Sport Management Major Course Requirements (prior to Fall 2021)

The Sport Management Major is designed to meet the growing interest in the business, administration, marketing, and management of sport programs and facilities. Graduates may choose to pursue advanced degrees in such topics as administration, marketing, MBAs, law school, and facility management.

Course Requirements for students who declare Sport Management as their Major prior to Fall 2021.

REQUIREMENTS		NUMBER	COURSE NAME	CREDITS
Kinesiology and Health		01:377:140	Foundations of Kinesiology and Health¹	1.5
Sport Courses		01:955:203	Sport and the Law	1.5
Sport Courses		01:955:204	Risk Management in Sport	1.5
Statistics		01:955:276	Basic Statistics for Sport Management	3
Quantitative Skills Must fulfill one option	Opt 1	01:640:111	Precalculus I	2
	Opt 1	01:640:112	Precalculus II	2
	Opt 2	01:640:115	Precalculus College Mathematics	4
	Opt 3	N/A	Placement into Calculus
Accounting		33:010:272	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
Communication		04:189:101	Introduction to Communication and Information Processes	3
		04:189:102	Introduction to Media	3
		01:955:355	Professional Presentations in Sport Management	3
Writing		01:355:101	Expository Writing I	3
Writing		01:355:303	Writing for Business and the Professions	3
Economics		01:220:102	Introduction to Microeconomics	3
		01:220:103	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3
		01:955:311	Sport Marketing	3
Psychology		01:830:101	General Psychology	3
Psychology		01:377:301	Psychology of Sport and Exercise*	3
Sociology		01:920:101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Sociology		01:955:305	Sport Sociology*	3
Administration SM		01:955:406	Administration in Sport Management²	3
Organization		01:955:330	Organizational Behavior in Sport Management*⁸	3
SM Electives		At least 3 credits must be at the 300 or 400 level and can include mini-courses. A maximum of one approved course can be outside the major.		6
Internship		01:955:490	Internship in Sport Management	6
			TOTAL CREDITS = 64.5 - 68.5

* 377/955 courses that require pre/corequisites

¹Not open to seniors. Contact the course instructor for more information.

²Must have a minimum of 90 credits overall and be a formally declared Sport Management major.

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Sport Management Major Course Requirements (prior to Fall 2021)

Course Requirements for students who declare Sport Management as their Major prior to Fall 2021.