Master of Arts in Athletic Administration

Admission Requirements

The student must apply to and meet all criteria for admission to the Graduate School. In addition, applicants for the Master of Arts in Athletic Administrationn degree must meet all College of Education requirements for admission and retention. Individuals applying for admission to the Master of Arts in Athletic Administration program must have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States or its equivalent from a school in another country.

Program Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 33 semester credit hours for the Master of Arts in Athletic Administration. Students who choose to complete a thesis must register for no fewer than 6 credits of HPSS 6650 (meets elective requirement). Students who complete a Master's Project must register for no fewer than 3 credits of HPSS 6651 (meets elective requirement). Students completing a Thesis or Master's Project will orally defend the Thesis or Project, but will not complete comprehensive written examinations. Students not completing a Thesis or Master's Project will be required to pass both a comprehensive written examination and subsequent oral defense of that exam. 

All students must document professional experience in an athletic setting either by prior athletic administrative experience (minimum of one year) or by completing an approved internship for credit while completing the Master of Arts in Athletic Administration program.

Course Requirements
HPSS 6605Leadership and Administration3
HPSS 6610Advanced Sport Psychology3
HPSS 6612Advanced Sociology of Sport3
HPSS 6615Philosophy and Principles of Athletics in Education3
HPSS 6625Advanced Sport Marketing3
HPSS 6631Athletics and the Law3
HPSS 6634Sport Finance3
HPSS 6635Management Aspects of Athletics3
HPSS 6640Research and Writing3
HPSS 6651Masters Project in Athletic Leadership3
HPSS 6655Internship3
Total Credits33