Sport Management / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 58

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-SPRT-1

I. Core Courses (24)

SPMT-20200Introduction to Sport Management

3

SPMT-20600Sport Management Field Experience 1

1

SPMT-25800Sport Leadership

3

SPMT-26000History and Sociology of Sport

3

SPMT-36200Facility and Event Management

3

SPMT-37000Legal Aspects of Sport

3

SPMT-41000Research in Sport Management

3

SPMT-47100Sport Management Pre-Internship Seminar

1

SPMT-48000Sport Management Internship

4

II. Required Business Courses (12)

MKTG-20000Principles of Marketing

3

BSAD-20000Principles of Management

3

Select two of the following courses:

MKTG-30500Introduction to Digital Marketing

3

MKTG-37400Salesmanship

3

BSAD-35500Service Management

3

BSAD-36000Human Resource Management

3

The addition of two non-required courses (BSAD 37500 Organizational Behavior and BSAD 38000 Supervisory Management) will provide the student with a minor in Business Administration for Non-Business Majors if BSAD 35500 and BSAD 36000 are chosen.

III. Sport Administration and Leadership Courses (22)

A. Required Sport Management Courses (13)

SPMT-28100Sport Promotion and Sales

3

SPMT-30200Sport Management Field Experience 2: Sport Business Work Experience

1

SPMT-31400Sport Finance

3

SPMT-36000Sport Program Administration

3

SPMT-37500Risk Management for Sport Organizations

3

B. Select nine credit hours from the following Electives (9):

COMM-32600Sports Broadcasting

3

HUPR-20100Foundations of Coaching

3

SPMT-30300Sport Management Field Experience 5

1

SPMT-31600Public Relations for Sport Organizations

3

SPMT-36700Ethics and Governance of Sport

3

SPMT-37400Revenue Generation in Sport Organizations

3

IV. Internship Prerequisites

Students will be allowed to enroll in SPMT 48000 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:

SPMT 20200 Introduction to Sport Management

SPMT 25800 Sport Leadership

SPMT 36200 Facility and Event Management

SPMT 37000 Legal Aspects of Sport

MKTG 20000 Principles of Marketing

BSAD 20000 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