This specialization prepares students for teaching and research careers in sport management. Graduates are trained for post-doctoral appointments and positions in universities, industry, and research institutions. The program prepares students to conduct research in applied and basic areas of sport management. Emphases in the applied areas are in organizational and group diversity; the under-representation of women and ethnic minorities in sport organizations; organizational effectiveness; organizational structure and strategy; organizational change; sport marketing; and consumer behavior. Emphases in the basic areas focus on relational demography; intergroup processes; and sport consumer behavior. Specific areas of research correspond to those of the sport management faculty.
Two laboratories, the Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Laboratory for the Diversity in Sport, provide support to the sport management programs. Research in these laboratories focuses on applied issues in the university athletic context and on diversity issues within organizations for sport and physical activity, respectively. In addition to the work in the laboratories, supplementary experiences are available with various sport entities, including the Department of Athletics, the Department of Recreational Sports, and professional sport organizations/tournaments.
| Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
Total Minimum Hours |
46 | |
| KINE 681 | Research Seminar | 2* |
| KINE 682 | Doctoral Seminars in Sport Management | 8* |
| KINE 685 | Directed Studies | 12* |
| KINE 684 | Teaching Internship | 3* |
| KINE 690 | Theory of Kinesiology Research | 3* |
| KINE 691 | Research | 18* |
*Required Courses
| Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 652 | Statistics in Research II | 3* |
| STAT 653 | Statistics in Research III | 3 |
| EDAD 690 | STAT II | 3 |
| EDAD/EHRD 690 | STAT III | 3 |
| EDAD 690 | Action Research in Education: Naturalistic Inquiry | 3 |
| EPSY 625 | Advanced Behavioral Measurement | 3 |
| EPSY 636 | Techniques of Research | 3 |
| EPSY 641 | Experimental Design in Education II | 3 |
| EPSY 642 | Meta Analysis of Behavioral Research | 3 |
| EPSY 643 | Applied Multivariate Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 607 | Experimental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 623 | Standardized Tests and Measurements | 3 |
| PSYC 671 | Experimental Design for Behavioral Scientists | 3 |
| PSYC 672 | Factor Analysis for Behavioral Scientists | 3 |
| PSYC 673 | Psychometric Theory and Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 674 | Covariance Structure Models and Causal Analysis | 3 |
| MGMT 686 | Research Methods in Organizational Science II | 3 |
| MGMT 687 | Research Methods in Organizational Science I | 3 |
| MGMT 690 | Theory of Research in Management | 3 |
*Indicates Required Course
Students will select a minimum of 9 elective hours with approval from their advisors:
Total Hours 67
Prior to scheduling the dissertation proposal meeting, each student will: (a) have presented, as sole or first author, at least one presentation at a state, regional, or national conference; and (b) will be an author on at least one research paper submitted to a peer-reviewed national or international journal. In addition, dissertations will not be signed by the department head until the student has submitted as first author a manuscript (or manuscripts) of the study to a national or international refereed journal (or journals).
| Course Title | Course Description |
|---|---|
| KINE 610 | Administration of Sport and Fitness Organizations |
| KINE 611 | Personnel Management in Sport |
| KINE 612 | Revenue Generation in Sport |
| KINE 615 | Sport Marketing |
| KINE 690 / STAT 651 | Statistics in Research I |
| KINE 601 | Reading Research Publications in Kinesiology |