Master of Science in Sport & Entertainment Management at Boston University

Programme overview

A master's programme combining conceptual coursework with internship opportunities to prepare students for leadership in the sports and entertainment industry. It focuses on entertainment venues and on building management and leadership skills.

Faculty: School of Hospitality Administration | Duration: 32 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

20 required units cover Intro to Sport Management, Sport & Entertainment Marketing, Law and Ethics, Sport Business Analytics, Leadership, Financial Management and Experience Management. Students add 12 elective units (e.g. Large Venue Management, Mega Events, Digital Marketing Strategies) and a 0-unit summer Graduate Internship in Hospitality Management.

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Entry requirements

School of Hospitality Administration graduate programmes: applicants need a bachelor's degree in any field; GRE or GMAT scores are not required for admission (stated on the school's graduate application page for its hospitality programmes). Review typically takes 2-3 weeks.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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