U-M School of Kinesiology

Kinesiology supports one specialist track -- Sport Management. Masters students in this track will obtain an M.A. degree in Kinesiology. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours, including:

Core Curriculum (15 hours)

• KINESLGY 503 Legal Aspects of Sport (3 credits)
• KINESLGY 509 Financial Management for the Sport Industry (3 credits)
• KINESLGY 532 Organizational Behavior & Human Resources (3 credits)
• KINESLGY 514 Strategic Management in Sport (3 credits)
• KINESLGY 550 Marketing Management for the Sport Industry (3 credits)

Other Requirements (15+ hours)

• KINESLGY 615 Philosophy of Science and Research (3 credits)
• Sport Management elective(s) (3+ credits)
• Graduate-level statistics (3-4 credits)
• Cognate elective credits of student's choice (4+ credits): Any appropriate graduate-level course(s) will fulfill this Rackham requirement that a minimum of four credits must be taken outside the School of Kinesiology.

Note: The remainder of the 30 credits will be from appropriate graduate-level courses offered by the School or by other UM graduate programs.