Sport Management Major

40 credit hours

Required Courses: 28 credit hours

BSAD 310	Principles of Marketing	3
BSAD 320	Principles of Management	3
COMM 350	Organizational Communication	3
COMM 365/JOUR 365	Public Relations	3
JOUR 215/ENGL 215	Newspaper Writing: Sports (W)	3
PE 210	Introduction to Sport Management	3
PE 215	Sport in Society	3
PE 313	Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Sport	2
PE 395	Internship	2-4
PE 495	Internship	3-4

One Accounting course: 3 credit hours

ACCT 207	Understanding the Numbers	3
ACCT 210	Principles of Accounting I	3

One upper-level BSAD course 3 credit hours

BSAD 415	Personal Selling and Sales Management	3
BSAD 445	Advanced Sport Marketing and Promotion	3

Required Supportive Courses: 6 credit hours

A grade of C- or higher is required for each of these required supportive courses.

Choose at least six credit hours from the following electives:

BSAD 330	Principles of Finance	3
COMM 250	Interpersonal Communication (WB)	3
COMM 260	Persuasion	3
JOUR 115/ENGL 115	News Reporting and Writing (W)	3
JOUR 243	Editorial Skills	3
PE 225	Psychology of Coaching	2
PE 280	Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries	3
PSYC 250	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 335	Helping Skills	3

Sport Management Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

First Year

Fall Semester

FYS 110	First Year Seminar I (FS)	4
PE 210	Introduction to Sport Management	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

FYS 111	First Year Seminar II (FS)	4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Second Year

Fall Semester

ACCT 210	Principles of Accounting I	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

PE 215

Sport in Society

3

Spring Semester

JOUR 215/ENGL 215	Newspaper Writing: Sports (W)	3
	Sport Management Elective course	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Third Year

Fall Semester

BSAD 320	Principles of Management	3
PE 395	Internship	2-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

COMM 350	Organizational Communication	3
	Sport Management Elective course	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

BSAD 310	Principles of Marketing	3
COMM 365/JOUR 365	Public Relations	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

PE 495

Internship

3-4

Spring Semester

PE 313	Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Sport	2
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4