The Sport Management program is committed to the development of cutting-edge academic undergraduate and Master's degree programs related to the understanding of management in a sport related setting. Through these programs, students at The University of Tennessee are offered the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in Sport Management. Sport Management is a curricular area that has been a formally recognized program at The University of Tennessee since 1983. Sport Management is a field of study and application based upon the integration of: (a) the special nature of sport and physical activity endeavors, and (b) management theory and principles applied to sport / physical activity involvement. Sport Management includes any combination of skills related to planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating within the context of an organization or department whose primary product or service is related to sport and / or physical activity.

The Sport Management program's vision is to be identified as a model professional preparation program for the 21st Century by exemplifying the principles and practices necessary to achieve world-class status. World class status will be achieved through an unwavering commitment to: Academic Integrity Diversity Quality Instruction Scholarship Service Value for our Students The goal of Sport Management is to have programs which reflect a scholarly, morally, and ethically based approach in the world of sport that is respected at the campus, state, national, and international communities while emphasizing partnerships among students, faculty, staff, & alumni as well as within University, state, regional, national, & international communities.

The Sport Management undergraduate student completes 50 hours of general education courses, a 25-hour minor in business, 55 hours in Sport Management, Sport Studies, electives, including a 12 credit hour internship at a selected site.

The Masters in Sport Administration is a 30-33-semester hour course of study. A student may choose to write a master's thesis(30 hours) or choose the non-thesis option that involves a scholarly, in-depth project(33 hours).