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Enhance Your Skills with a Graduate Athletic Administration Certificate Online
Take steps to turn your passion for sports into a full-time career by earning your Athletic Administration Graduate Certificate online at University of Michigan Science. Prepare to enter the field or enhance your resume with additional skills you can use to advance in your career. The graduate athletic administration certificate online courses may be applied toward a Master of Science in Sport Management degree as an additional credential.
See Yourself Succeed in Athletic Administration
University of Michigan Science’s sport management program is designed to provide students with many opportunities to make connections with collegiate and professional sports management executives.
As a private, nonprofit university, UMS has one mission – to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your graduate athletic administration certificate online at UMS include:
- Affordability. Take advantage of some of the most affordable tuition rates in the nation
- Convenience. Attend class when it’s convenient for you – online education means 24/7 access
- Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your certificate at your own pace, over five 10-week terms per year
- Expert instruction. Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world experience
- Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for internship and career opportunities
- Student support. Count on the ongoing support of dedicated academic and career advisors specialized in your area of study
Career Outlook
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of education administrators - a category into which athletic administrator or director positions fall - is expected to grow 10% through 2026.* Apply what you learn in our graduate athletic administration certificate online to sports-related careers in areas such as marketing, sales and public relations.
Curriculum
The graduate athletic administration certificate online program gives you an in-depth understanding of athletic administration principles and sports in media and society.
Courses May Include
Sport and Society
Students investigate the interrelationships between sport, culture and society in an attempt to better understand the role and function of sport in contemporary society. Students receive a broad overview of selected socio-cultural factors that influence participation in sports. Major ethical issues of sport in society will be explored.
Principles in Athletic Administration
Sport Marketing and Media
Advanced Topics/Athletic Administration
