Master of Science in Interscholastic Athletic
Administration

You must first make application for admission to Graduate Studies and be accepted by Graduate Studies before enrolling for any courses in these programs.

Admission:

Basic admission requirements include:

-------A bachelor's or master's degree

-------Current teaching license

-------GPA of 2.75 or higher on the last 60 hours of course work

-------Acceptable GRE score or TOEFL minimum score of 550 (Internationals).

-------Three (3) letters of recommendation

-------Official transcripts from all institutions of higher learning attended

-------Current resume

-------Two (2) of the letters of recommendation must be from supervising school                 administrators and one (1) individual of the candidate's choice.

Additional Admission Requirements

-------Cover letter/statement of intent

-------Professional portfolio

-------Writing sample

-------Successful interview with graduate committee

-------Minimum of two years of successful teaching/coaching experience

Course requirements (36 hours minimum)

All courses, except HPR 731, may be taken online or in the classroom

EDA 600: Introduction to Educational Leadership
EDA 700: Public School Finance
EDA 708: Developing and Managing Human Resources
EDA 710: School Law
HPR 630: Socio-Ethical Issues in Sport
HPR 670: Organizational Leadership in Sport Administration
HPR 677: Legal Aspects of Sport
HPR 682: Applied Research Methods and Statistics
HPR 696: Practicum
HPR 715: Sport Marketing and Public Relations
HPR 731 : Administration of Interscholastic Athletics Program

EDA Course Descriptions

EDA 600: Introduction to Educational Leadership (3 hrs.)
An introduction to leadership for student-centered schools.

EDA 700: School Finance (3 hrs.)
Emphasizes principles of taxation (local and state), federal financing of public education, equalization of education opportunity.

EDA 708: Developing and Managing Human Resources (3 hrs.)
Emphasizes the relationship between effective management of human resources and the instructional program. Includes attention to licensed and support personnel.

EDA 710: School Law
Legal aspects of such factors as school money, church-state relationships, injury to pupils, student and teacher rights, and related matters.

HPR Course Descriptions

HPR 630: Socio-Ethical Issues in Sport (3 hrs.)
Advanced study course of social and ethical issues in sport. Social issues include gender, race, ethnicity, aggression, politics, religion, class and social mobility. Ethical issues covered include ethical history, theory, models, and application.

HPR 670: Organizational Leadership in Sport Administration (3hrs.)
Provides concise information and insight into the principles of management as they apply to sport organizations (amateur and professional) and to sport-related businesses of all types. Organizational Leadership in Sport Administration is the education of the process, art, science, and issues in the management of sport. Emphasis will be placed on the organizational planning, implementation, the organization, leadership, and control aspects of sport administration.

HPR 677: Legal Aspects of Sport (3 hrs.)
Concerns legal concepts and ethical issues impacting sport management and coaching policy formation and practice.

HPR 682: Applied Research Methods and Statistics (3 hrs.)Designed to develop correct application of research methods and statistical process decision making relative to continuous improvement in coaching and sport management.

HPR 696: Internship/Practicum (3 hrs.)
Gives the student the opportunity to apply their learned academic principles of sport coaching to the day-to-day realities of jobs in the sport industry. Practicum/Internship allows students to earn academic credit toward their degree while they explore career job interest areas. It also provides the student the opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job training and knowledge; work directly with sport management professionals and being to develop a networking relationship with those in the field; and answer that all important job question, "What experience do youhave in the field?"

Academic credit hours earned may vary from one to a maximum of six. The number of credit hours is based upon 40 hours of actual quality work experience per one academic credit earned. The student must arrange and obtain approval for the practicum prior to the semester of work experience and register for appropriate number of credit hours.

HPR 715: Sport Marketing and Public Relations (3 hrs. )
This course examines the marketing process in the sport business industry. Through the process, the student will study the theories, research, and development of sport marketing and public relations. The course focus will be on the implementation of a sport marketing plan. The course will also look at the communications and public relations activity as it pertains to sport organizations. Emphasizes athletic promotion, fundraising, finance, economics, and marketing.

HPR 731 : Administration of Interscholastic Athletics Program (3 hrs.)
Provide insights and strategies for the development and leadership of developmentally sound and educationally compatible interscholastic athletic programs.

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