Program Overview

Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Fitness Management Master's

Program Overview

The Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Fitness Management Master's program is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary approach to fitness and sports management. The program allows students to craft their own degree plan for success and prepares them for future employment where broad knowledge, advanced research, and effective communication skills are in high demand.

Program Highlights

• Work independently across two or more disciplines
• Teamwork
• Function across organizational silos through discipline integration
• Synthesize information and results
• Write in a professional and coherent manner

Program Details

• Program Type: Master's of Science
• Format: On Campus, Online
• Estimated Time to Complete: 2 years
• Credit Hours: 30

Program Courses

• Sport Nutrition and Metabolism (3 hrs)
  • Exploration of the nutritional principles that are required for exercise and health. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of biochemical production of ATP. It is important that the student has a solid foundation in biology principles of metabolism in order to succeed in this course.
• Management of Recreation and Sport Organizations (3 hrs)
  • The application of management principles and practices as they relate to the successful operations of recreation and sport organizations.
• Dynamics of Commercial Recreation, Event and Sport Tourism (3 hrs)
  • Origins, characteristics and societal impacts of commercial recreation, event and sport tourism. Examination of behavioral factors influencing participation, management considerations and research in commercial recreation, event and sport tourism. Local field trips required.
• Sport Performance Analytics (3 hrs)
  • Online course designed to provide students with skills and knowledge to create testing batteries which can be used to measure performance-related factors in athletes.
• Trends and Issues in Recreation, Event and Sport Management (3 hrs)
  • Concepts, research, analytical methods and literature drawn from the leading scholars in the various areas of the field.

Related Programs

• Kinesiology Master's
• Recreation, Event, and Sport Management Master's

Similar Areas of Study

• Health & Wellness
• Multidisciplinary

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• Toulouse Graduate School
• Interdisciplinary Studies
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• 1155 Union Circle
• Denton, Texas

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