Curriculum

Master of Science in Leisure and Sport Management
Sport Industry Concentration

Within the Health and Human Performance Department, students can earn a M.S. degree in Leisure and Sport Management (LSM) with a concentration in Sport Industry. The program has three options: 36 hour professional project option; 36 hour internship option; and 30 hour thesis option.

Curriculum

Candidate must have earned appropriate undergraduateprerequisites that will be determined by an assigned advisor.

Leisure and Sport Management Core (12 hours):

HHP 6610	Research Methods in Health and Human Performance
HHP 6700	Data Analysis and Organization for Human Performance
LSM 6500	Legal Issues & Risk Management in Sport & Leisure Services
LSM 6510	Financial Management & Marketing of Leisure & Sport Services

Sport Industry Concentration Core (12 hours):

LSM 6710	The Sport Industry
LSM 6720	Sport Event Planning, Promotion, and Fundraising
LSM 6730	Socio-cultural, Philosophical & Ethical Issues in Sport & HP
LSM 6050	Design & Management of Leisure & Sport Facilities

Guided Electives (Thesis Option - 3 credit hours of electives)
( Non-Thesis Option - 9 credit hours of electives)

Select from the following:
(NOTE: No more than THREE 5000 level courses may be counted towards the master's degree.)

LSM 6550	Outdoor Environmental Education
LSM 6850	Cross Cultural Perspectives in Leisure and Tourism
LSM 6910	Special Problems (1 - 3 credit hours)
PHED 6820	Administration & Supervision of Physical Education and Sport
REC 5340	Fitness Education for the Adult
REC 5380	Introduction to Recreation for Persons with Disability
REC 5470	Leisure and Aging
REC 5480	Recreational Therapy Techniques
REC 5490	Campus Recreation
REC 5499	Therapeutic Terminology in Recreational Therapy
REC 5500	Introduction to Recreational Therapy
REC 5510	Recreational Therapy in Clinical Settings
REC 5520	Transitional & Community Recreational Therapy
REC 5540	Organization & Administration of Recreation
REC 5560	Field Studies in Recreation & Parks
REC 5570	Outdoor Recreation Workshop
REC 5580	Seminar: Outdoor Recreation & Environmental Issues
REC 5590	Readings in Parks & Recreation
REC 5600	Technology Applications
REC 5601	Technology Applications Lab
REC 5660	Evaluation of Recreation & Leisure Services
REC 5790	Sport and Society
REC 5965	Aquatic Exercise and Therapeutic Techniques
	Up to 9 hours of approved electives from College of Business

OTHER CREDITS ( 3 hours) Select one:
Thesis Option -OR- Professional Project Option -OR- Internship Option

Thesis Option (3 hours):

LSM 6640

Thesis Research (no more than 3 hours may be applied to degree)

Professional Project Option (3 hours):

LSM 6880

Internship/Special Projects

Internship Option (3 hours):

LSM 6880

Internship/Special Projects