Applied Physiology & Sport Management
The Department of Applied Physiology and Sport Management offers undergraduate and graduate programs and manages research labs that promote academic rigor and the scientific advancement of the field of applied physiology.
The Bachelor of Science in Applied Physiology and Sport Management (APSM) program at SMU provides three majors: Applied Physiology and Health Management, Sport Management, and Sport Performance Leadership. The department also offers undergraduate minors in applied physiology, applied physiology and health management, sport management, and sport performance leadership for students earning baccalaureate degrees in other departments at SMU.
The department’s graduate programs include an M.S. in Sport Management and a Ph.D. in Applied Physiology.
The two research labs support funded scientific investigations and promote sound practice in the sport, health leadership, and management industries. The Applied Physiology/Biomechanics Lab investigates autonomic function and thermoregulation in healthy and clinical populations, and the Cerebrovascular Research Laboratory investigates cerebral blood-flow regulation and the role of the autonomic nervous system in healthy and diseased humans.
Master of Science in Sport Management
Prospective Students
SMU’s Master of Science in Sport Management degree is designed for students who have a passion for the business of sport and who aspire to hold senior-management positions in the billion-dollar sports industry.
Career and Personal Benefits
Cox School and Simmons School faculty members with real-world experience in professional leagues and teams, media and broadcasting, marketing and sponsorship, facilities and sports equipment, and apparel teach the essential business skills of sport management.
Ph.D. in Education with a Specialization in Applied Physiology
Prospective Students
The program is designed for the student interested in pursuing a Ph.D. with a strong research design and statistics focus in applied physiology.
Career and Personal Benefits
The curriculum is largely research and statistics based.
Department of Applied Physiology & Sport Management: Bachelor of Science degrees
Prospective Students
This program is designed for undergraduate students interested in working in the fitness, health, and sports industries.
Career and Personal Benefits
The three Bachelor of Science degrees offered through the Department of Applied Physiology & Sport Management explore health, fitness, and human performance from the perspectives of business, physiology, and ethics. Students select from the following bachelor's degrees.
• B.S. in Applied Physiology and Health Management: provides in-depth study of the research-based training methods that are used to develop effective lifestyle prescriptions and that equip students with the skills to design and manage fitness and health facilities for a rapidly-growing older population.
• B.S. in Sport Management: equips students with the business skills necessary for a variety of careers in the sports industry - including media, marketing, facilities, equipment, and apparel sport professions.
• B.S. in Sport Performance Leadership: designed for students interested in sport leadership, instruction, and coaching.
UG Minors in
➤ Applied Physiology & Health Management
➤ Sport Management
➤ Sport Performance Leadership
Prospective Students
Undergraduate “minors” serve students pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in departments other than Applied Physiology and Sport Management.
Career and Personal Benefits
An undergraduate “minor” provides an opportunity to explore an academic area other than and in addition to the undergraduate “major” area. The Department of Applied Physiology and Sport Management offers three minors: applied physiology and health management, sport management, and sport performance leadership.
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