Sport Management Bachelor of Arts

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.

Total Credit Hours:   128
Major Credit Hours:  59

Degree Requirements

I. Core Courses (25)

16-171	First Aid and Adult CPR	1
16-202	Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management	3
16-206	Sport and Fitness Management Field Experience 1: Job Shadowing Leader	1
-	OR
16-207	Sport and Fitness Management Field Experience 2: Job Shadowing Practitioner	1
16-258	Sport and Fitness Leadership	3
16-260	History and Sociology of Sport and Fitness	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
16-471	Sport and Fitness Management Pre-Internship Seminar	1
16-480	Sport and Fitness Management Internship	4

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

V. 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

III. Concentration in Sport Administration and Leadership (22)

A. Required Sport and Exercise Science Courses

16-281	Sport and Fitness Promotion and Sales	3
16-302	Sport and Fitness Field Experience 4: Sport Business Work Experience	1
16-314	Sport and Fitness Finance	3
16-360	Sport and Fitness Program Administration	3
16-375	Risk Management for Sport and Fitness	3

B. Select nine credit hours from the following Electives:

10-326	Sports Broadcasting	3
16-201	Foundations of Coaching	3
16-256	Sport and Fitness Psychology	3
16-261	Women In Sports	3
16-280	Computer Applications in Sport and Fitness	1
16-303	Sport and Fitness Management Field Experience 5: Fitness or Sport Business Work Experience	1
16-316	Public Relations for Sport and Fitness Managers	3
16-343	Sport and Fitness Performance Enhancement	3
16-367	Ethics and Governance in Sport and Fitness	3

IV. Concentration in Fitness Administration and Leadership (22)

A. Required Sport and Exercise Science Courses

16-196	Human Anatomy	3
16-211	Weight Training	3
-	OR
16-212	General Conditioning	3
16-275	Health Education	3
16-301	Sport and Fitness Management Field Experience 3: Fitness Work Experience	1
16-330	Teaching Group Exercise	3
16-343	Sport and Fitness Performance Enhancement	3

B. Select six credit hours from the following Elective Courses:

16-190	Wellness Issues	3
16-195	Medical Terminology	3
16-197	Human Physiology	3
16-211	Weight Training	3
-	OR
16-212	General Conditioning	3
16-213	Group Kick Boxing and Group Strength	2
-	OR
16-214	Group Aerobics and Boot Camp	2
16-256	Sport and Fitness Psychology	3
16-271	Nutrition and Exercise	3
16-280	Computer Applications in Sport and Fitness	1
16-281	Sport and Fitness Promotion and Sales	3
16-290	Developing Physical Training Programs	3
16-303	Sport and Fitness Management Field Experience 5: Fitness or Sport Business Work Experience	1
16-316	Public Relations for Sport and Fitness Managers	3
16-340	Kinesiology	3
16-345	Exercise Physiology	3
16-347	Personal Training	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
16-367	Ethics and Governance in Sport and Fitness	3
16-375	Risk Management for Sport and Fitness	3

II. Required Business Courses (12)

25-200	Principles of Marketing	3
61-200	Principles of Management	3

Select two of the following courses:

25-374	Salesmanship	3
61-355	Service Management	3
61-360	Human 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.