|
|
Article: San Diego State, San Diego Padres Team Up to Offer Innovative Sports Management MBA Program; Powerful Partnership in Sports Management Education Is First of Its Kind in Nation.
- Article from:
- AScribe Business & Economics News Service
- Article date:
- February 24, 2004
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 AScribe. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: San Diego State University
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- San Diego State University and the San Diego Padres announced today they are partnering to offer a customized MBA with a specialization in sports business management beginning in winter 2005. This is the first partnership in the country in which a major league sports franchise will work directly with a university to offer such a degree program and support it on an ongoing basis.
"We wanted to partner with a university because we see an increasing need for specifically trained executives and business managers in Major League Baseball and in other professional sports," said Padres ...