The Master of Science in Sport Management (MSSM) program prepares students for executive careers in events and facility management, sports marketing, athlete representation, sports analytics, sports media and the sporting goods industry, working with professional teams and leagues and in collegiate athletics.
Students in the Master of Science in Sport Management (MSSM) program at the GW School of Business are provided with the knowledge and skills they need to excel in a rapidly expanding field. The sports industry is currently estimated to be a $500 billion business and the employment demand for trained, credentialed professionals is growing.
Admission to the Master of Science in Sport Management program is competitive. Applicants must present a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university and meet the minimum requirements.
From scholarships and fellowships to loans and work-study, a variety of resources are available to help finance your degree.
An overview of current courses offered in the MS in Sport Management program.
At the GW School of Business, learning and networking occurs far beyond the classroom. Students in the MSSM program choose from several for-credit domestic and international opportunities, including:
MSSM students, faculty and staff are also regularly featured in print, radio, television and online news publications around the world.
The director of the master’s of sport management and tourism administration programs presented in Geneva on the topic of financial integrity in sports.
The assistant teaching professor of management and tourism studies participated in a panel discussion on fair play in youth sports in America.
Professor Ellen Zavian is featured in a fascinating article about the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and their fight for equality in the 1990s.
Sarah Lyon writes about several former students working in the sports industry and how GW played a role in their development. Read the full article on page 30 of the latest GWBusiness Magazine here.
Professor Ellen Zavian co-authored an article on the esports industry and how lawyers are working to better understand the space.
Professor Lisa Delpy Neirotti hosted an alumni dinner in New York City to launch the Sports Management Advisory Council and the Emerging Leaders Council. Alumni had the opportunity to advise Professor Neirotti on how best to prepare students for a career in the sports industry and how to attract students looking for continuing education in sports. The group discussed topics such as sports betting, over-the-top media, and sports analytics and brainstormed ways to integrate those topics in the classroom.
The GW Sport Business Association and MS in Sport Management program recently hosted the Sport Integrity Global Alliance’s (SIGA) event, “Female Leadership in Sport: Making It Happen,” at the Marvin Center. Students had the opportunity to hear from and meet with women executives in the sports industry, including representatives from MLB, MLS, the NFL, the NHLPA and the PGA Tour. GWSB’s Lisa Delpy Neirotti was one of the featured speakers on the program.
The director of the MSSM program recently hosted the 2nd World Sport Event and Tourism Summit (WSET) in Yangzhou, China. WSET speakers included representatives from the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, UN World Tourism Organization, UNESCO, MLB China, and 10 international sports federations.
A group of GWSB sport management students met with National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver during halftime at this weekend’s Capital City Go-Go game.
The GW students also met with Go-Go General Manager “Pops” Mensah-Bonsu. Mr. Mensah-Bonsu (BA ’06) was a standout power forward and center for the GW Colonials. During his pro career he played for several European teams, and in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets and Toronto Raptors.
Journalist Ken Rosenthal told a GWSB audience that baseball’s aging fan base and slow pace are among the game’s problems.
London-based intelligence service SportBusiness, a provider of data and analytics to sports executives, has awarded the MS in Sport Management program at the GW School of Business 3rd place overall in its worldwide ranking of postgraduate sport management degree programs.
The film screening and panel, presented by the GW School of Business, tackled the issue of preventing young athletes from developing the degenerative brain disorder.
During spring break, GWSB student Justin Koehn attended the 2019 Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Analytics Conference thanks to a scholarship from the Anthony A. Yoseloff Foundation.
CGTN's Elaine Reyes speaks with Mark Hyman, professor of Sports Management at the George Washington University, about the popularity of Major League Baseball in China.
Lisa Delpy Neirotti provides a first-week recap of the 2016 Olympics in Rio di Janeiro, Brazil.
Lisa Delpy Neirotti talks about what it takes to be successful in the sports industry.
The Master of Tourism Administration Program (MTA) toured the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Presented by the GW School of Business, "George Talks Business" is a new series of 30-minute moderated interviews with notable alumni and respected thought leaders in business. Expand the tab below to view the April 15, 2019 event featuring featuring Jon Miller, pre-eminent Major League Baseball broadcaster and National Baseball Hall of Fame 2010 Ford C. Frick award-winner, who was was interviewed by Professor Mark Hyman and Ryan Delaney (BBA '19), president of the Sports Business Association.
April 15, 2019 - The State of Baseball: Reflections of a Hall of Fame Broadcaster
The 11th George Talks Business event was held on Monday, April 15. Jon Miller, pre-eminent Major League Baseball broadcaster and National Baseball Hall of Fame 2010 Ford C. Frick award-winner, was interviewed by GWSB Professor Mark Hyman and Ryan Delaney (BBA '19), President, Sports Business Association.
Jon Miller, honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the 2010 Ford C. Frick award winner for baseball broadcasting excellence, the “Voice of the Giants”, enters his 22nd season in the broadcast booth on KNBR Radio, NBC Bay Area and NBC Sports Bay Area. Miller was thrilled to broadcast his 16th World Series in 2014 as the Giants won it all for the third time in five years. Miller was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2014.
In 1990, when ESPN TV first began its coverage of Major League Baseball, Miller was chosen as the first play-by-play commentator on the award-winning ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game of the week broadcast. Miller and his Hall of Fame partner, Joe Morgan, teamed up on the prime time telecast for 21 seasons. During his tenure at ESPN, he was nominated twice for a national Emmy Award, and broadcast 13 consecutive World Series on ESPN Radio. He has broadcast 16 World Series overall. He was also nominated six times for an “ACE” award, emblematic of cable television excellence, and won the award in 1991 - the first ESPN play-by-play announcer to win the award, and 1996.
Miller was named National Sportscaster of the Year by the American Sportscasters Association (ASA) in 1998. That same year, Miller was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association of America (NSSAA). In 2016, Miller received a Northern California Emmy Award, the third local Emmy for his Giants television work. Prior to his work on ESPN, Miller broadcast an occasional game on NBC-TV with either Tony Kubek or Joe Garagaiola.
Miller spent 14 years with the Baltimore Orioles before coming to the Giants. Prior to joining Baltimore in 1983, the talented broadcaster spent two seasons with the Texas Rangers (1978-79) and three seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1980-82). Miller got his first baseball play-by-play job in 1974 at age 22 calling radio and TV for that year’s World Series Champion Oakland Athletics.
The Bay Area native has also broadcast NHL hockey, NBA basketball and championship soccer games on national television in his distinguished career. In 2018, Miller was inducted into the College of San Mateo (CA) Hall of Fame. Miller began his broadcasting career as a student at CSM and broadcast baseball, football and basketball games on KCSM, the college’s radio and TV stations.
Jon and his wife, Janine, reside in Moss Beach. They are parents to three daughters, Misha, Holly (married to Paul Gallagher) and Emilie, and a son, Alexander.
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