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MAJOR

Student Learning Objectives for Sport Management Major:

  1. Understand the principles of management and their application to the sport enterprise and describe the nature of entrepreneurship as it applies to sport business.
  2. Understand the development of professional sport in the U.S. and the labor-management relationship in professional sport.
  3. Identify the key factors contributing to the globalization of sport including international sport federations, leagues, and corporations.
  4. Understand the nature and complexity of sport finance, especially related to the financing of sport venues.
  5. Understand the nature of sport marketing and the market forces affecting marketing strategies in the sport industry.
  6. Understand the process of ethical decision making and its application in sport business.
  7. Understand the basic legal principles related to sport business and recognize their application in sport management practice.
  8. Identify the important dimensions of media in the sport industry, including new media, ethics, crisis management, and publications.

College of Business Core Curriculum
AC 101 Financial Accounting and Reporting
AC 105 Managerial Accounting and Control
BU 201 Organization Management
BU 231 Business Law I
BU 257 Business Ethics
BU 272 Dynamics of Information Technology
BU 301 Business Policy
FN 215 Financial Management

Other Courses in Major
BU 202 Organizational Behavior
MK 261 Principles of Marketing
SM 206 Sport Enterprise Management
SM 235 Sport Law
FN 243 Sport Finance
SM 245 Sport Media
MK 265 Sport Marketing
SM 290 Sport Management Practicum
SM 391 Sport Management Internship

Required Supporting Courses
CS 100 Introduction to Information Technology
EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics
MA 133 Business Statistics

Sport Management Electives (2 Courses Required)
SM 210 The Sport Enterprise: Human Resource Management
SM 281 Sport Venue and Event Management
SM 283 Sporting Goods Industry
SM 382 Computer Applications in Sport Management
SM 299 Special Topics in Sport Management

Click below to view the Registrar's Office Sport Management Major Checksheet:
Sport Management majors entering before the Fall of 2004
Sport Management majors entering the Fall of 2004 or later

 

 

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