"Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from somethingthey have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision."
-Muhammad Ali

About

Using faculty with extensive backgrounds in teaching and doing research within the Sport Management field, in addition to faculty in various schools within the university and local sport industry professionals as adjunct instructors, Seattle University offers a Master in Sport Administration and Leadership (MSAL). The graduate degree prepares students for leadership positions in the sports industry through a collaborative and nurturing learning environment suited for analyzing and resolving challenges in the business and culture of sport. Students are required to critically analyze complex problems and use theory and research to identify and solve issues for sport organizations.

Sport Administration Careers

Sport administration is concerned with the successful leadership and management of numerous sport organizations. Graduates with such a degree will find a myriad of entry-level positions in sales (tickets, suites, ads, sponsorship), communications, business and event operations, finance and accounting, public and community relations, promotions and marketing, and media relations (television, radio, print, web). These positions serve as the first step in a career that can lead to jobs as directors, vice presidents, general managers, and even presidents and CEOs. While the field of sport administration is evolving rapidly and opportunistically, it is accompanied by a high degree of competitiveness for available positions.