MS in Sport Management - International
Sport Management

Raise Your Game

Learn how the business of sports is growing internationally and opening up new opportunities for trained, versatile management professionals with an online MS in Sport Management with an integrated graduate certificate in International Sport Management. Learn about the globalization of sports and its worldwide impact. You will explore how licensing, technology, ethics, economic risks, cultural differences, governance and various other external influences provide unique challenges and opportunities for sports management professionals. Earn both credentials within 36-credits by taking the prescribed International Sport Management Certificate courses below.

Founded more than 25 years ago, Southern New Hampshire University's MS Sport Management degree is one of the most established and prestigious programs in the U.S. and one of just a few accredited sport management programs in New England.

Skills You Can Apply Around the World

With an International Sport Management Certificate integrated with a Sport Management MS online, you have the opportunity to earn two specialized credentials that can help you learn how to identify new business opportunities that help companies expand their brands overseas. Designed with an interdisciplinary approach -- weaving real-life examples through case studies - the International Sports Management program combines core sports management methodology, rationale and practices with a global perspective on issues such as licensing, marketing and strategic alliances to provide you with unique skill sets and a knowledge base that's transferable to any business setting.

Discover Career Opportunities in Sport Management

In the U.S. alone, the sports industry ranks sixth among all industries, with annual revenue of more than $250 billion. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects careers in athletic management, marketing, sales, public relations and other sport management-related positions are expected to grow between 7 percent and 13 percent over the next several years.

And when you factor in that sports franchises, international governing bodies, and management and marketing firms are increasingly exploring new opportunities to grow beyond national borders, career opportunities for professionals with an International Sport Management education should be well positioned to capitalize on all this growth.

University Accreditation

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