Blink of an eye in June, the long-awaited 20 14 World Cup has finally arrived! I believe everyone is concerned: When will the 20 14 World Cup start and what is the schedule? So, for students who are going to study in the United States, what kind of related majors should they choose to study in the United States to study sports? Let me introduce you to the major of sports management. With the development of sports in China, the demand for sports management talents is increasing. At present, more and more students majoring in sports management in domestic sports colleges choose to study abroad. The United States is the largest sports country in the world, and a master's degree in sports management in American universities is also the dream of many sports management students in China. The following is an analysis of the application of graduate students majoring in sports management in American universities.

First, the application conditions for graduate students majoring in body control

Postgraduates majoring in sports management in the United States generally require TOEFL, GRE or GMAT, and different schools apply for different language tests. Generally speaking, the TOEFL score of TOP50 should be at least 100, and the TOEFL score of schools with TOP50- 130 should be above 80. Some good schools can apply for sports management programs without GRE or GMAT. These schools include Northwestern University, new york University, Georgetown University, Minnesota Twin Cities, drexel University and Ohio University.

Second, Sino-US sports industry investment

In recent years, China's annual investment in sports industry is about 20 billion yuan, accounting for about 3% of GDP.

In recent years, the American sports industry has invested about 50 billion dollars every year, which is one of the top ten investment industries in the United States.

Third, American universities began the master of sports management program.

According to statistics, among the top 100 schools in the United States, 27 schools offer master's programs in sports management; TOP50 has eight schools offering courses in body management, including new york University, Northwest University, Georgetown University, Ann Arbor, Michigan, North Carolina and so on. There are 19 schools in TOP50- 100, including George Washington University, University of Georgia and University of Miami. TOP 132 There are 13 schools offering doctoral programs in body control.

Four. Introduction of sports management graduate program.

Through the learning experience of sports management, sports marketing, public relations and leadership courses, the master of sports management program provides students with a solid foundation for strategic, analytical and creative thinking, and applies it to sports business.

The master of sports management program is under different schools and colleges. For example, in American universities, colleges of education, business schools and continuing education colleges will see the opening of sports management majors, and the application emphasis of sports management majors under different colleges is also different. For example, the sports management majors of Northwest University and Georgetown University are just below the College of Continuing Education; George Washington and the University of Denver have sports management majors under the business school; The sports management programs of the University of Washington and the University of Texas are affiliated to the College of Education.

Compulsory courses for sports management major include law, marketing, strategic management, applied statistics and research methods, economy and finance, communication, practice and graduation design.

Schools offering sports management majors are generally concentrated in the northeast or eastern coastal areas, and only the University of San Francisco offers sports management majors in California.