Business Administration, Sports and Recreation Management Concentration, M.B.A.

(40 credits)

Program Description

New England College’s Master of Business Administration program provides working professionals and recent graduates with the proven leadership skills needed for today’s rapidly changing global environment. This 40‐credit MBA can be completed in less than two years. The course delivery and structure are specifically designed for working professionals to make the most efficient use of time and to optimize the learning experience.

Our MBA carries forward NEC’s legacy of creating well-rounded management professionals. With an emphasis on practical knowledge and skills, students will learn from faculty experts who are active business leaders. Our student-focused curriculum positions graduates to achieve positive career outcomes with a background in strategic thought and analysis, analytical decision-making, leadership theory and practice, and organizational dynamics in management. Students can choose a concentration in a specific field, or can select elective courses from a wide range of options.

The degree is designed to further students’ knowledge of key leadership elements including problem solving, effective communication, motivation of employees, and negotiation. Through the MBA program, students further their career by developing advanced strategic leadership techniques, leadership tools and skills, and a deep understanding of organizational dynamics in management.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge of accounting, finance, marketing, management information systems, organizational behavior, economics, operations management and qualitative analysis to create effective solutions to organizational and operational challenges independently and as a team 
• Evaluate the implications of changing environmental factors on organizational choices within a global environment and formulate solutions.
• Demonstrate the ability to utilize technology in multiple ways to formulate and achieve project and/or organizational goals. 
• Create and demonstrate the verbal and written communication skills which express ideas clearly, logically, and persuasively. 
• Distinguish and formulate solutions to ethical, cultural humility, and inclusion issues. 
• Demonstrate the ability to collect and evaluate information and data in order to formulate analytically sound decisions and understand the likely consequences of those decisions.
• Evaluate the actions and develop solutions to complex challenges of an organization operating in a global business environment.
• Demonstrate leadership ability, collaboration, team-building skills through class projects and involvement in student, community, and/or professional organizations.

Sports and Recreation Management Concentration

The MBA’s Concentration in Sports and Recreation Management is designed for a student seeking a comprehensive understanding of the roles and responsibilities of intercollegiate coaches. The program includes courses in which the theoretical and conceptual aspects of sport management and the psychological dimensions of coaching are explored. Research courses have been designed to provide students with the necessary skills to investigate problems of practice and increase evidence-based decision-making in the field.

Outcomes of the Concentration in Sports and Recreation Management:

• Understand the broad concepts of the sport and recreation management industry;
• Analyze the dynamics of collegiate coaching, with specific emphasis on psychological aspects of sport coaching;
• Achieve academic and practical foundations in coaching, with the ultimate goal of employment in college coaching ranks;
• Manage ethical issues and apply ethical decision-making models as they relate to sport;
• Possess and apply a working knowledge of legal issues specific to intercollegiate sport.