Program: Kinesiology, Sport Management Concentration, MA - San Jose State University

Jul 04, 2025

2019-2020 Academic Catalog

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
Masters Requirements (30 units)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must pass the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR). For information on the GWAR, please see http://info.sjsu.edu/gcw.html.

Masters Requirements (30 units)

Required Course (6 units)

KIN 250 - Fundamentals of Quantitative Research 3 units (GWAR)
KIN 251 - Fundamentals of Qualitative Research 3 units (GWAR)

Additional Sport Management Courses (15 units)

KIN 280 - Advanced Fieldwork in Sport Management 1-3 units
KIN 281 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sport 3 units
KIN 282 - Marketing and Social Aspects of Sport 3 units
KIN 283 - Management, Leadership and Communication in Sport 3 units
KIN 284 - Financial Aspects of Sport 3 units

Electives (3-6 units)

Culminating Experience (3-6 units)

Plan A (Thesis) (6 unit)

KIN 299 - Master’s Thesis or Project 1-6 units

Plan B (Non-Thesis) (3 units)

KIN 298 - Special Studies 3 units

Total Units Required (30 units)

Both Plan A (Thesis) and Plan B (Project) require a final oral defense.