Courses

SM 235 SPORT LAW   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores the application of legal principles to the sport industry and provides basic knowledge of a wide range of legal statutes that relate to various dimensions of sport business. Major focus is on a review of judicial opinions in the areas of tort liability (risk management), agency and contract law, labor and employment law, and antitrust issues that frequently have been addressed in cases involving sport enterprises. Prerequisite: BU 231 or MGT-231
Offered: All Semesters All Years

SM 243 SPORT FINANCE   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the application of financial methodology for sport enterprises. Emphasis is on understanding the important sources of revenue (e.g., ticket sales, sponsorships) and media as well as the principal expenses of managing a professional team (e.g., salaries). The course also provides insight to the financing of stadiums and arenas and the valuation of teams. Prerequisite: Take FN-215
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

SM 265 SPORT MARKETING   3.0 Credit(s)
Analyzes how marketing, promotion, and public relations principles apply to the sport industry. Explores issues in marketing of the sport enterprise, sport-related events and venues, and products and services. Focus is on the marketing of sport as a product and on the marketing of non-sport products and services using sport as a promotional tool. Addresses unique challenges and limitations as well as new trends in sport marketing. Prerequisite: Take MK-201
Offered: All Semesters All Years

SM 281 SPORT VENUE &EVENT MANAGEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines principles and fundamentals of managing and financing sport and entertainment venues. Focuses on developing knowledge and skills necessary to develop, design, and manage sports, recreation, and health/fitness facilities. Emphasizes design analysis, operations, and event management. Includes site visits.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

SM 283 THE SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the history, foundations, organization, management, and future of the sporting goods industry. Designed specifically for individuals interested in a career in the sporting goods industry and focuses on understanding the development of core dimensions of the industry, including market structure, sporting goods manufacturers, marketing strategies, and channel distribution and sporting goods e-commerce. The course emphasizes problem-solving and developing critical thinking skills within the context of the sporting goods industry. Prerequisite: SM 206
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SM 290 PRACTICUM IN SPORT MGMT   1.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SM 299 SPECIAL TOPICS   3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department's permanent offerings. Courses capitalize on a timely topic, a faculty member's particular interest, an experimental alternative to existing courses, etc. Prerequisites established by the department as appropriate for the specific course. Course title is shown on the student's transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and current prerequisites.
Offered: As Needed All Years

SO 201 POVERTY AND INEQUALITY IN U.S   3.0 Credit(s)
The aim of this course is for students to develop an understanding of the nature, causes, and consequences of poverty and socioeconomic inequality in contemporary United States. These problems are examined from theoretical, descriptive, historical, and comparative perspectives. The intersection of the problems of poverty and inequality with gender, race, ethnicity, and political power are also examined. Students will have an opportunity to examine critically current public policies designed to deal with the problems of poverty and inequality in American society.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SO 202 SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course will explore sociological scholarship on a wide range of questions relating to the body, including representation, embodiment, social construction of the body, human reproduction, biotechnology, and virtual bodies. In doing this we will utilize both macro- and microsociological theories to examine the politicization of bodies as sites of discipline, regulation, normalization, empowerment, and agency.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SO 203 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the sociological significance of sport on an individual, interactional, and institutional level.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SO 215 SOCIAL PSYCH:MACROPROCESSES   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores social and cultural forces that influence individual social interaction. Covers components of individual social behavior and interpersonal social behavior.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SO 216 CHANGING FAMILIES   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines family in terms of structure, roles, and functions. Emphasis is on understanding: family life cycles; the shift in perspective about the family; the conflict between family values and individual values; the interplay between individual families and the larger society; and the flexibility and diversity of the family as an institution.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SO 222 CONSUMER CULTURE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the pervasive consumer culture and effects on identity, health, and social relationships.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SO 233 AGING IN AMERICA   3.0 Credit(s)
The aging of the American population is the subject of this course. Emphasis is placed on the imminent retirement of the "baby boomers" and its impact on the structures of society and future generations.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SO 234 SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & HEALTHCARE   3.0 Credit(s)
Focuses on the social nature of illness in contemporary society, the changing healthcare system, and the ethical issues raised by advances in medical technology.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years