The sports and recreation industries are booming. And with a
flourishing industry comes a demand for well-educated leaders to
fill a variety of roles including media relations, advertising and
sales promotion, marketing, financial management, facilities
planning, and coaching.
You can prepare for these opportunities by earning an MPS in
Sport Management at St. John’s University. The mission of the
program is to develop students into well-educated, ethical, and
highly competent leaders in the global sports industry. This is
achieved by providing students with the theoretical and practical
knowledge that will enable them to be successful leaders;
establishing a curriculum that is consistent with current
principles and practices of professionals in the academic and sport
marketplace communities; and delivering instruction that is
relevant, effective, and stimulates learning.
The graduate sport management program is the natural development
of our long-standing and successful undergraduate program, which is
one of the largest in the nation. St. John’s University was one of
the first institutions in the United States to offer sport
management as a major area of study. When the program was founded
in 1976, most sport-related majors were in the areas of athletic
training, sports medicine, physical education, or kinesiology.
Instead of focusing on the rules of the game and athletic
performance, our program focuses on applying business principles to
the sport industry. Furthermore, our location in the media and
sports capital of the world provides students with unparalleled
internship and employment opportunities.
Full-time students normally complete the program in two years
but an intensive 12-credit per semester schedule can lead to a
degree in as little as 18 months. Part-time students are welcome,
and classes that meet once per week at 4:45 or 6:55 meet the needs
of working professionals who want to further their education.
CPS Congratulates First Graduate Sport Management Class of
2009
St. John's University
May 12, 2009
"One
Giants leap: As US sports export overseas, the programs to run it
expand"
New York Post
November 28, 2007
University’s Sport
Management Program Continues to Grow
St. John's University
February 9, 2007
Program Information
We invite you to learn more about the MPS in Sport Management
degree program at St. John’s University. To do so, please
contact:
Glenn Gerstner
Associate Professor of Sport Management
Director, Graduate Sport Management Program
(718) 990-7474
gerstneg@stjohns.edu
Graduate Admission
Information
Robert Medrano, Director
Office of Graduate Admission
(718) 990-2790
medranor@stjohns.edu
