Sport Management / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 59

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-SPRT-A

I. Core Courses (25)

SPEX-17100First Aid and Adult CPR

1

SPEX-20200Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management

3

SPEX-20600Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 1: Job Shadowing Leader

1

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OR

SPEX-20700Field and Clinical Experience for Exercise and Movement Science

1

SPEX-25800Sport and Fitness Leadership

3

SPEX-26000History and Sociology of Sport and Exercise Science

3

SPEX-36200Sport and Fitness Facility Management

3

SPEX-37000Legal Aspects of Sport and Fitness

3

SPEX-41000Research Methods in Sport and Exercise Science

3

SPEX-47100Sport and Exercise Science Pre-Internship Seminar

1

SPEX-48000Sport and Exercise Science Internship

4

II. Required Business Courses (12)

MKTG-20000Principles of Marketing

3

BSAD-20000Principles of Management

3

Select two of the following courses:

MKTG-30500Introduction to Social Media Marketing

3

MKTG-37400Salesmanship

3

BSAD-35500Service Management

3

BSAD-36000Human Resource Management

3

The addition of two non-required courses (BSAD 37500 Organizational Behavior and BSAD 38000 Supervisory Management) will provide the student with a minor in Business Administration for Non-Business Majors if BSAD 35500 and BSAD 36000 are chosen.

III. Sport Administration and Leadership Courses (22)

A. Required Sport and Exercise Science Courses (13)

SPEX-28100Sport and Fitness Promotion and Sales

3

SPEX-30200Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 4: Sport Business Work Experience

1

SPEX-31400Sport and Fitness Finance

3

SPEX-36000Sport and Fitness Program Administration

3

SPEX-37500Risk Management for Sport and Fitness

3

B. Select nine credit hours from the following Electives (9):

COMM-32600Sports Broadcasting

3

SPEX-20100Foundations of Coaching

3

SPEX-25600Sport and Exercise Psychology

3

SPEX-26100Women In Sports

3

SPEX-28000Computer Applications in Sport and Fitness

1

SPEX-30300Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 5: Fitness or Sport Business Work Experience

1

SPEX-31600Public Relations for Sport and Fitness Managers

3

SPEX-32300Technology and Innovation in Sport and Exercise Science

3

SPEX-34300Sport and Fitness Performance Enhancement

3

SPEX-36700Ethics and Governance in Sport and Fitness

3

SPEX-36900Data and Analytics in Sport and Exercise Science

3

SPEX-37300Community Relations in Sport and Fitness

3

SPEX-37400Revenue Generation for Sport and Fitness Organizations

3

IV. Internship Prerequisites

Students will be allowed to enroll in SPEX 48000 Sport Management Internship when the following conditions have been met:

a. The student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 2.50 in the following courses:

SPEX 17100 First Aid and Adult CPR (1)

SPEX 20200 Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management

SPEX 25800 Sport and Fitness Leadership

SPEX 36200 Sport and Fitness Facility Management

SPEX 37000 Legal Aspects of Sport and Fitness

MKTG 20000 Principles of Marketing

BSAD 20000 Principles of Management

b. Successful completion of the Internship Proposal Form by the appropriate date:

Fall Internship - August 1
Spring Internship - December 1
Summer Internship - April 1

V. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
SPEX-41000Research Methods in Sport and Exercise Science

3