Apply Now
QUICK LINKS
Apply Now

With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.

Colleges and Schools

Academic Support

Barry University Students

The path to your perfect career begins with planning and support. Career Development has resources for you to help you make the most of your time at Barry. Guidance is just an appointment away.

Service-learning integrates relevant community service with course work and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience, foster social responsibility and civic engagement, and strengthen communities.

Service-Learning

The Honors Program at Barry is designed to challenge, enrich, and prepare especially motivated students to pursue their fullest potential. By participating in a rigorous curriculum rounded out by an array of edifying and interactive events, students explore crucial issues that we face in our daily lives. Students are given the space for discussion and debate and the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields. The Office of Financial Aid can assist with determining eligibility for the Honors Program.

The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is located in the center of the beautiful Miami Shores campus of Barry University. The Library is named in loving memory of Monsignor William Barry, one of the founders of Barry University and an inspirational figure in the Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Miami. The extensive Library research collections include more than 950,000 physical items, over 40,000 print and on-line journal subscriptions, and several thousand on-line books and streaming video resources.

At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

Continuing Education (CE) offers a variety of courses and non-credit programs designed to respond to the diverse educational interests and lifelong learning needs of individuals of all ages. We offer certificate, credential exam preparation, and licensure programs for professional and personal enrichment.

High school students: Get a jump-start on your college education with dual enrollment courses from Barry University! You can earn high school and college credit at the same time, right at your own school.

Dual Enrollment

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

Campus Life

For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.

Sport Psychology, MS/MBA

Dual Degree Program

Dual Degree Program Master of Science (MS) in Human Performance and Wellness-Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology / Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The Master of Science in Human Performance and Wellness - Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology / Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA) dual degree program will provide you with the knowledge and professional skills needed to work with individuals and groups involved in sport, exercise, and non-sport performance activities. In the dual degree you will also gain the essential business skills needed to prepare you to launch your own business or advance in an organization. The graduate program at Barry includes:

  • Quality curriculum: A combination of courses from the Sport & Exercise Sciences and the Andreas School of Business will provide you with the opportunity master a foundation of knowledge and skills related to sport, exercise, and performance psychology as well as develop management, marketing, and financial skills.
  • Ideal location: Southeast Florida is one of the most dynamic environments in the country for sports. Area opportunities include: amateur and leisure sport organizations; college bowl games; collegiate athletics; entrepreneurial sporting activities; facility, recreational, and event organizations; metropolitan recreation and fitness facilities; world class golf and tennis facilities; and many professional sports teams.
  • Real world experience: The goal of the (MS/MBA) dual degree program is to provide you with the richest combination of theory and hands-on experience available anywhere in the world today. The component of the dual degree program provides courses and opportunities consistent with the requirements for certification with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

Program Overview: This program is comprised of coursework from the Sport & Exercise Sciences and the Andreas School of Business. Students can choose between either the applied (60 credits total) or the dual (applied and thesis; 69 credits total) tracks in the Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology degree program. The program combines theory and practice and includes decision-making models with an emphasis on practicing and promoting ethics and human values. The curriculum will provide students with advanced sport, exercise, and performance psychology and business knowledge and skills.

Degree Requirements

MBA Course Requirements: 27 Credits

  • MBA 603 International Business 3
  • MBA 617 Technology & Information Systems 3
  • MBA 621 Managerial Finance 3
  • MBA 646 Marketing in a Dynamic Environment 3
  • MBA 660 Managerial Accounting 3
  • MBA 681 Economics for Strategic Decisions 3
  • MBA 682 Strategy Formulation, Implementation & Entrepreneurship 3
  • MBA 683 Leadership and Advanced Management Concepts 3
  • MBA 692 Social, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Business 3

Human Performance and Wellness Graduate Program Sport, Exercise, & Performance Psychology (MS SEPP) Requirements

SES Core: 6 Credits

  • SES 546 Qualitative Analysis in Biomechanics 3
  • SES 616 616 Research Methodology in SES 3

Students may choose to enroll in both applied and research components adding 9 credits to their academic program.

Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology (SEPP): 18 Credits

  • SES 537 Sport Psychology 3
  • SES 625 Motor Learning and Control 3
  • SES 662 Exercise Psychology 3
  • SES 673 Professional Ethics in Sport, Exercise, & Performance 3
  • PSY 531 Psychological Disorders 3

**Plus a choice of one of the following electives: (3 credit hours minimum)

  • CSL 652 Individual Counseling Procedures 3
  • PSY 620 Behavior Modification 3
  • PSY 526 Health Psychology 3
  • PSY 594 Physiology and Treatment of Substance Abuse 3
  • PSY 639 Introduction to Neuropsychology 3

To Satisfy the SEPP Applied Track Component: 9 Credits

  • SES 660 Performance Enhancement Psychology 3
  • SES 677 Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology Service Delivery 3
  • SES 678 Sport, Exercise, & Performance Psychology Professional Practice 3

Students may choose to enroll in both applied and research components adding 9 credits to their academic program.

To Satisfy the Research Component: 9 Credits

  • SES 624 Advanced Statistics for Sport & Exercise Science 3 OR
  • SES 630 Qualitative Research in SES 3
  • SES 689 Thesis I 3
  • SES 690 Thesis II 3

MS SEPP Total (33 applied or 42 applied and thesis)
Program Total 60 Credits (applied) or 69 Credits (applied & thesis)

Apply Now Contact us Visit us

Menu

The University

11300 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695

305-899-3000

©2023 Barry University, All Rights Reserved

University Non-Discrimination Statement

Barry University does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability status or veteran status. This policy applies to students, employees, applicants and trustees with respect to participation in any program, benefit, activity or student/employment opportunity offered by the University. Every member of the University community is expected to uphold this policy as a matter of mutual respect and fundamental fairness in human relations. Every student of this institution has a responsibility to conduct himself/herself in accordance with this policy as a condition of enrollment. Further, every University employee has an obligation to observe Barry University policies and implementation of federal and state law as a term of employment. No person shall be retaliated against for reporting violations or concerns about prohibited discrimination or bias through appropriate University channels.

Nothing in this non-discrimination statement shall require Barry University to act in a manner contrary to the beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church or the University mission statement.

Barry University’s EASE Grant Performance Measures on Access Rate, Affordability Rate, Graduation Rate, Retention Rate and Postgraduate Employment Rate are specifically listed on the ICUF Dashboard at this link: icuf.org/dashboard.

Sign in to use the pins

Sign in Create account