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The Ohio University School of Recreation and Sport Sciences is well known as
the first graduate sports administration program in the nation. Since 1966, program graduates have consistently
taken leadership positions in university athletic departments, with professional sports teams, and in
other sports business-related settings.
Athletic Administrators in high schools across the country voiced the need for a
prestigious masters option that would allow them to continue working while offering the same high quality
education as Ohio University's full-time, residential degree. Working athletic administrators demanded "relevant
knowledge" that
would be instantly applicable to their day-to-day work. The delivery method would need to conveniently
cater to their busy schedules.
During planning stages for the program, Ohio University Without Boundaries developed
a working partnership with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrator Association.(NIAAA) This
partnership offered a valuable interface between program designers and prospective program participants,
critical in the development of a truly learner-centric program.
OUWB worked with Ohio University School
of Recreation and Sport Sciences faculty and the NIAAA to create Master of Science in Recreation and
Sport Sciences with a concentration in athletic administration. This blended program engaged participants
by combining high intensity, face-to-face residencies with e-learning content acquisition and on-line
collaboration. The unique design of the program incorporates theory by emphasizing the application of
that theory in a practical and relevant way to ensure that learning is transferred from the place of
learning to the place of work.
OUWB continues to provide full-service support by managing all program
communication and marketing, administration and logistics as well as tech support.
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