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Graduate Faculty Members

The Center for Sport Management Research and EducationThe Center for Sport Management Research and Education is an organizational unit of the Department of Health and Kinesiolgy in the College of Education and Human Development. The Center was designed

to be a collaborative venture between the Division of Sport Management and the Department of Athletics, in conjunction with faculty in numerous academic departments on the Texas A&M campus. The mission of the Center is to be a catalyst in bringing together interdisciplinary researchers in the study of sport managementin order to create and diffuse timely and appropriate actionable knowledge concerning the practice and application of sport management.

Laboratory for Diversity in SportThis laboratory is dedicated to producing and disseminating research related to all forms of diversity within the sport context. The purpose of this laboratory is to examine and seek to understand how differences (in demographics, values, education, etc.) impacts team and organizational performance, team member affect, and team member behaviors.

Dr. Gregg BennettAssistant Professorgbennett@hlkn.tamu.edu

Dr. George CunninghamAssociate Professorgbcunningham@hlkn.tamu.edu

Dr. Michael SagasAssociate ProfessorChair Sport Management Divisionmsagas@hlkn.tamu.edu

Dr. Paul BatistaAssociate Professorpbatista@hlkn.tamu.edu

Dr. John SingerAssistant Professorsingerjn@hlkn.tamu.edu

Mary Beth IsenhartGraduate Advisorgradadvisor@hlkn.tamu.edu

M.S. and Ph.D. in KinesiologySport Management

Dr. Michael SagasAssociate ProfessorChair Sport Management Division

Greetings from Division of Sport Management!

The recent growth in the sport industry has given rise to the need for trained professionals to manage and administer sport.

The M.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Management is designed to prepare students for careers as administrators and managers in athletic, health, and country clubs, as well as entry-level management positions in college and professional athletic organizations. Through this program, students are prepared for diversity of roles in the areas of sport marketing and promotions, facility management and planning, activity programming and event management. A 13-week internship comes at the conclusion of the student’s academic preparation and provides students with on-the-job experience and networking opportunities.

With the growth of the sport industry comes the need to conduct research in that context and to train future professionals. A Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a specialization in Sport Management is designed to train students for such endeavors. With a particular emphasis in research, our degree provides students with the requisite skills to enter research-intensive universities.

Integrity. Respect. Excellence. Leadership.

M.S. in KinesiologyEmphasis: Sport Management

Ph.D. in KinesiologySpecialization: Sport Management

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 organization 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.

Minimum Hour Requirement:The PhD requires a minimum of 67 hours beyond a masters or 96 hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. Depending on the preparation and experience, doctoral students may be required to complete undergraduate or graduate leveling work in addition to the minimum PhD requirements.

Research Experience Requirement:Prior to scheduling the dissertation proposal meeting, each student will: (a) have presented, as sole or first author, at least on 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).

For specific degree requirements visit: http://sm.tamu.edu/sm/doctoral.html

The M.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Management is a degree program offered to prepare students for careers as administrators and managers in collegiate and professional athletic and sport organizations. The curriculum requires a total of 36 semester hours. Up to six hours can be taken in an outside supporting class.

Required Research Core (7 hours):KINE 601 Reading Research (Research Methods) 3KINE 690S Theory of Kinesiology (Statistics) 3KINE 681 Research Seminar 1

Required Sport Management Core (15 hours):KINE 611 Revenue Generation in Sport 3KINE 612 Personnel Management in Sport 3KINE 613 Diversity in Sport Organizations 3KINE 615 Sport Marketing 3KINE 655 Sport Law and Ethics 3

Sport Management Electives (minimum of 4):KINE 610 Administration in Sport Organizations 3KINE 623 Admin. of Intercollegiate Athletics 3KINE 682 Seminar in... (repeated for credit) up to 4 KINE 683 Practicum in Sport Management 3KINE 685 Independent Study 3

Non Thesis Option:KINE 684 Professional Internship 4Electives (Minimum of 4) 10Outside Courses (Advisor Directed) up to 6

Non Thesis Option:KINE 691 Research 8Electives (Including Outside Courses) 6

Sport Management at Texas A&M