Sports Management
About Our Sports Management Degree
The undergraduate sports management program incorporates the areas of physical education, business, and communications into its discipline.
Your degree will prepare you for careers in professional sports, college athletics, amateur sports, youth sports, or corporate positions with a sport-related component.
Sports Management, B.S.
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements: 124 Cr.
Major Requirements
Minimum 32 Cr.
- SMGT 204 – Fundamentals of Sports Management – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 304 – Governance in Sports – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 333 – Management & Development of Facilities – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 433 – Sport Law – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 443 – Financial Aspects of Sport – 3 Cr.
One course from the following options:
- SMGT 343 – Sport Marketing and Social Media – 3 Cr.
- MKT 351 – Digital Marketing – 3 Cr.
Two courses from the following options:
- SMGT 330 – Coaching Theory – 3 Cr.
- XS 310 – Psychology of Sport – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 320 – Sport, Society, and Ethics – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 390 – Special Topics in Sports Management – 1 Cr.
- Note: SMGT 390 must be completed as a three-credit course
- ECON 367 – Sports Economics – 3 Cr.
One course from the following options:
- CVA 243 – Public Speaking – 3 Cr.
- CVA 244 – Persuasion and Advocacy – 3 Cr.
- CVA 265 – Public Relations Principles – 3 Cr.
- MGT 315 – Leadership and Interpersonal Skills – 3 Cr.
Additional required courses:
- BUS 111 – Career Readiness 1 – 1 Cr.
- BUS 211 – Career Readiness 2 – 1 Cr.
- BUS 311 – Career Readiness 3 – 1 Cr.
- BUS 411 – Career Readiness 4 – 1 Cr.
- MGT 395 – Internship Experience in Business, Administration I – 1 Cr.
- One course from the following options:
- BUS 205 – Business Statistics – 3 Cr.
- PSY 201 – Statistical Methods – 3 Cr.
- DATA 140 – General Statistics – 3 Cr.
Required College of Business Minor
Students are required to pair their sports management major with one of the College of Business minors, such as one of the following:
As part of the major requirements, each student in the program completes either:
- An internship, or
- A cooperative education experience combining full-time professional, paid work experience with academic coursework.
Sports Management Minor
Minimum 15 Cr.
- SMGT 204 – Fundamentals of Sports Management – 3 Cr.
Three courses from the following options:
- SMGT 153 – Fundamentals of Esports Management – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 304 – Governance in Sports – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 320 – Sport, Society, and Ethics – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 333 – Management & Development of Facilities – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 390 – Special Topics in Sports Management – 1 Cr.
- SMGT 433 – Sport Law – 3 Cr.
- SMGT 443 – Financial Aspects of Sport – 3 Cr.
- XS 310 – Psychology of Sport – 3 Cr.
One course from the following options:
- SMGT 343 – Sport Marketing and Social Media – 3 Cr.
- MGT 311 – Selection, Training, and Development – 3 Cr.
- MGT 312 – Performance Management & Compensation – 3 Cr.
- MGT 315 – Leadership and Interpersonal Skills – 3 Cr.
- MKT 351 – Digital Marketing – 3 Cr.
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