Doctoral Degree in Sport Management

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1 The University of Texas at Austin Doctoral Degree in Sport Management Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

2 We are pleased that you have inquired about the Ph.D. program in Sport Management at the University of Texas. Our faculty have consulted with leading experts in the field, including sport executives from around the world, to build a curriculum that can put you at the cutting edge of the sport industry. That is one reason our program is considered to be one of the world s best. There are other reasons as well. Our faculty have practical experience in the management of sport, as well as an extensive record of research and consulting. The faculty have worked with sport at a variety of levels, including college sport, professional sport, and Olympic sport. Their experience has covered much of the globe, including work in Europe, Asia, and Australia, as well as work throughout the United States. The faculty s experience is complemented by the extensive array of resources that the University of Texas can offer. In short, the University of Texas sport management program offers an exceptional educational opportunity. Laurence Chalip, Ph.D. Sport Management Program Coordinator Welcome to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas, a department with a strong tradition of excellence. The educational experiences and training provided by the department are diverse and include the physiological, psychological, and historical aspects of sport and exercise, health education, sport management and physical education teacher preparation. In addition, the department houses the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, and administers the general University Physical Activity Program, the Summer University Camp for Cultural Expression & Sports Skills, and the Fitness Institute of Texas. Graduates from our programs of study generally seek careers in the areas of sport, physical fitness, wellness and education. John L. Ivy, Ph.D. Chair, Kinesiology and Health Education

3 SPORT MANAGEMENT 1 Table of Contents Contact Information 2 Department of Kinesiology and Health Education Office of Graduate Studies/Admissions Sport Management Faculty About The University of Texas at Austin 4 Core Purpose Admission Information Costs per Year Housing Student Financial Services Program Overview 5 Admission Requirements Establishment of Program of Study Student Evaluation Program Requirements Sport Management Specialization Advancement to Candidacy 8 Dissertation Final Oral Examination Time Limits Program Schedule, Graduate Portfolio Programs Laboratories The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center

4 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Contact Information Department of Kinesiology and Health Education The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station/D3700 Austin, Texas Phone: Fax: John L. Ivy, Ph.D. Department Chair Bellmont Hall 710 johnivy@mail.utexas.edu Darla Castelli, Ph.D. Graduate Advisor Bellmont Hall 710 dcastelli@mail.utexas.edu Laurence H. Chalip, Ph.D. Sport Management Program Coordinator Bellmont Hall 222 lchalip@mail.utexas.edu Tan Thai Graduate Program Coordinator Bellmont 710 tan_thai@mail.utexas.edu Adrienne Horton Administrative Associate Bellmont 222 adriennehorton@mail.utexas.edu Office of Graduate Studies The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station G0400 Austin, TX Phone: Graduate and International Admissions Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Box 7608 Austin, Texas

5 SPORT MANAGEMENT 3 Sport Management Faculty Matthew Bowers, Ph.D. Lecturer Bob Heere, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Laurence H. Chalip, Ph.D. Professor Sport Management Program Coordinator Thomas Hunt, J.D.,Ph.D. Assistant Professor Marlene Dixon, Ph.D. Associate Professor Jan Todd, Ph.D. Professor Chris Green, Ph.D. Associate Professor

