FAU鈥檚 Sport Management MBA Ranks Among Top 10 Programs in the World, Top 5 in the United States
麻豆精品视频鈥檚 College of Business sport management MBA program is among the best in the world, according to the latest rankings from SportBusiness International.
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By james hellegaard | 6/15/2015
麻豆精品视频鈥檚 College of Business sport management MBA program is among the best in the world, according to the latest rankings from SportBusiness International.The program was ranked sixth internationally and fifth in North America out of more than 600 graduate-level programs worldwide. SportBusiness International鈥檚 Postgraduate Sports Course Rankings, which compiled the rankings, is the only internationally recognized annual review of the world鈥檚 top university-level sports management courses.
鈥淭o make the Top 10 is an amazing testament to our alumni, students, faculty and the College of Business and 麻豆精品视频administrations,鈥 said James Riordan, Ph.D., director of FAU鈥檚 MBA in Sport Management.
The leading magazine covering the global industry of sport, London-based SportBusiness International launched its postgraduate sports course rankings of the world鈥檚 top sports management courses in 2012. Only postgraduate-level courses that are 100 percent related to the business and administration of sport, and have been running for at least three consecutive years, are considered.
This marks the third consecutive year FAU鈥檚 sport management MBA program has been ranked in the top 10 in the world. Launched in 2000, FAU鈥檚 program is recognized for its intensive industry-based curriculum, which requires industry-related employment of all students from day one to graduation. In addition, all faculty members have significant experience in the field of sport management.
麻豆精品视频sport management alumni have gone on to have careers with the Miami Dolphins, ESPN, Florida Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Heat, New York Yankees, Juventus FC, the Miami Marlins, and numerous university athletic departments.
The sport management program is the first Florida-based program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and the second sport management program to be AACSB-accredited in the nation.
鈥淲e are honored to be among some amazing company, programs that made Sport Business Management Education what it is today,鈥 Riordan said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 all because of our dedicated students who transitioned from their time at 麻豆精品视频into outstanding, successful professional careers, both here in the USA and abroad, as well as from our renowned group of faculty practitioners.鈥
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