This course is designed to introduce the student to the field of sports management through a review of the history, overview of the skill sets needed for success in the field, and discussion of possible careers in the field.

This course will examine a variety of issues relating to sport in today's society. The course is intended to provide an introduction to the sociology of sport and designed to raise questions to promote systematic, issue-related thinking about sport. Issues that relate to athletes today such as sports gambling, violence in sports, and substance abuse will be discussed to better understand the complex problems that pertain to sport.