Master of Science in Executive Sport Management
It goes by so quickly that before you know it, you're finished
Dave Benedict
"If you are looking at a sport management program, WVU offers one of the best you can find online."
Master of Science in Executive Sport Management
Dave Benedict
"If you are looking at a sport management program, WVU offers one of the best you can find online."
Dave Benedict chose WVU Online because it had the best Sport Management master’s program that would fit his busy schedule.
"Because of WVU’s Master of Science in Executive Sport Management program, I was able to graduate with all the administrative certifications that school systems are now looking for when hiring athletic directors," he says.
"I was already in the role of an assistant athletic director when I started the Executive Sport Management program. The classes and material I learned helped to re-enforce what I already knew and was doing."
Dave knew that he didn't want to find himself sitting in a classroom at night and on weekends, so being able to do everything online was great.
"Completing the whole master’s program in 21 months sounds like a long time, but it goes by so quickly that before you know it, you're finished," he says.
"I wish I could have gotten my B.S. degree online!"
What is your advice to other students?
"The courses are only as challenging as you make them."
What are your new opportunities?
"I was able to graduate with all the administrative certifications that school systems are now looking for when hiring athletic directors."
What has happened to your career?
"I was already in the role of an assistant athletic director when I started the Sport Management program. The classes and material I learned helped to re-enforce what I already knew and was doing."
What was your course schedule?
"By taking the courses online I was able to work at my own pace, when I had a few extra hours in the day, and even while I would be waiting for a sporting event to finish."
How do you stay connected to WVU?
"I have checked in with students I met, while taking courses, who live in my region to see how they are doing and to offer any assistance that I can. Several of the professors have been good resources for me to reach out and ask questions or to get their perspective on things."
What are your most useful skills?
"The time management skills that I developed while taking the WVU Online courses have been very valuable and I have been able to translate them over to my personal life. I find myself being able to get more things done!"
What are your thoughts about online study?
"I knew that I didn't want to find myself sitting in a classroom at night or on weekends, so being able to do everything online was great."
Have you received employer support?
"The principal at the high school where I currently work has been extremely supportive and was the person who suggested that I pursue the MS in Sport Management. He would check in with me often to see how I was doing, and to offer support and encouragement."
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