Hattiesburg
The School of Education offers the Master of Education degree in Interscholastic Athletic Administration(IAA). This degree program has been fully approved for AA licensure by the Mississippi Department of Education and approved by the Mississippi State Board of Education.
NOTE: This program encompasses 21 graduate hours of PED coursework, which qualifies students as instructors at the higher education level.
The IAA degree program, coordinated by the Department of Health Physical Education, and Recreation, is a two-summer cohort program delivered in an executive format. A new cohort begins each summer term. In addition to the summer coursework, requirements include an applied fieldwork project and an online course during the 15- month period for completion of 33 total hours of graduate work.
This program focuses on building applied capabilities for effectively planning, organizing, and controlling the quality of interscholastic athletic and/or private sector sports programs. The foundation of the program is an understanding and practice of research based leadership and management models.
The academic requirements for a Master of Education in interscholastic athletic administration degree consist of 33 hours.
PED 680 Sports Marketing (3 hours)
PED 691 Sports Administration Issues (3 hours)
PED 692 Sports Finance (3 hours)
PED 695 Facility and Event Management (3 hours)
PED 696 Sports Media (3 hours)
PED 697 Athletic Administration Field Work Project (6 hours)
EDL 601 Organizational Leadership (3 hours)
EDL 606 Judicial and Ethical Consideration (3 hours)
EDL 607 Instructional Leadership (3 hours)
EDL 788 School and Community Safety Management (3 hours)
Total Required (33 hours)
