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)
| 16-171 | First Aid and Adult CPR | 1 |
| 16-202 | Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management | 3 |
| 16-206 | Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 1: Job Shadowing Leader | 1 |
| - | OR | |
| 16-207 | Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 2: Job Shadowing Practitioner | 1 |
| 16-258 | Sport and Fitness Leadership | 3 |
| 16-260 | History and Sociology of Sport and Exercise Science | 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 Exercise Science | 3 |
| 16-471 | Sport and Exercise Science Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
| 16-480 | Sport and Exercise Science Internship | 4 |
II. Required Business Courses (12)
| 25-200 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| 61-200 | Principles of Management | 3 |
Select two of the following courses:
| 25-305 | Introduction to Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| 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 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
| 16-281 | Sport and Fitness Promotion and Sales | 3 |
| 16-302 | Sport and Exercise Science 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 Exercise Psychology | 3 |
| 16-261 | Women In Sports | 3 |
| 16-280 | Computer Applications in Sport and Fitness | 1 |
| 16-303 | Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 5: Fitness or Sport Business Work Experience | 1 |
| 16-316 | Public Relations for Sport and Fitness Managers | 3 |
| 16-323 | Technology and Innovation in Sport and Exercise Science | 3 |
| 16-343 | Sport and Fitness Performance Enhancement | 3 |
| 16-367 | Ethics and Governance in Sport and Fitness | 3 |
| 16-369 | Data and Analytics in Sport and Exercise Science | 3 |
| 16-374 | Revenue 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.