Master of Science in Sport Managment

Comprehensive Evaluation

All master's students in Sport Management must pass a comprehensive evaluation prior to graduation. The options for the comprehensive evaluation are either a comprehensive examination or a portfolio. The comprehensive examination will test for mastery of content learned through completion of Sport Management courses and the ability to apply this learning to real-world situations. The portfolio is a documentation and authentic performance-based assessment of your learning experiences and work demonstrating achievement during your internship. The portfolio will be graded based on the seven components listed below.

Portfolio Components

1. Description of the internship organization within the sport industry overall and the sub-unit within which you completed your internship.
2. Description in general of the responsibilities you performed and the leadership and management opportunities you experienced while an intern.
3. Specific examples, such as theories, concepts, ideas, and practices, learned in a minimum of four SPMT courses (SPMT 5320 and SPMT 5324 and any two or more SPMT elective courses) of linkages and applications between learning in these courses and the work you completed during your internship.
4. Description of the contributions you made during your internship.
5. Reflection on your professional and personal growth during your internship.
6. Analysis of professional and personal challenges you experienced during your internship.
7. List of recommendations for future interns who might work at your internship site.

Important Information

• Meet with your academic advisor in your first semester to plan for the comprehensive evaluation that fits with your academic and professional goals.
• In your last semester, complete the Comprehensive Exam Registration Form and submit it to Donna Torres by the Graduate School deadline.
• Your academic advisor will schedule your evaluation.
• You will be notified by your academic advisor on whether you passed or failed your evaluation. You must pass your comprehensive evaluation and complete your coursework to graduate.