Sport Venue and Event Management, MS

Graduate

Jeff Pauline, Graduate Program Director
402 MacNaughton Hall, 315-443-2630

The Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Sport Venue & Event Management is a unique, highly specialized 36-credit hour program focused on educational knowledge and skill development related to the operations of venues and events in the sports industry and related entertainment fields. Offered through the Falk College’s Department of Sport Management, coursework and experiential learning opportunities have been purposefully designed to train and mentor future professionals to excel in the specialized field of managing multi-purpose sport and entertainment venues and events. The interdisciplinary degree includes courses taught by faculty from the Falk College’s Department of Sport Management and SU’s School of Information Studies (iSchool), S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

The M.S. in Sport Venue & Event Management leverages an abundance of experiential opportunities with local sports and entertainment venues by requiring nine credit hours of practicum work. Students will receive formalized training in multi-purpose sport venues and professional and intercollegiate sports, including football, basketball, hockey, lacrosse and indoor soccer, among other events. Students will be exposed to critical skills necessary for managing events ranging from local running competitions and festivals to hosting a Super Bowl, NCAA basketball tournament, or World Cup soccer event.

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

Graduate Courses in Sport Venue and Event Management

SPM 614 - Foundations of Sport Venue and Event Management 3 credit(s)
SPM 624 - Sport Facilities 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 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.