6 ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Founded in 1883 as a small campus on 40 acres near the state capitol in the heart of the scenic Central Texas Hill Country, The University of Texas at Austin has come far from its beginning, when it had only one building, eight teachers, two departments and 221 students. The main campus now covers more than 350 acres. The academic flagship of the University of Texas System s 15 academic and health institutions, the university enrolls almost 50,000 students, about 25 percent in graduate and professional programs. Although The University of Texas at Austin is a large university, it is made up of many smaller learning communities centered on the common goal of expanding knowledge and human understanding. Core Purpose The innovation, creativity and quality of teaching, scholarship, research and public service underway at The University of Texas at Austin touches the lives of people across the state, the nation and the world. We do this by pioneering advances that contribute directly to the state and the nation, connecting Austin to history and culture through world-class museums and outstanding libraries, addressing societal challenges and hosting a wide variety of special events and athletic competitions. Our core purpose is to transform lives for the benefit of society through learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity and responsibility. Admission Information Prospective students are encouraged to contact the Graduate Coordinator in Kinesiology & Health Education before applying to get the most up-todate application materials and instructions. Application for admission to the Graduate School consists of submitting to the Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC) the official application form, transcripts, GRE scores, and processing fee. Students can find detailed information from the GIAC website: Application for admission to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education consists of submitting to the Department the Declaration of Intent Form, a TA Application (if you wish to apply for a TA position), three letters of reference using the Request for Reference form, a statement of purpose, a copy of your resume and/or your curriculum vitae and unofficial copies of your transcripts and GRE scores. Students can find detailed information from the Department s website: khe/acadprog/grad/about/admissions/ Costs Per Year Tuition costs at The University of Texas are among the lowest in the nation. Following are typical graduate student tuition and fees for the school year. # of Hrs Type of Tuition Tuition 9-12 Resident $3,650- $5, Non-Resident* $7,280- $10,055 Graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin generally support themselves in one of the following ways: departmental aid in the form of scholarships, fellowships and assistantships; fellowships administered by the Office of Graduate Studies; need-based financial aid administered

7 by the Office of Students Financial Services; and outside funding. *Some nonresident students receive waivers of the nonresident portion of their tuition and therefore pay resident rates. Housing Information and application forms for University housing units, including the graduate student unit within Jester Center, are available from the Division of Housing and Food Services, Kinsolving, P. O. Box 7666, Austin, TX , (512) or by visiting their web site at edu/student/housing. For online information about the Austin area, visit Student Financial Services Information and application forms for University fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships are available from our graduate adviser. General information on University fellowships, and additional information on fellowships funded by sources external to the University is available from the fellowship coordinator in the Office of Graduate Studies, Main Building 101, (512) For additional information on financial assistance (loans, college work-study program, part-time employment) contact the Office of Student Financial Services, Student Services Building 3.214, (512) or online at PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Sport Management Program at The University of Texas has a distinct advantage in that the university is recognized as a top research institution with a nationally recognized athletic program. Our program attracts some of the world s finest students and boasts an outstanding faculty. Our faculty have distinguished records as consultants, practitioners, and researchers. Admission to our graduate programs is done on a competitive basis. The result has been high caliber students who are well prepared for the challenges provided by top faculty, and who are in turn able to compete for the best internships, industry jobs, and academic positions. A majority of University of Texas intercollegiate athletic teams are nationally ranked, and routinely compete for national championships. Students in Sport Management have been able to gain developmental experience in the athletic department. Graduates from the Ph.D. program have obtained faculty positions at leading universities throughout the United States and overseas. Admission Requirements In addition to meeting the Graduate School requirements, the applicant must submit a letter of application to the sport management faculty to include a statement of career goals and research interests. Three letters of recommendation from former professors are also required. Students applying to the Ph.D. program must have a demonstrated capability of independent research by completing a thesis of publishing a research article(s). Students not meeting this standard are required to complete and publish research under the direction of a faculty member while at the University of Texas to be eligible for advancement to candidacy. Final acceptance and continuation in the program are contingent upon sponsorship by a member of the sport management faculty who will serve as the student s adviser.

