Sports Leadership and Management

When: Winter Term 2021

Credits: KNH 446 (3 credit hours) & KNH 448 (3 credit hours)

Description: For the 6-credit course, students will travel to four cities (Auckland, Dunedin, Queenstown, and Wellington) from January 1-23, 2021 to examine the policy, management, and marketing of sport in New Zealand culture and society. While in New Zealand, students are fully immersed in the global and local complexities and relations of the New Zealand sport industry.

Program Activities: Students will be be given the opportunity for first hand experience in, and a thorough understand of, the rapidly expanding global sport marketplace through:

• Formal lectures delivered by prominent guest scholars from New Zealand universities in the field of global sport culture, management, marketing, and media.
• Meetings with sport managers and executives from governing bodies, corporate sponsors, sport media corporations, major venues, and professional teams to outline the New Zealand sport industry.
• Site visits to locally and nationally prominent New Zealand sport stadiums, venues, and facilities.
• Physical cultural practices and experiences such as sailing, surfing, street luge, jet boating, and social sport competitions (rugby, cricket, netball, soccer, and parkour, ultimate frisbee).

Course Relevance: KNH 446 & KNH 448 are both Miami Plan courses. Successful completion of the program will satisfy the entire Global Miami Plan for Miami students.

For SLAM students entering Miami prior to Fall 2020, the courses will fulfill the following course requirements toward their major:
KNH 448 - Sport Leadership Core course
KNH 446 - KNH Matrix course

For SLAM students entering after Fall 2020, both courses can be 2 of the 4 electives required to satisfy the program requirements.

Student Selection: The program is open to students of all majors and academic backgrounds. It’s intended for those students with personal and professional interests in the area(s) of: sport management, sport policy, tourism and event management, sport sociology, sport coaching, sport science, kinesiology, public health, physical activity, and/or physical education.

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Offered by Adam Beissel 
abeissel@miamioh.edu

When: Summer 2020: 06/05/2020 - 06/27/2020

Credits: SLM 446 (6 credit hours) or SLM 499 (3) and SLM 414 (3)

The program is open to students of all majors and academic backgrounds. It’s intended for those students with personal and professional interests in the area(s) of: sport management, sport policy, tourism and event management, sport sociology, sport coaching, sport science, kinesiology, public health, physical activity, and/or physical education. Students will be fully immersed in the global and local spaces and cultures of the UK & Ireland sport industry.

• The Program travels to cities (London, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Dublin, Ireland) over a three-week period.
• Program fee includes accommodation, transportation, lectures, some meals, meetings, activities, and events.
• Students will be given the opportunity for first-hand experience in, and a thorough understand of, the rapidly expanding global sport marketplace through:
  • Formal lectures delivered by prominent guest scholars from UK and Ireland universities in the field of sport management
  • Meetings with sport managers and executives from governing bodies, corporate sponsors, major venues, and professional teams in the UK and Ireland sport industries.
  • Site visits to locally and nationally prominent European sport stadiums, venues, and facilities.
  • Attend a Gaelic hurling match, a Euro 2020 viewing party, an FAI soccer match and the 2020 Stephen Roache Grand Prix
  • Physical cultural experiences such as Gaelic football and hurling, Highland games, and social sport competitions (netball, rugby, lawn bowls, and cricket).

For more information contact Adam Beissel at abeissel@MiamiOH.edu

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