Program Requirements

Hours: 85-88 hours

Major Courses – 43 hours

SPM 150Introduction to Sport Management (3)

SPM 185Historical & Socio-Cultural Dimensions in Sport (3)

SPM 225Principles of Coaching and Athletic Administration (3)

SPM 240Governance & Policy in Sport (3)

SPM 305Health Issues (3)

SPM 330Sport Marketing,Promotion and Sales (3)

SPM 355New Media & Public Relations (3)

SPM 375Sport Facility Management (3)

SPM 380Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation (3)

SPM 395Finance & Economics in the Sport Industry (3)

SPM 425H.R. Management in Sport (3)

SPM 440Current Issues Business of Sport (3)

SPM 490Sport Management Internship (3)

SPM 495Sport Management Capstone (1) CAP

One 300-400 level course offered in the Business Division. Please check for pre-requisites (3)

Cognate Courses – 18-21 hours

ATR 320Strength Training & Wellness (3)

BIO 131Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) N

CED 220Professional Development (1)

CED 396Cooperative Education Parallel Work Experience (1-3)

CED 396 is Recommended, but not required

PSY 103Introduction to Psychology (3) S

SOC 103Our Social World (3) S

ETH:PHI 397Ethical Conduct of Business (3) E

or

ETH:REL 251Business Ethics (3) E

One credit of service learning (1)

Business Minor – 24 hours*

BUS 101Introduction to Business (3)

(BUS 101 may be waived at discretion of advisor)

ACC 213Principles of Accounting I (3)

CIS 135Spreadsheets (3)

ECO 211Principles of Macroeconomics (3) S

or

ECO 212Principles of Microeconomics (3) S

MTH 174Statistics I (3) MA

or

MTH 176Stats I With SPSS (3) MA

Select three from the following - 9 hours

ACC 214Principles of Accounting II (3)

BUS 210Business Law I (3)

BUS 260Business Research (3)

BUS 352Business Communications I (3)

BUS 466Global Commerce (3)

CIS 300Business Info Systems (3)

FIN 300Corporate Finance (3)

MGT 300Management/Org Behavior (3)

MGT 310Human Resource Management (3)

MKT 300Principles of Marketing (3)

*The minor in Business Administration requires BUS 101, Introduction to Business.  For the Sport Management major, SPM 150, Introduction to Sport Management will satisfy that component of the minor in Business Administration.

Program Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the sport management major will be able to:

  • analyze business situations and make creative, logical and ethical decisions;
  • understand and apply appropriate technology relevant to the sport management industry;
  • demonstrate effective communication skills in a sport management setting;
  • apply awareness of global and social issues as they relate to the sport management industry;
  • apply basic economic and financial concepts to the sport management environment.