8 6 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Undergraduate Core Competencies Students are required to show competency in the following areas. These courses are not part of the graduate curriculum. One undergraduate course in Management Theory - Equivalent to MAN 320F at UT Austin One undergraduate course in Marketing Principles - Equivalent to MKT 320F at UT Austin Two of the following undergraduate courses: Sport Ethics - Equivalent to KIN UT Austin Sport Philosophy - Equivalent to KIN UT Austin Sport Law - Equivalent to KIN UT Austin Sport Sociology - Equivalent to KIN UT Austin Sport History - Equivalent to KIN UT Austin Social Psychology of Sport - Equivalent to KIN UT Austin Sport Economics - Equivalent to KIN 395 UT Austin Students may be admitted without these courses provided they complete them successfully during the first year in the program. Nevertheless, it is recommended that any deficiencies be completed prior to entering the program. These competencies may be completed by taking graduate or undergraduate classes. It is typically possible to complete the core competencies during the summer prior to beginning the program. All courses must be taken for a letter grade to fulfill the competency area requirement. Moreover, undergraduate core competencies are in addition to the required courses in the Ph.D. program and may not be counted in the program of Ph.D. work. Establishment of Program of Study Sport management faculty will review the student s prior course work and research experience and, in conjunction with the student, establish a program of study including course work within and outside the department. Under the leadership of the student s adviser, sport management faculty will monitor the student s progress. The Graduate Studies Committee shall have approved the program of study no later than the end of the student s second year in residence. Student Evaluation Students must make satisfactory progress and will be evaluated for satisfactory progress each year, especially regarding incompletes in course work, GPA, and research involvement. Ph.D. students are required to enroll in a minimum of nine hours of coursework each long semester. 1. Incompletes. Graduate students are expected to complete courses within the time frame of the semester. In unusual cases where this semester framework is not in the best interest of the student, the professor may report the symbol X (incomplete) in place of a grade. The student must then complete the course requirements and the instructor must report a final grade by the end of the grade reporting period in the student s next long-session semester of enrollment. If this deadline is not met, the symbol X is converted to the symbol I (permanent incomplete). The symbol I cannot be converted to a grade. The GSC considers two or more grades of incomplete including permanent incompletes as unsatisfactory progress. (TAs, GRAs, etc., may acquire no more than two grades of X; or one grade of X and one I. They cannot have two or more grades of I.)

9 SPORT MANAGEMENT 7 2. GPA. The student is expected to maintain the minimum GPA of 3.0 required by the Graduate School. This GPA pertains to course work within the major department, to course work outside of the department, and also to the overall combined GPA. 3. Research Involvement. It is the responsibility of the student to meet with the academic adviser to be certain that all research expectations are made clear. Students who are not actively involved in research will be considered as not making satisfactory progress. Program Requirements Students are required to demonstrate basic competence in sport management, as well as their chosen cognate area (marketing, management, educational administration, public policy, etc.). This competency will be demonstrated by obtaining an average grade of B or higher in all course work, successful completion of the doctoral comprehensive examination, and successful completion of the dissertation. Course requirements are listed below. Note that upon approval of the sport management faculty and the Graduate Studies Committee, courses from other institutions may satisfy some or all of the course requirements under Group A (Requirements in Sport Management). Sport Management Specialization A. Requirements in Sport Management (15 hrs) Students who have not already completed the equivalent of the following graduate courses in the context of their Masters degree must complete: KIN 395 Legal Issues in Sport or KIN 395 Ethics in Sport KIN 395 Sport Finance KIN 395 Sport Marketing KIN 395 Organizational Behavior in Sport KIN 395 Strategic Management for Sport B. Supporting work in Sport Management (12 hrs) Each student will complete a minimum of 12 hours of approved graduate sport management electives, such as: KIN 395 Sport Consumer Behavior KIN 395 Sport and Special Event Management KIN 395 Sport Economics KIN 395 Managing Human Resources in Sport KIN 395 Sport Policy KIN 395 Sport Development KIN 395 Issues & Theories in Sport Management KIN 395 Sport and Globalization KIN 395 Sport Facility Management KIN 395 Sport Public Relations and Sales KIN 395 Sport Marketing Research KIN 395 Critical Issues & Events in Am Sport History KIN 396T Directed Research (one Directed Research KIN 396T course can be used in this area) C. Statistics and Research Methods. (12 hrs) Students are required to take a minimum of twelve hours of graduate research methods and statistics. Courses in experimental design, multivariate statistics, and qualitative research relevant to the student s area of concentration should be included. Courses to choose from include, but are not limited to, the following: EDA 381Q Qualitative Research Design EDA 381S Advanced Qualitative Research EDC 385G Qualitative Research in Educational Settings EDC 385G Research for Social Action EDC 385G Life History Research

10 8 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN EDC 385H Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Methods EDP 380E Fundamental Statistics EDP 380P Measurement and Evaluation EDP 380P Evaluation Models and Techniques EDP 380P Test and Scale Construction EDP 382K Correlation and Regression EDP 382K Survey of Multivariate Methods EDP 382K Factor Analysis EDP 382K Structural Equation Modeling EDP 384 Hierarchical Linear Modeling EDP 384 Qualitative Research Methods EDP 384 Introduction to Survey Research EDP 384 Meta-Analysis Methods EDP 482K Experimental Design N 397M Qualitative Research SED 386 Single Subject Research Design SOC 396I Evaluation Research D. Concentration - In addition to Group A, B, or C (21 hrs) Under the leadership of the student s advisor and with the approval of the sport management faculty, students have the opportunity to design a course of study that focuses on their research interests. This will consist of from 3-9 hours of courses selected from within the Department plus from hours of organized courses from outside the Department. A minimum of 21 hours in total is required. E. Student Research Depending upon the student s interests and background, the program of study must include research experience with a minimum of six hours of directed research and a minimum of 18 hours of dissertation (KIN 999r & 999w) ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY Before a student can be advanced to doctoral candidacy, the student must have successfully completed a research project. A master s thesis that has been accepted by an accredited college/ university will serve as evidence that the student has completed the required research project. A student who did not complete a master s thesis must present completed research to the sport management faculty for approval before being advanced to doctoral candidacy. To be approved, the project must be deemed by the faculty to be equivalent in content and quality to a master s thesis. A research study published by the student as first author in a peerreviewed journal would be deemed to meet that standard. If the preliminary research report has been completed, successful candidates are advanced to doctoral candidacy after completion of the following: 1. The student has passed the comprehensive examination. The examination consists of both written and oral sections. The written section will include a general component dealing with issues in sport management, as well as a specialized component emphasizing the student s area of concentration. The written section of the examination must be successfully completed prior to the oral section. The oral section is scheduled shortly after the written examination. The written and oral sections of the comprehensive examination, if not successfully completed, may be repeated only once. 2. Upon successful completion of the comprehensive examination, the student can be advanced to doctoral candidacy. The student and the supervising professor should recommend to the graduate adviser the names of five faculty

11 SPORT MANAGEMENT 9 who they would like to have appointed to the dissertation committee. The student should contact the graduate coordinator for assistance in completing the necessary paperwork for advancement to candidacy. Only after the student has been advanced to candidacy and has the approval of the supervising professor, will the student be permitted to register for dissertation hours. Dissertation Under the supervision of the Supervising Professor and the Dissertation Committee, the student will prepare a written dissertation proposal and make an oral presentation of it to the GSC, the Dissertation Committee, and other interested persons. Interested students, faculty and especially GSC members are encouraged to attend the proposal presentation; however, a quorum of the GSC is not required. The proposal will include an appropriate literature survey, extensive methodology, and preliminary results. The proposal is normally presented toward the end of the student s third year of doctoral study. The dissertation is required of all candidates and must be an original contribution to scholarship based on independent research in the major area. Writing of the dissertation will be supervised by the Dissertation Committee, which is appointed by the Graduate Dean. The five member Dissertation Committee will include the supervising professor and two to three other members from the sport management faculty. Once the Dissertation Committee is appointed, the Graduate Studies Committee requires the committee to meet at least once a semester to review the student s progress. Following the meeting, a progress report must be filed with the graduate adviser. It is the responsibility of the supervising professor to ensure that these requirements are fulfilled. Final Oral Examination The candidate must present a formal seminar on the dissertation research as a part of the final oral examination. All interested faculty members and graduate students will be encouraged to attend the formal seminar and to ask questions about the candidate s research. Evaluation of the candidate s performance will be decided by members of the Dissertation Committee. It is the responsibility of the student and supervising professor to schedule the formal seminar through the office of the graduate adviser. Time Limits All course work to be included in the program of study must at the time of admission to candidacy have been taken within the previous six years. Once advanced to candidacy, the doctoral program must be reviewed by the Graduate Studies Committee if the degree has not been completed within three years from the date of admission to candidacy. At this time, the Graduate Studies Committee may recommend additional course work, further examinations, or termination of candidacy. The program of study is also subject to review by the Graduate Dean.

