Master in Sports and Recreation Management
Overview
According the resolution of Council of Higher Education in its 15th session which was held on 18/7/2008 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 Code | Name | No. of Study Units | Pre-requisite |
1 | BMB 500 | Methods of Research in Sport Science & Physical Activity | 3(3+0) |
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2 | PHE 501 | Philosophy and Trends of Sport Science & Physical Activity | 3(3+0) |
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3 | SMR 501 | Management of Sport & Recreation Facilities | 3(3+0) |
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4 | SMR 502 | Leadership in Sports & Recreation | 3(3+0) |
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Total | (12) Units |
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Second Level
# | Course Code | Name | No. of Study Units | Pre-requisite |
1 | BMB 511 | Statistics in Sport Science & Physical Activity | 3(3+0) |
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2 | SMR 511 | Contemporary Issues in Sport & Recreation Management | 3(3+0) |
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3 | SMR 512 | Legislations and Regulations in Sport & Recreation | 3(3+0) |
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Total | (9) Units |
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Third Level
# | Course Code | Name | No. of Study Units | Pre-requisite |
1 | SMR 521 | Marketing and Investment in Sport & Recreation | 3 (3+0) |
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2 | SMR 596 | Thesis Proposal preparation | One unit | 15 units |
3 | SMR ---- | Elective Course (1) | 3 (3+0) |
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4 | SMR ---- | Elective Course (2) | 3 (3+0) |
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Total | (10) Units |
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Fourth Level:
# | Course Code | Name | No. of Study Units | Pre-requisite |
1 | SMR 600 | Thesis | (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) |
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2 | SMR 532 | Management of University’s Intramural Sport Activities | 3 (3+0) |
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3 | SMR 533 | Public Relations in Sport & Recreation | 3 (3+0) |
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4 | SMR 534 | Organizational Behavior in Sport & Recreation Institutions | 3 (3+0) |
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5 | SMR 535 | Economics of Sport and Recreation Management | 3 (3+0) |
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