The Sport Administration curriculum is highly structured, with all students completing the following courses in sequence:

First Year - Fall

• EXSS 740 - Administration of Sport 

 

Policies and problems of organization and administration of athletic programs and colleges.  Discuss current issues and events in college athletics.  Dr. Fred Mueller.

 

• EXSS 748 - Legal Issues in Collegiate Sport 

Provides an introduction to the United States legal system, legal principles, and legal issues related to intercollegiate athletics.  Topics of discussion include Title IX, drug testing, and coaching contracts.  Barbara Osborne, J.D.

• EXSS 746 - Economic and Financial Management of Sport 

Study of administrative structures, including the differences in NCAA Divisions,  and financial concerns of collegiate athletic departments. An intensive study of NCAA regulations is also included.  Dr. Debby Stroman

• EXSS 742 - Social Issues in Exercise and Sport 

A comprehensive study of race and gender discrimination, adherence, value development, violence and other socialization factors in youth, collegiate and Olympic sport.  Learn how athletics, and your work in athletics, will affect society.  Dr. Elizabeth Hedgpeth

First Year - Spring

• EXSS 700 - Applied Statistics and Research Methods in Exercise and Sport Science 

Critical to planning and completing a successful master's thesis, this class teaches selected research techniques and designs as well as applied statistical analysis.  Dr. Edgar Shields

• EXSS 705 - Applied Statistics and Research Methods Laboratory  

Problem-solving and practical experience in planning, conducting, and reporting of research.  Also, applied statistical analysis and interpretation of data from the field of Sport Administration.  Designed to give students a solid foundation on which to begin a thesis.  Dr. Edgar Shields

• EXSS 744 - Collegiate Sport Marketing 

This course is designed to develop a thorough understanding of sport marketing principles and their application to collegiate athletics.  Learn about multi-media partners and see how marketing affects other areas of an athletic department.  Dr. Debby Stroman
 

• EXSS 749 - NCAA Governance and Compliance 

Practical assignments related to NCAA Governance and NCAA compliance.  Theories and practices are implemented in a professional setting under the direction of practitioners.  Barbara Osborne, J.D.

 

Second Year - Fall and Spring

• EXSS 993 - Master's Thesis 
   

Faculty-supervised research project of a topic related to sport administration.

 

• EXSS 750 and 751 - Sport Administration Leadership Seminar

• Internship in the UNC athletic department