Sport Management B.S.
Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
This major is a four year-degree designed to prepare students for positions in sports, health and fitness related fields, athletic administration, commercial and community recreation administration, multi-purpose athletic facility management, and the wide range of management positions associated with the multi-billion dollar sporting goods industry.
Sport Management majors must complete 36 hours of essential studies. Additional requirements to the major include ENGL 120 or ENGL 125 (preferred), ACCT 200, ECON 201, HPER 100, HPER 200, and HPER 210. These courses are pre-requisite courses to this major.
A list of approved essential studies courses is available here.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- SLO 1:Through the demonstration and application of discipline specific concepts, HPER students will serve as advocates for fitness.
- SLO 2: HPER students will effectively communicate through a variety of methods with a discipline specific population.
- SLO 3: HPER students will utilize a variety of technological resources and equipment to enhance discipline specific population engagement and learning.
- SLO 4: HPER students will assess individual understanding of discipline specific concepts and utilize that assessment toward overall improvement.
Requirements
Core Courses
Students are required to complete 2 SH of HPER 497S.
Specialization Areas
Students must complete a Business Administration minor or two specialization areas:
- Required specialization area must be in Administration.
- One specialization area must be in Finance, Human Performance, or Sport Marketing.
Administration
Select 12 hours from the following:
Finance
Select 12 hours from the following:
Human Performance
Select 12 hours from the following:
Sport Marketing
Select 12 hours from the following: