BS Sport Management at George Mason University

Programme overview

The purpose of the BS in Sport Management is to advance the conduct of sport by preparing students with both specific skills and broad contextual knowledge to be effective managers in the sports industry. The sports industry includes professional sports leagues and franchises, elite amateur sport organizations, collegiate teams, governance organizations and conferences, private ventures, corporate entities in sport and fitness, not-for-profit sports organizations, federations and foundations, entrepreneurial enterprises, sports media, sports facilities, sports agencies (marketing/management), governmental agencies, sports tourism and community/school-based sport. Students will learn to plan, implement, and evaluate sports activities.

Faculty: College of Education and Human Development | Duration: 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 120 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis (Mason Core); History of Sport and Leisure in America; Introduction to Sport Management; Practicum; Philosophical and Ethical Dimensions of Sport; Sport, Culture, and Society.

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Application information

Entry terms: Fall (August start) and Spring (January start) for freshmen and transfer students.

Transfer students may start in the Spring (January) or Fall (August) semester.

Freshman: Non-binding Early Action deadline is November 1 (priority consideration for Honors College, University Scholars and merit-based scholarships); Regular Decision deadline is February 1 (Honors College considered on a space-available basis); the Spring semester priority deadline is October 1. FAFSA/VASA priority deadline is March 1.

International freshman: Fall (August start) Non-Binding Early Action November 1, Regular Decision February 1, final deadline June 1; Spring (January start) priority deadline October 1 and enrollment deposit deadline December 1.

Transfer priority deadlines: October 1 for Spring (January) and March 1 for Fall (August); applications after these dates are reviewed on a space-available basis.

The freshman application fee is $75 and the transfer application fee is $75; applicants apply through the Common App or George Mason's own online application. SAT/ACT scores are optional (score optional since 2007).

The transfer application fee is $75; transfer applicants use George Mason's Transfer Application.

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