David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Curriculum
Core coursework covers statistics, sport management and economics. Sample courses include:
- Sport Data Analysis
- Sport Economics
- Price Theory in Sports
- Database and Programming
- Web Scraping
The sport analytics degree also includes a mandatory foreign language requirement to prepare students for the global sport industry. Students finish their degree requirements by writing a senior thesis.
Extracurricular Opportunities
Senior Thesis
The Senior Thesis is a two-semester research project in the sport of your choice that gives you hands-on experience in the sport industry before graduating.
- Choose to focus on athletes, teams, businesses or a combination as it relates to the sports industry.
- Conduct background research, gather data, create models, run statistical relationships, visualize the relationships, and explain the results across a variety of formats.
- Work one-on-one with a professor in the program to perform analytical research and analysis.
Study Abroad
Broaden your perspective and enhance your resume with a study abroad experience during your college years. Consistently ranked among the top 25 international education providers in the U.S., Syracuse Abroad has more than 100 programs in 60 countries. Sport analytics students may go abroad to Florence, Italy; London, England; and Strasbourg, France, among others.
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