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Online Sport Administration Master’s Courses

Curriculum Details

  • 9 Courses
  • 30 Credit Hours
  • 270 Field Experience Hours
  • 8-Week Course Duration

In as few as nine months, you can earn a flexible online MS in Sport Administration from Delaware State, an HBCU recognized for superior online programs.1 Our accelerated eight-week courses, which are taught by professors with industry experience and terminal degrees in related fields, emphasize career-ready topics that blend business theory and applied research.

During your final DSU online course, you will complete a 270-hour sport administration internship. This field-based experience empowers you to apply your newly upgraded expertise in a supportive, real-world environment. You will graduate with experience using the specialized knowledge and practical skills essential to your ideal sport profession.

Core Courses

Credits

The course examines the financial and accounting principles and their application in for-profit and non-profit sport organizations. Topics include revenue and expenses, budgeting methods, economic principles, methods of financing sport and sport venues, and fund raising methods.
The course is designed to provide students with an understanding of organizational theory and its application in the sport industry. Students will examine the organizational structure, leadership styles, and culture of different sport organizations. 
The course is an examination of sport as a social institution and of the interactive impact of sport and society.
The course is designed to introduce students to research methods and statistics used to assess, evaluate, and critically examine principle and practices of sport organizations. 
The course provides an overview of the principles and practices of promotions and marketing in the sport industry. Topics include sport marketing planning, market segmentation and identification of target market, sport marketing mix, and sponsorship.
The course is designed to provide an overview of legislation and legal actions in sport. 
The course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of conducting needs assessments, planning, constructing, equipping, staffing, programming, and managing facilities in sport and physical activities.
The course examines the current trends and issues in the sport industry. Extensive research of current texts and journal articles is required.
The Sport Administration Internship is an experience in which a sport administration major enrolls in after all requirements, including coursework, in the sport administration curriculum has been completed successfully. The Sport Administration Internship comprises a minimum of 270 field-based hours at the agency, or at events sponsored by the agency if the responsibilities are carried out at another site.

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Source

  1. Forbes. “Best HBCUs With Online Degrees of 2026.” Retrieved February 6, 2026, from https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/online-colleges/best-hbcu/.