By developing my interpersonal and problem-solving skills, I now have a strong ability to accurately forecast the impacts of the slightest industry moves and how those moves can affect the entire sports landscape.
Blake Moss
Player Agent
Major League Baseball Players' Association
SMU Sport Management program helped me prepare for my current role by offering a complete curriculum that covered all aspects of sport management in a real-world way.
Victoria Adler
League Marketing Coordinator
XFL
Being a student within the APSM major is crucial to your success, this program will help set you apart from everyone.
Tara Mireskandari
Account Executive, New Business
New Jersey Devils
The networking and lessons learned from all the staff, professors, and students has helped greatly.
Paul Valentino
General Manager
PNC Field
I developed a better understanding of the business side of sports and what to expect in my professional career.
Alli Lozano
Account Executive, Client Relations
Dallas Stars
SMU's Master of Science in Sport Management degree is a full-time, 12-month program designed for students who have a passion for the business of sport and who aspire to hold senior-management positions in the multi-billion dollar sports industry.
The program is led by sport management professionals with decades of executive experience in a wide range of segments including professional leagues and teams, media and broadcasting, marketing and sponsorship, facilities and sports equipment and apparel. Students will learn important business skills from faculty at the SMU Cox School of Business, ranked nationally by leading business journals.
Program Overview
The mission of the Master of Science in Sport Management (MSSM) program is to provide students with industry-specific training focused on the outcomes that develop and foster the ability to design and conduct research, analytical and strategic thinking and effective business communication skills. Students will also develop strong business and financial foundation as it relates to sport organizations. The MSSM graduate will possess an educational foundation and experiential learning advantage in the sport industry.
SMU’s Master of Science in Sport Management degree is a full-time, 12-month program designed for students who have a passion for the business of sport and who aspire to hold senior-management positions in the multibillion-dollar sports industry. The program is led by sport management professionals with decades of executive experience in a wide range of segments including professional leagues and teams, media and broadcasting, marketing and sponsorship, facilities and sports equipment and apparel. Students will learn important business skills from faculty at the SMU Cox School of Business, ranked nationally by leading business journals.
An experiential learning approach will provide students with “real life” case studies and networking through symposiums, mentorships and internships with some of the most prominent sports leaders and organizations in the United States.
Curriculum
The program’s 17 sequenced courses are delivered over one year in four 7-week modules and one summer internship. In the schedule below, classes designated ACCT, BUSE, FINA, MAST, MNO, MNGT, STRA are taught through the Cox School of Business; classes designated SPRT are taught through the Simmons School of Education and Human Development.
Modules follow the Cox School of Business calendar. Sixteen classes are two credit hours; one, one credit-hour class; and one four credit-hour internship.