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<blockquote data-quote="smathis30" data-source="post: 289246" data-attributes="member: 1803"><p>US news has us at 32 and uga at 27. Bloomber has us at 24 and uga at 42. It depends on w/e metrics you use, ones that push starting salary will have us higher. MBA programs are different. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/search?school-name=georgia&school-type=business&_mode=list" target="_blank">http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/search?school-name=georgia&school-type=business&_mode=list</a></p><p> </p><p></p><p>As much as having a sports science/any major related to sports goes. there are several problems.</p><p></p><p> I'm taking two classes on sports now, one of the professors is the athletics chair, and the other one was just hired by GT to do concussion research. One of my classes exists because athletes wanted more difficult classes on sports, so its a class on the design of sporting materials. If GT Athletes want something feasible, it happens. If GT students want something feasible, it happens. See: existence of culc, existence of sports minor, modifications of starbucks hours, modifications of gameday parking, removal of dead week ect. If its doable, admin will do their best to make it happen</p><p></p><p>With regards to adding a sports major (or really any major in general), there are 3 things needed. </p><p></p><p>1. Faculty. This will be new, some might overlap, but it the scheme of things its a non issue</p><p></p><p>2. Accreditation, Also a non-issue. We have added MSE and Music Technology programs in the last 10 years, should be easy to add more</p><p></p><p>3. Space. This is the biggest one. Tech is adding a new CS building, and that is coming at a hefty price tag. Its in Tech square From alumni, as our CS program now is almost averaging a 6 figure starting salary. We already are cramped for room. We either have to add it to existing buildings (hasn't worked well for the film minor) or add it to new buildings which we have to buy land for, and then add the building. Its not that we don't have the money, its trying to get the space that is the issue. Tech added its golf facility 4-7 blocks away from campus as it was the only available land that was open. There's a will, there's a way. But the issue isn't on tech's half, its on the Atlanta property owners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smathis30, post: 289246, member: 1803"] US news has us at 32 and uga at 27. Bloomber has us at 24 and uga at 42. It depends on w/e metrics you use, ones that push starting salary will have us higher. MBA programs are different. [URL]http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/search?school-name=georgia&school-type=business&_mode=list[/URL] As much as having a sports science/any major related to sports goes. there are several problems. I'm taking two classes on sports now, one of the professors is the athletics chair, and the other one was just hired by GT to do concussion research. One of my classes exists because athletes wanted more difficult classes on sports, so its a class on the design of sporting materials. If GT Athletes want something feasible, it happens. If GT students want something feasible, it happens. See: existence of culc, existence of sports minor, modifications of starbucks hours, modifications of gameday parking, removal of dead week ect. If its doable, admin will do their best to make it happen With regards to adding a sports major (or really any major in general), there are 3 things needed. 1. Faculty. This will be new, some might overlap, but it the scheme of things its a non issue 2. Accreditation, Also a non-issue. We have added MSE and Music Technology programs in the last 10 years, should be easy to add more 3. Space. This is the biggest one. Tech is adding a new CS building, and that is coming at a hefty price tag. Its in Tech square From alumni, as our CS program now is almost averaging a 6 figure starting salary. We already are cramped for room. We either have to add it to existing buildings (hasn't worked well for the film minor) or add it to new buildings which we have to buy land for, and then add the building. Its not that we don't have the money, its trying to get the space that is the issue. Tech added its golf facility 4-7 blocks away from campus as it was the only available land that was open. There's a will, there's a way. But the issue isn't on tech's half, its on the Atlanta property owners. [/QUOTE]
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