Sport Management / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 59

Sport Management majors choose one of two possible concentrations.  One concentration prepares students to enter administrative positions in sport enterprises;  the other prepares students for administrative positions in fitness enterprises.  Sport Management majors are required to complete the core Sport Management courses, the required courses within the concentration, and the elective concentration courses.

Degree Requirements

I. Core Courses (25)

16-171First Aid and Adult CPR

1

16-202Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management

3

16-206Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 1: Job Shadowing Leader

1

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OR

16-207Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 2: Job Shadowing Practitioner

1

16-258Sport and Fitness Leadership

3

16-260History and Sociology of Sport and Exercise Science

3

16-362Sport and Fitness Facility Management

3

16-370Legal Aspects of Sport and Fitness

3

16-410Research Methods in Sport and Exercise Science

3

16-471Sport and Exercise Science Pre-Internship Seminar

1

16-480Sport and Exercise Science Internship

4

II. Required Business Courses (12)

25-200Principles of Marketing

3

61-200Principles of Management

3

Select two of the following courses:

25-305Introduction to Social Media Marketing

3

25-374Salesmanship

3

61-355Service Management

3

61-360Human Resource Management

3

The addition of two non-required courses (61-375 Organizational Behavior and 61-380 Supervisory Management) will provide the student with a minor in Business Administration for Non-Business Majors if 61-355 and 61-360 are chosen.

III. Concentration in Sport Administration and Leadership (22)

A. Required Sport and Exercise Science Courses

16-281Sport and Fitness Promotion and Sales

3

16-302Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 4: Sport Business Work Experience

1

16-314Sport and Fitness Finance

3

16-360Sport and Fitness Program Administration

3

16-375Risk Management for Sport and Fitness

3

B. Select nine credit hours from the following Electives:

10-326Sports Broadcasting

3

16-201Foundations of Coaching

3

16-256Sport and Exercise Psychology

3

16-261Women In Sports

3

16-280Computer Applications in Sport and Fitness

1

16-303Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 5: Fitness or Sport Business Work Experience

1

16-316Public Relations for Sport and Fitness Managers

3

16-323Technology and Innovation in Sport and Exercise Science

3

16-343Sport and Fitness Performance Enhancement

3

16-367Ethics and Governance in Sport and Fitness

3

16-369Data and Analytics in Sport and Exercise Science

3

16-374Revenue Generation for Sport and Fitness Organizations

3

IV. Internship Prerequisites

Students will be allowed to enroll in 16-480 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:

16-171 First Aid and Adult CPR (1)
16-202 Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management
16-258 Sport and Fitness Leadership
16-362 Sport and Fitness Facility Management
16-370 Legal Aspects of Sport and Fitness
25-200 Principles of Marketing
61-200 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. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education Requirement is fulfilled by the successful completion of 16-410 Research Methods in Sport Science.