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M.A. in Sports Management Course Descriptions

KHS 500 Foundations of Sports Management (3 credits)
Today the need for sport management professionals is increasing in areas of business, marketing,sales and managing. This course will examine the expanding field of Sports Management. Areas of emphasize include: exploring job specific skills pertaining to sport marketing and sales, facility management, event planning, sport agents and recruiting services, intercollegiate athletics, professional sports, public relations.

OMG 505 Organizational Theory and Behavior (4 credits)
This course promotes the understanding and use of General Systems Theory and its applications in identifying, interpreting, and solving problems within complex organizations. It also examines management theory to see how it has led to current theories such as organizational learning and self-directed management.

OMG 510 Human Resource Management (3 credits)
An overview is given of major functions and concepts regarding the management and administration of human resources in the organization including: recruitment, development, motivation, compensation, benefits administration, employee relations, and human resource information systems.

OMG 515 Management and Leadership (4 credits)
Different theories of leadership and management styles are introduced and what their impact is on organizational structure, productivity, decision making, resource allocation, and human resource development. This course will analyze how leadership is not only different from management but also more effective in today's workplace.

OMG 520 Managerial Finance (3 credits)
The practical aspects of the strategic and operational roles of accounting and finance are explored, including applications of strategic planning, budgeting, financial performance, and fiscal and ethical responsibility in a global market.

OMG 525 Productivity and Quality (3 credits)
Students will explore the concepts and theories underlying Total Quality Management and Continuous Improvement Processes in manufacturing and service environments. This course includes re-engineering, innovation, and Six Sigma as practical tools for improving productivity.

KHS 530 Managing and Planning Sport Facilities (4 credits)
This course takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the theories and practices of facility design, construction and operations. The course will examine a wide variety of both indoor and outdoor sport facilities including stadiums, gymnasiums, golf courses, fitness centers and athletic fields. Learning formats will include lecture, class discussion, and interaction with sport and facility management professionals, on-site tours, group exercise, research and written projects.

OMG 535 Managing in an Information Age (3 credits)
This course focuses on the way in which business strategy is served by information technology. It also explains the tools and techniques that help to ensure that information systems strategies are in line with strategic organizational needs.Concepts introduced include maximizing the value of individual knowledge work and how it can improve personal productivity.

KHS 540 Legal Aspects of Sports (3 credits)
Legal Aspects of Sports is an overview of legal aspects that will be relevant to sport managers in areas of recreation, athletics, facilities and business. The course will examine risk management strategies along with law related to operation and administration of sport related programs. Students will explore actual cases in these areas.

KHS 545 Sports Marketing (3 credits)
Sport Marketing will examine the strategies and motivations of the sport consumers through actual case studies. Elements of corporate partnerships related to sport marketing will also be explored along with business strategies of sport marketing.

OMG 550 Strategic Thinking (4 credits)
This course examines the role of the leader in the development of coherent strategic plans and the articulation of short- and long-range plans. It examines the systemic interrelationships among the topics introduced in earlier program courses.

OMG 555 Capstone Seminar (3 credits)
Provides students with an opportunity to synthesize and demonstrate mastery of the key elements introduced during the Master of Arts in Organizational Management program. Students will present the results of a self-directed capstone. This could be a case study, action research, literature review, or various other form of quantitative or qualitative research.