The 18-credit Sport Management minor is designed to give students majoring in other disciplines such as business, communications, labor relations and psychology an opportunity to learn about the sport industry. Students will be exposed to such areas as marketing, administration, law, psychology, sociology as the relate to the business of sport.

Students from any School within Rutgers University can choose to minor in Sport Management. Students in the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) or the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) will use the MyMajor system to submit the minor declaration request. Students from other schools within Rutgers can declare a minor in Sport Management only with the approval of the Dean of their school.


Sport Management Minor Course Requirements

REQUIREMENT  COURSE NUMBER  COURSE NAME  CREDITS 
 Minor Requirements  

01:955:203  Sport and the Law 1.5
01:955:204  Risk Management in Sport  1.5
01:955:311  Sport Marketing  3
01:955:330
or 01:955:332
 Organizational Behavior in Sport Management
 or Leadership Development in Sport 
3
01:955:355  Professional Presentations in Sport Management 3
 Minor Electives Choose 6 credits from the Elective Courses listed in the table below. 6
Total Credits   18
       

Minor Elective Courses

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME CREDITS
01:955:226  Coaching Theory and Technique 3
01:955:306  Finance in Sport 3
01:955:308  Teaching and Coaching Individual and Team Sports 3
01:955:312  Facilities Planning and Design 3
01:955:316  Fitness Management 3
01:955:317  Ethics and Values in Sport 1.5
01:955:318  Organization & Administration of College Recreational Sports 3
01:955:321  Business of Personal Training 1.5
01:955:330  Organizational Behavior in Sport Management 3
01:955:331  Gender Issues in Sport 1.5
01:955:332  Leadership Development in Sport 3
01:955:333  Event Management and Sponsorship in Sport 3
01:955:412  Advanced Sport Marketing 3
* Sport Management minors are encouraged to complete their elective requirement with 955 courses (listed above) but can also fulfill the requirement with 377 courses if needed.