Sports Business Management MBA Program Hosts Information Session Sept. 18

Applications are now being accepted for the MBA program in Sports Business Management, offered in conjunction with the San Diego Padres Baseball Club and partnered with other major sports organizations in the San Diego area.

An information session will be held Saturday, Sept. 18 on campus from 3 to 6 p.m. Applicants and prospective applicants are invited to tour the SDSU campus and facilities, hear details about the curriculum and course delivery schedule, meet some of the key faculty and administrators, and get answers to their questions about the program.

The inaugural class begins in January 2005. This intensive full-time program (course load about 14-15 hours per week, including summer) will include three semesters of courses plus a full-time internship for four to six months. The curriculum will include MBA core courses as well as elective and theme courses essential to the sports business management profession. Tuition will be $25,000 for the 18-month program, which includes materials, books and orientation.

“Our graduates will not only be well-versed in the high profile aspects of running a sports organization, such as negotiating with players and agents, but in the day to day operations, including facilities management, human resources, sports law, and marketing and customer service, said College of Business Professor Jim Lackritz, the faculty coordinator for the sports management program and associate dean of the graduate division at SDSU.

A group of professionals from sports organizations and businesses serves on an advisory board to help guide the program’s development.

To attend the information session, please register on-line at: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/sports/info-session.html

For more information about the program, visit: www.sdsu.edu/sportsmba.