youth through sport and physical activity.

The specialization can be completed only as part of a master’s degree, either the M.A. in Physical Education or the M.S. in Sport Management. Extra credits are not required to complete the specialization, as the required courses to completed the specialization are embedded in the coursework for the M.A. in Physical Education or the M.S. in Sport Management.

Required Courses

(12 credits)

PED (0852) 543 - Youth Development Through Sport and Physical Activity Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 544 - Organization & Administration Of Youth Sport Programs Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 545 - Funding & Evaluation Of Sport-Based Youth Delevopment Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 792 - Internship Credits: 3.00

Electives

Additional courses may be selected, with advisement, from the following list as part of the specialization, but are not required.

PED (0852) 546 - Global Sport-Based Youth and Community Development Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 547 - Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Through Sport Credits: 3.00
ECH (0807) 600 - Childhood Development Credits: 3.00
ECH (0807) 602 - Emotional Lives of Children: Classroom as Community Credits: 3.00
EDO (0809) 603 - The Adolescent Experience Credits: 3.00
EEC (0810) 600 - Introduction to Special Education Credits: 3.00