Program Overview

Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences

The Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences department offers various programs for students.

Undergraduate Programs

• General Education
• Nutrition Science
  • Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  • NDSU Nutrition Science Advisory Committee
• Exercise Science
  • Prospective Students
  • Program Information
  • Career Options
  • NDSU Exercise Science Advisory Committee
• Sport Management
  • Program Information
  • Program Professional Development
  • Program Highlights
  • Internship Information

Graduate Programs

• Master of Athletic Training (MATrg)
  • MATrg Program Admissions
  • Financial Information
  • Clinical Education Sites
  • Program Outcomes
• Dietetics (online)
• Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (Blended Learning)
• PhD in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (Blended Learning)
• MBA/MSM Dual Degree
• Sport Management
• Graduate Assistantship

Research

• Healthy Aging North Dakota
  • Personnel
  • Publications
  • Pilot Projects

MBA/MSM Dual Degree

Master of Business Administration (MBA)/Master of Science in Sport Management (MSM) Dual Degree

The MBA/MSM Dual Degree program is designed to prepare future sport managers in the business of sports. This accelerated program integrates courses from both the MBA and MSM curricula, providing students with the necessary business and sports management knowledge for a career in the competitive sports industry.

The program consists of a combination of core and elective courses from both the MBA and MSM curricula. Students will complete the core courses of both programs (9 credits of MSM core courses, 16 credits of MBA core courses), 10 shared elective credits, and 15 free elective credits (4 from the MBA, and 11 from the MSM).

For the 10 shared elective credits, students must complete six credits of MSM course work chosen from the following:

• HNES 625 Strategic Sport Marketing (3 credits)
• HNES 644 Sport Finance (3 credits)
• HNES 739 Sport Revenue Generation (3 credits)
• HNES 769 Human Resource Management in Sport (3 credits)
• HNES 771 Sport and the Media (3 credits)

Students must also complete 4 credits of business electives chosen from the following:

• MBA 721 Creating and Marketing Innovations (2 credits)
• MBA 722 Marketing Analytics and Customer Intelligence (2 credits)
• MBA 723 Digital Marketing (2 credits)
• MBA 724 Integrated Marketing Communications (2 credits)
• MBA 731 Leading and Managing Teams (2 credits)
• MBA 734 Negotiations (2 credits)
• MBA 736 Managing Conflicts in Organizations (2 credits)
• MBA 790 Integrative Tech. in Business from AI Application to Ethical Management (2 credits)

By participating in the dual degree program, students will be able to complete both degrees in just 50 credits.