Managing Intercollegiate Athletics

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Students will review a number of issues that resonate in higher education such as athletic department right-sizing (dropping or adding sports), leading through a PR crisis involving athletics, and strategizing whether the investment a campus is making in athletics is appropriate. Students will also clarify their understanding of the philosophical arguments surrounding an institutions organizational and Divisional classification, the roles and responsibilities of the governing bodies, the expectations and challenges that confront todays student athletes, and the market forces that drive big time college sports. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management.