Overview

Primary course topics include administration, economics, event planning, facility management, finance, intercollegiate sports, law, marketing, professional sports, sales, sponsorship, and other important components of the sport industry.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Sport Administration program (sport administration track), students at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill should be able to:

Understand and apply fundamental processes related to the sales process, marketing sport, and marketing through sport

Recognize the challenges of planning, designing, and managing an effective and efficient sport event, applying solutions or best practices to challenges

Understand and identify the proper legal theory, including contracts, torts, property, agency, administrative, and Constitutional law as applied in the sport industry

Apply specific critical thinking and analytical techniques used by financial managers to economic/financial challenges found in various sport settings

Identify their own leadership qualities and core values, assess how their unique approach will help or hinder their ability to lead, and set a personal leadership vision to guide them within the sport industry

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sport Sales and Revenue Production

Emergency Care of Athletic Injuries and Illnesses

Fundamentals of Sport Marketing

Sport Facility and Event Management

Finance and Economics of Sport

Field Experience in Sport Administration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Sports Management Sport and Exercise Science View 631 other Bachelors in Sports Management in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Letter of Recommendation: This letter should come from a teacher who taught you in a core academic area, like English, math, science, social science, or world language.

Official Transcript and School Report: Ask your school to send us your official transcript by secure electronic delivery as well as an official school report.

College and University Courses: If you’ve taken courses for credit at a college or university, you are required to report them on your application and include the specific courses and grades in the UNC supplement, but you don’t need to send official transcripts when applying.

SAT or ACT Scores: Because of disruptions related to COVID-19, the UNC System has approved a waiver of the SAT or ACT requirement for candidates who are applying for fall 2022 admission.

Tuition Fee

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International

43152 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 43152 USD per year during 48 months.
National

43152 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 43152 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

7020 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7020 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Chapel Hill

900 - 1400 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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