Graduate Diploma - Sports Management

Course Description

The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on 1,900 acres (769 ha) in a suburban district of Riverside with a branch campus of 20 acres (8 ha) in Palm Desert. In 1907, the predecessor to UCR was founded as the UC Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside which pioneered research in biological pest control and the use of growth regulators responsible for extending the citrus growing season in California from four to nine months. Some of the world's most important research collections on citrus diversity and entomology, as well as science fiction and photography, are located at Riverside. UCR's undergraduate College of Letters and Science opened in 1954. The Regents of the University of California declared UCR a general campus of the system in 1959, and graduate students were admitted in 1961. To accommodate an enrollment of 21,000 students by 2015, more than $730 million has been invested in new construction projects since 1999.[needs update] Preliminary accreditation of the UC Riverside School of Medicine was granted in October 2012 and the first class of 50 students was enrolled in August 2013. It is the first new research-based public medical school in 40 years. UCR's sports teams are known as the Highlanders and play in the Big West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Their nickname was inspired by the high altitude of the campus, which lies on the foothills of Box Springs Mountain. The UCR women's basketball team won back-to-back Big West championships in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, the men's baseball team won its first conference championship and advanced to the regionals for the second time since the university moved to Division I in 2001. The mission of UCR is to ensure the availability of high quality, innovative English language and professional programs to meet the diverse personal, professional and educational goals of international students. Students at UCR are provided with the opportunity to explore, participate in, and enrich their knowledge of the US and the world through the shared development of English language and academic skills. Through teamwork in a multicultural environment, students are encouraged to understand themselves, build confidence and develop a vision for their future. The values of mutual respect, professionalism and excellence in teaching and service are central to the work at UCR. The unique contributions of each teacher, staff and student are valued equally in creating one of the best Intensive English language programs in the nation.

Why the University of California, Riverside IEP

• Campus Life: Riverside is located 80 kilometres east of Los Angeles in the heart of beautiful, sunny California. Students can travel easily to beaches, mountains, theme parks, or shopping malls.
• Enhanced teaching environment: Students at Riverside IEP will learn from the best instructors who are all working professionals with real-world experience. The professors at Riverside IEP are friendly, helpful, and are dedicated to providing the highest quality education to ensure that students have the best American campus experience.
• Facilities and Activities: The Activities Office at Riverside IEP provides cultural events and activities including over 500 campus clubs and organizations for students to join.
• Awards and Recognition: University of California, Riverside is one of 10 campuses in the number 1 public university system in the U.S. The diverse and internationally friendly campus has nearly 80,000 alumni, many of whom have won prestigious awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship, Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, and others.