Sport Management Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 59

Sport Management majors are required to complete all core courses and 18 hours of electives. The capstone course of the curriculum is 16-480 Sport Management Internship. In order to enroll in this class, the student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 in the seven prerequisite courses, have submitted the application form by the appropriate deadline, and have been given consent by the Sport Management Program Director.

Degree Requirements

I. Core Courses (41)

A. Sport Management-Related Courses (29)

16-171	First Aid and Adult CPR	1
16-196	Human Anatomy	3
16-202	Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management	3
16-212	General Conditioning	3
16-258	Sport and Fitness Leadership	3
16-275	Health Education	3
16-362	Sport and Fitness Facility Management	3
16-370	Legal Aspects of Sport and Fitness	3
16-410	Research Methods in Sport and Fitness Management	3
16-480	Sport and Fitness Management Internship	4

B. Business-Related Courses (12)

25-200	Principles of Marketing	3
61-200	Principles of Management	3
61-355	Service Management	3
61-360	Human Resource Management	3

II. Electives (18)

Sport Management Majors are required to select 18 hours of electives from the following courses, of which 6 hours must be 300- or 400-level courses. The elective courses will be selected in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor.

16-197	Human Physiology	3
16-201	Foundations of Coaching	3
16-211	Weight Training	3
16-250	Introduction to Athletic Training	3
16-256	Sport and Fitness Psychology	3
16-260	History and Sociology of Sport and Fitness	3
16-271	Nutrition and Exercise	3
16-281	Sport and Fitness Promotion and Sales	3
16-290	Developing Physical Training Programs	3
16-314	Sport and Fitness Finance	3
16-330	Teaching Group Exercise	3
16-340	Kinesiology	3
16-343	Sport and Fitness Performance Enhancement	3
16-345	Exercise Physiology	3
16-350	Exercise Prescription for Varied Populations	3
16-360	Sport and Fitness Program Administration	3
16-366	Corporate Health and Fitness Programming	3
16-375	Risk Management for Sport and Fitness	3

III. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education Requirement is fulfilled by the successful completion of 16-410, Research Methods in Sport Science.

IV. Students will be allowed to complete the Sport Management Internship (16-480) when the following conditions have been met:

1. 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	3
16-258	Sport and Fitness Leadership	3
16-362	Sport and Fitness Facility Management	3
16-370	Legal Aspects of Sport and Fitness	3
25-200	Principles of Marketing	3
61-200	Principles of Management	3

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

Fall Internship - May 15

Spring Internship - October 15

Summer Internship - February 15