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MA in Sports and Recreation Management

 Overview

According the resolution of Council of Higher Education in its 15th session which was held on 15/7/1429H the department of Sport and Recreation Management was adopted to be one of the departments of the College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity in KSU.

M.A. program in Sport and Recreation Management aims to meet the needs of governmental and private institutions in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(Ministry of Sport, sport clubs, military sectors, Ministry of Education, sport centers, Saudi universities and colleges, companies and institutions' sport clubs). In addition, it seeks to achieve the desire of graduate students from related discipline to pursue their higher studies. The program improves the professional level and increase the knowledge of the workers in the field which enhance the importance of connecting the theory with practice. It also contributes to investigate and provide solutions to the current management problems in accordance with latest scientific updates in the areas of specializations.

Also, it aspires to keep pace with scientific development in sport and recreation field which can be accomplished through preparing specialists and distinguished scientific studies and researches in the sport and recreation fields such as: management of sport organizations and commissions, management of sport activities in universities, management of sport and recreation events and facilities, sport marketing and investment, etc. It aims as well to highlight contemporary issues in the area of sport and recreation management.

Degree's Name:

Master in Sports and Recreation Management (MSRM).

Requirements for obtaining the Degree:

Thesis Option

pass a 31- graduate units

Successful completion of master’s Thesis

Program General Structure:

Thesis Option

Number of required units is (31) units in addition to (6) thesis units as follows:

Type of Courses

No. of Courses

No. of Units Required

Core Courses

General

3

(9) Units

Specialty

6

(16) Units

Elective Courses

2

(6) Units

Thesis

1

(6) Units

Total

12

(31) Study unit + (6) study units for thesis

Program Study Plan:

First Level

#Course CodeNameNo. of Study UnitsPre-requisite

1

BMB 500

Methods of Research in Sport Science & Physical Activity

3(3+0)

 

2

PHE 501

Philosophy and Trends of Sport Science & Physical Activity

3(3+0)

 

3

SMR 501

Management of Sport & Recreation Facilities

3(3+0)

 

4

SMR 502

Leadership in Sports & Recreation

3(3+0)

 

Total

(12) Units

 

Second Level

#

Course Code

Name

No. of Study Units

Pre-requisite

1

BMB 511

Statistics in Sport Science & Physical Activity

3(3+0)

 

2

SMR 511

Contemporary Issues in Sport & Recreation Management

3(3+0)

 

3

SMR 512

Legislations and Regulations in Sport & Recreation

3(3+0)

 

Total

(9) Units

 
Third Level

#

Course Code

Name

No. of Study Units

Pre-requisite

1

SMR 521

Marketing and Investment in Sport & Recreation

3 (3+0)

 

2

SMR 596

Thesis Proposal preparation

One unit

15 units

3

SMR ----

Elective Course (1)

3 (3+0)

 

4

SMR ----

Elective Course (2)

3 (3+0)

 

Total

(10) Units

 
Fourth Level:
#Course CodeNameNo. of Study UnitsPre-requisite
1SMR 600Thesis

(6) Units

SMR 596
Total(31) unit + (6) units for thesis
List of the Elective Courses (students must select a minimum of 2 courses) from the following:

#

Course Code

Name

No. of Study Units

Pre-requisite

1

SMR 531

Management of Sport and Recreation Events

3 (3+0)

 

2

SMR 532

Management of University’s Intramural Sport Activities

3 (3+0)

 

3

SMR 533

Public Relations in Sport & Recreation

3 (3+0)

 

4

SMR 534

Organizational Behavior in Sport & Recreation Institutions

3 (3+0)

 

5

SMR 535

Economics of Sport and Recreation Management

3 (3+0)

 

 

Last updated on : January 12, 2023 1:13am