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Isenberg's PhD in Sport Management is a residential program designed for students pursuing academia careers. It offers comprehensive research training and advanced business understanding applied to sports. With individualized instruction, teaching opportunities, and a supportive environment, graduates become well-rounded researchers and educators.
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Degree Overview:
Isenberg’s PhD in sport management is a full-time, residential program that prepares students for careers in academia. Students receive broad training in research methods and learn to apply advanced business understanding to sport subject matter. With small class sizes, students enjoy individualized instruction from faculty. Valuable teaching opportunities prime students to become educators at leading institutions.
Objectives:
- Prepare students for careers in academia.
- Provide broad training in research methods.
- Teach students to apply advanced business understanding to sport subject matter.
- Offer individualized instruction from faculty.
- Provide valuable teaching opportunities to prepare students for careers as educators.
Assessment:
- Students must pass both a qualifying and comprehensive examination.
- Students must complete three years of teaching at Isenberg.
- Students must research, write, and defend a dissertation during the final years of the program.
Teaching:
- Students enjoy individualized instruction from faculty.
- The program offers valuable teaching opportunities.
Careers:
- Graduates are marketable as both published researchers and seasoned educators.
Other:
- Students generally complete a PhD in Sport Management within 4-5 years.
- Students must take 48 credits of coursework, which includes classes in theory and research methods, research electives, and minor classes.
- Isenberg has a strong focus on research. Faculty members work alongside doctoral students on a variety of projects, publishing research in top tier sport management journals.
- The program offers a supportive and collaborative environment that extends beyond the classroom.
- The program has strong ties to sport industry leaders who can be utilized for research.
