Master's Requirements and Courses

Learn all the skills required in the complete life cycle of sports and outdoor apparel, footwear, and equipment during an immersive 18-month program taking place over five 10-week sessions starting in September.

18-Month Student Roadmap

Year One

Fall: Consumer

Courses

  • Consumer Insights
  • Design Thinking
  • Sports Product Management and Merchandising
  • Sports Product Branding
  • Leadership I
  • Product Creation Lab I

Professional Development

  • Resume and application packet development
  • LinkedIn overview
  • Networking overview
  • Insights discovery and team charter

Experiences

  • Product creation
  • Company visit

 

Winter: Creation

Courses

  • Human Performance and Sport Product
  • Sport Product Development
  • Sourcing and Costing Strategies
  • Sustainability in Sports Products
  • Professional Development I
  • Product Creation Lab II

Professional Development

  • Industry mentor introduction
  • Interview skills and telling your story
  • Mock interview day
  • Insights discovery and team development

Experiences

  • Product creation
  • Domestic trip: Seattle
  • Company visit

 

Spring: Global

Courses

  • Managing Global Business
  • Strategic Management
  • Sport Product Marketing Strategy
  • Sustainable Supply Chain
  • Professional Development II
  • Product Creation Lab III

Professional Development

  • Industry summer experience search and support
  • Public speaking
  • Intercultural experience
  • Insights discovery and team development

Experiences

  • Product creation
  • International trip: Europe
  • Company visit

 

Summer

Professional Development

  • Industry summer experience:
    • Internship
    • Personal project
    • Retail

Experiences

  • International trip: Asia

 

Year Two

Fall: Business

Courses

  • Financial Accounting
  • New Venture Planning
  • Law and Ethics in Sports Product Management
  • Go to Market
  • Professional Development III

Professional Development

  • Merchandising workshop
  • Functional skill refinement and networking
  • Insights discovery and team development

Experiences

  • Company visit

 

Winter: Launch

Courses

  • Digital Connections
  • Capstone Project
  • Industry Project
  • Leadership II

Professional Development

  • Job search and salary negotiation support
  • Working with an agency workshop
  • Insights discovery and team development

Experiences

  • Company visit