12 10 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Program Schedule 1. Core competency deficiencies, if any, should be completed in the first year of study. 2. Toward the end of the first year of doctoral study, the program of study should be established and presented to the sport management faculty and the Graduate Studies Committee for approval. 3. By the end of the second year of postmaster s study, organized course work in the program should be near completion, and the comprehensive examination should be taken. 4. Following successful completion of the comprehensive examination, the student may be advanced to candidacy. 5. In the year following the successful completion of the comprehensive examiantion, the dissertation proposal should have been defined and presented ot the sport management faculty and the Graduate Studies Committee. Graduate Portfolio Programs: A Unique Opportunity The University of Texas offers one of the world s largest and most advanced set of opportunities to obtain advanced training and specialist skills. In order to assist students to build their portfolio of expertise by capitalizing on the university s diverse offerings, the university has created a unique set of opportunities called graduate portfolio programs. These are optional opportunities for students to enhance the qualifications they obtain during their graduate study. For each portfolio program, faculty who share an interest are brought together from throughout the university to help students pursue specialist qualifications. Students can complete a portfolio by taking its required courses as part of their normal curriculum - that is, without having to add courses to their degree plan. Their portfolio qualification is noted on their transcript. The university currently offers 22 graduate portfolio programs. Several have been particularly popular among sport management students. For more information about graduate portfolio programs, including a list and description of current programs, go to: Labs The UT Sport Development Laboratory (SDL) conducts research to advance the development of sport and sport systems, including athletes and participants of all ages and stages of development, as well as supporting personnel and organizations. The lab works with a diverse array of sport organizations locally, nationally, and internationally. Recent work has studied consumer behavior in the context of select soccer, athlete advancement via USA Triathlon s elite development systems, and the differential impacts of varying sport contexts on the lives and well-being of participants and their families around the world. Current work examines the capacity of video gaming to develop athletes strategic thinking, and the impact of variations in sport systems on the development of creativity. The lab is equipped with state of the art eye-tracking capabilities, video analysis and gaming equipment, implicit association testing capability, as well as advanced qualitative and quantitative analysis software. The Sport and Life Quality Laboratory (SLQ) plays an integral role in the work of the University of Texas Sport Management Program. It is dedicated to researching, disseminating, and advancing knowledge related to how individual, family,

13 community, and work lives within and surrounding sport can be enhanced. Research organized through the SLQ has had a broad impact. Projects thus far have spanned four continents and focused on a wide variety of sport settings and life quality issues. These have included strengthening the family unit, building community, and improving the work environment. Current work focuses on improving the sense of community in youth and college environments and on improving the quality of family functioning for sport participants. The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports houses the world s largest research library and archive for the study of sport, excercise, and health. It has been named an official Olympic Studies center by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee. In addition to the library and archive, it contains more than 14,000 square feet of exibition space, including the Joe and Betty Weider Muesem of Physical Culture, and art gallery, and three photgraphy galleries. The facility has been founded and run by Universityof Texas Sport Management faculty. It enables specialized research, and provides a venue for meetins and reflection. For more information about the Stark Center (as it is commonly known), visit:

14 The University of Texas, Kinesiology and Health Education Austin, TX , fax