B.S. in Sports Management

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

 

Liberal Arts Core

Writing

Students are required to take the folllowing courses (4 credits each):

  • T01.1001 / Writing I
  • T01.2002 / Writing II

Math

Students choose one course from the following (4 credits each):

  • V63.0017 / Calculus for Social Sciences
  • V63.0121 / Calculus I
  • V63.0009 / Pre-Calculus Mathematics

Social Sciences

Students must take 5 of the following courses (4 credits each):

  • V31.0001 or T08.1001 / Economic Principles I
  • V31.0002 / Economic Principles II
  • V55.0105 / Elementary Statistics
  • V89.0001 or V93.0001 / Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology
  • Social Science Elective

Natural Sciences

Students must take one of the following courses (4 credits each):

  • V23.0063 or T07.5005 / Ecology or Environmental Studies
  • V55.0200s / Natural Science I (select one)
  • V55.0300s / Natural Science II (select one)
  • V49.0008 / Living Environment 

Humanities

Students must take the following courses (4 credits each):

  • V55.0400s / Conversations of the West (select one)
  • V55.0500s / World Cultures (select one)
  • Foreign Language I
  • V55.0700s / Foreign Language II or Expressive Cultures
  • Humanities Elective I and II
     

Major Core

Students are required to take all courses listed below.

Introduction to Sports Management / Y68.1000 3
Organizations in Sports / Y68.1010 3
Consumer Behavior / Y68.1020 3
Applied Research / Y68.1060 3
Professional Seminar I / Y68.1071 0
Professional Seminar II / Y68.1072 0
Professional Seminar III / Y68.1073 0
Professional Seminar IV / Y68.1074 0
Internship I / Y68.1091 2
Internship II / Y68.1092 3
Financial Management for Sports Organizations / Y68.1100 3
Sports Management Accounting / Y68.1120 3
Leadership for Crisis Situations / Y68.1350 3
Business Development I / Y68.1600 3
Business Development II / Y68.1601 3
Business Development III / Y68.1602 3
Sports Law / Y68.2320 3
Marketing of Sports and Events / Y68.3660 3

Concentrations

Students select one concentration area, below.

Sports Law

Select any five of the following:

International Sports Governance / Y68.2440 3
Contracts and Negotiations / Y68.2450 3
Antitrust and Collective Bargaining / Y68.2460 3
Professional Sports Franchises / Y68.2470 3
Leagues and Governing Organizations / Y68.2480 3
Sports Media Strategies / Y68.2500 3

Organizational Management

Select any five of the following:

Human Resource Management / Y68.1200 3
Sports Facility Management / Y68.2330 3
Collegiate Athletic Departments / Y68.2380 3
Professional Sports Franchises / Y68.2470 3
Sports Media Strategies / Y68.2500 3
Licensing and Merchandising / Y68.2540 3

Event Management

Select any five of the following:

Event Design and Production / Y66.3255 3
Conferences and Special Events / Y66.3600 3
Marketing of Conferences and Special Events / Y66.3655 3
Food, Beverage, and Catering Operations / Y68.2340 3
Licensing and Merchandising / Y68.2540 3
Sports Tourism and Mega Events / Y68.3430 3

Professional Electives

Students are required to take any four of the following courses.

Seminar in Experiential Learning / Y41.9801 2
Management of Private Clubs and Resorts / Y66.3640 3
Entrepreneurship in Sports / Y68.1050 3
Advanced Seminar in Sports Management / Y68.1080 3
Customer Relationship Management / Y68.1360 3
Investment and Finance of Sporting Events / Y68.2430 3
Media and Global Technology / Y68.2520 3
Sports and Entertainment Packaging / Y68.2530 3
Independent Study / Y68.3900 1-3
Emerging Issues in Sports Business / Y68.3950 3