SPORTS and RECREATION ADMINISTRATION - School of Applied Sciences

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It’s the SEC. We eat, breathe, and sleep sports and recreation. In Sport and Recreation Administration at the University of Mississippi, students study and practice the research, planning, management, evaluation, and marketing that drive it all. When you think of all the sporting events and recreational programs you’ve enjoyed with friends and family over the years, you may not realize there was a team of professionals behind the scenes that made those memories possible. Sport and recreation professionals specialize in understanding all of the intricate details that go into making professional, college, and community sports and recreation possible—legal issues, facilities planning, operations management, the business of sports, sports marketing communications, sports economics and finance, and programming, just to name a few. Our graduates are those memory makers. Students have experiential learning opportunities in planning, developing, and leading sporting events and recreational programs. Students develop strong relationships with industry-experienced faculty mentors.

Offering an undergraduate minor in sport, recreation, and recreational therapy; Bachelor of Science in Sport and Recreation Administration; and Master of Science in Sport and Recreation Administration.