Sport Venue and Event Management, MS

Graduate

Jeff S. Pauline, Graduate Program Director
402 MacNaughton Hall, 315-443-0364

jspaulin@syr.edu

Faculty

Mary Graham, Jeeyoon Kim, Rodney Paul, Gina Pauline, Jeff Pauline, Patrick Ryan, Michael Veley, Patrick Walsh

Program Description

The Master of Science in Sport Venue and Event Management is a 36 credit hour graduate program designed to provide students with the educational knowledge, skill development and experiential sport industry background to excel in the specialized field of managing multi-purpose sport venues and associated event planning opportunities. Instruction will center around core curriculum content areas, including: sport finance, accounting and budgeting; sport event and hospitality management; organizational theory; sport law and legal operations management; technology and information delivery systems; facilities and venue management; communications; and event planning operations and management. The goal is to prepare graduates to think conceptually and analytically and be able to apply principles to a real-world scenario.

The program, housed in the Falk College, includes faculty from the Department of Sport Management, School of Information Studies, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. The program is an interdisciplinary, collaborative initiative unique among graduate level sport management programs.

The degree prepares students for careers in managerial aspects of professional and recreational sports, including stadium and arena facilities management; production and programming of events; marketing and public relations; technological operations management; and middle-level management, marketing and planning in the sport industry.

Admission

The admissions requirements for this program include:

undergraduate degree with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA
TOEFL scores (for international applications)
undergraduate transcripts
three letters of recommendation
a resume and personal statement
GRE scores are required
video interview

Financial Support

Limited financial aid is available in the from of graduate assistantships and scholarship credits. Financial aid is determined on the basis of merit.

Graduate Courses in Sport Venue and Event Management

SPM 614 - Foundations of Sport Venue and Event Management 3 credit(s)
SPM 634 - Sport Event and Hospitality Management 3 credit(s)
SPM 635 - Marketing of Sport Venues & Events 3 credit(s)
SPM 637 - Sport Venue Management 3 credit(s)
SPM 645 - The Strategic Management of People in Sport 3 credit(s)
SPM 655 - Practicum in Sport Venue and Events Management 3-9 credit(s) 9 credits total required
SPM 664 - Financial Management of Sport Facilities and Events 3 credit(s)
SPM 665 - Advanced Sport Event Management 3 credit(s)

Elective Courses: 6 Credits Required

Master’s students will select electives from the iSchool, Newhouse School, and the Whitman School spanning numerous topics including (but not limited to) digital advertising, media law, new media business, operations management, social media in the enterprise, marketing, and supply chain management.

Transfer Credit

A maximum of 9 credits in transfer for courses in which (1) the grade earned was at least a B and (2) the course is evaluated as equivalent to the required course in the program for which it will substitute.

Part-time Study

Program may be pursued on a part-time basis with department approval.

Satisfactory Progress

Certification for an advanced degree at Syracuse University requires a minimum average of 3.0 for work comprising the program for the degree and a 2.8 average for all credits earned.