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Study Abroad in New Zealand

Sport, Management, and Culture in the Global Marketplace

For this 6-credit course, students will travel to four cities (Auckland, Dunedin, Queenstown, and Wellington) during Winter Term to examine the policy, management, and marketing of sport in New Zealand culture and society. While in New Zealand, students are fully immersed in the global and local complexities and relations of the New Zealand sport industry.

When: Winter Term

Credits: SLM 446 (3 credit hours) and SLM 448 (3 credit hours)

Program Activities

Students will be given the opportunity for first-hand experience in, and a thorough understanding of, the rapidly expanding global sport marketplace through:

  • Formal lectures delivered by prominent guest scholars from New Zealand universities in the field of global sport culture, management, marketing, and media.
  • Meetings with sport managers and executives from governing bodies, corporate sponsors, sport media corporations, major venues, and professional teams to outline the New Zealand sport industry.
  • Site visits to locally and nationally prominent New Zealand sport stadiums, venues, and facilities.
  • Physical cultural practices and experiences such as sailing, surfing, street luge, jet boating, and social sport competitions (rugby, cricket, netball, soccer, and parkour, ultimate frisbee).

Course Relevance

SLM 446 and SLM 448 are both Miami Plan courses. Successful completion of the program will satisfy the entire Global Miami Plan for Miami students.

For SLAM students entering Miami prior to Fall 2020, the courses will fulfill the following course requirements toward their major:
SLM 448 - Sport Leadership Core course
SLM 446 - SLM Matrix course

For SLAM students entering after Fall 2020, both courses can be 2 of the 4 electives required to satisfy the program requirements.

Student Selection

The program is open to students of all majors and academic backgrounds. It’s intended for those students with personal and professional interests in the area(s) of: sport management, sport policy, tourism and event management, sport sociology, sport coaching, sport science, kinesiology, public health, physical activity, and/or physical education.

Program Fee

The program fee is $4,500. The program fee includes accommodation, meals, site visits, group meetings, activities, and sporting event tickets. Students will also be responsible for airfare which is in the range of $2000 and tuition per credit which for students based on their in/or out-of-state residency. Scholarships are available through Global Initiatives, the College of EHS, and SLAM.

Application Timeline

Applications for this program open in April. Admission to the program is rolling - applications are assessed in the order in which they are received. The final deadline to apply is September 15 although the program is likely to fill before this date. 

Offered by Adam Beissel

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