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M.S. in Sport Leadership and Management
The Master of Science in Sport Leadership and Management is a research-based study of sport from psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and managerial perspectives. Students gain the knowledge and skills needed to become competent, transformative leaders in the sport industry.
A Degree That Holds Its Worth
98%
of Master's Graduates are Successfully Employed, Enrolled in Higher Education, or in a Volunteer/Service Program
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Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to synthesize and discover gaps in the literature to develop evidence-based research questions and a research proposal that demonstrates their understanding of the sport studies, sport science, or sport management literature.
- Students will conduct and orally defend a research project designed to create new knowledge for the sport studies, sport science, or sport management field.
- Students will be able to integrate and practically apply their knowledge of the sport studies, sport science, and/or sport management literature toward the development of strategies to enhance participation and performance in sport, and/or to enhance the management or culture of sport.
Conduct Research
Students have the opportunity to participate in research experiences with faculty or by completing a Master's thesis. This research-based program prepares students to apply for doctoral programs in sport psychology, sport management, sport communication, or coaching.
Prepare for Your Role
The program prepares students for leadership roles in sport psychology, sport management, higher education, coaching, athletic administration, student-athlete development, and mental performance consulting through required coursework, independent experiences in research, teaching, consulting, coaching, and administrative internships.
Targeted Careers
Careers targeted by the Sport Leadership program across a variety of sport contexts include:
- Sport management positions in collegiate and professional sport
- Collegiate and professional sport coaching positions
- Academic coordinators in university athletic departments
- Athletic administration
- Recreational sport coordinators
- University professors
- Sport psychology consultants
Graduating Leaders
The Sport Leadership and Management program has prepared outstanding leaders in the sport industry for over 40 years. Students benefit from advisors who are committed to their academic success, small class sizes, and a lot of engagement with professors and other students. The Oxford campus is one of the most beautiful in the country and provides students with an experience they never forget.
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Program Info
Admission requirements include a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution (with a recommended 3.0-grade point average), undergraduate transcript, resume/cv, personal statement, and one letter of recommendation.
View Program CourseworkMiami Alumni Working in Sport
My M.S. in Sport Leadership helped inspire my career in coaching and I look back on it quite often to pull from what I learned and apply it to collegiate soccer. While I was in the sport leadership program I focused on researching and learning more about mental skill training, the coach-athlete relationship, leadership, and youth development in sport.
Katy Etelman, Collegiate Soccer Coach
As a graduate student in the Sport Leadership program at Miami, I learned about the intersection of sport, culture, and business, and that that intersection is where my interests lie. Through my M.S. in Sport Leadership, I worked for a year in NCAA Athletics at Purdue University, and I am now a law student at Indiana University. I plan to use my MS and JD to work in sport law advocating and working for athletes.
Blaire Mikesell, Law School Student
The M.S. in Sport Management and Leadership program at Miami taught me that it takes to be a researcher, teacher, and practitioner in sport and exercise psychology.
Moe Machida-Kosuga, Ph.D., University Professor Sport Psychology
Sport Leadership and Management
This program prepares students to succeed in leadership positions in the sport industry (recreational to professional, youth to adult) by providing them with knowledge and skills to critically analyze and innovatively engage in the business and culture of sport.
Contact Us
Director of Graduate Studies
118 Laws Hall
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
SLAMdept@MiamiOH.edu
513-529-7526
