Sport Management Major

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Sport Physiology

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Sport Management

Graduate Programs:

Exercise Science

Sport Management

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Sport Management Major

BA or BS, 55 hours

Sport Management Minor

Current Schools with NASPE/NASSM Approval

Our culture is saturated with sport. Sport is a part of our daily lives, and it generates billions of dollars annually, however careers in sports are not limited to athletes. The business of sport has seen a dramatic increase in recent years, and a wide array of sport professionals are required in order to make the sport events that take place at both the amateur and professional level happen. This is the career venue for the graduate in Sport Management.

A student must meet the following requirements before being allowed to enter the fieldwork program (internship):

Complete all General Education requirements.
Completion of all Sport management major courses.
Have a cumulative Grade Point of 2.50 or higher.
Earn a grade of 3.0 or better in PED 140 and 410

NOTE:

A 2.5 or above cumulative GPA is also necessary to graduate.
Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average to be eligible to enroll in PED 385, 411, 450, and 485.
Computer requirement for the major will be met with PED 487 Computer Applications in HHPS
General Education Requirements must also be completed.

Curriculum:

Course Prefix, Number, and Name Hrs

BUS 240 Accounting I 3

BUS 360 Management Theory and Practice 3

BUS 370 Principles of Marketing 3

GEO 325 Geography of Recreation, Tourism and Sport 3

PED 140 Intro to Sport Management 3

PED 277 Sport Information Systems 2

PED 295 Sport Management Public Relations and Comm. 3

PED 385 Sport Management Practicum (Evaluation Packet) 2

PED 390 Ethics in Sport Management 3

PED 405 Sport Business 3

PED 410 Sport Law 3

PED 411 Sport Marketing and Promotion 3

PED 450 Prog Manage in Sport 3

PED 464 Facility Management in Sport 3

PED 485 Sport in American Culture 3

PED 489 Fieldwork in Sport Management 12

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Misc.

Common careers paths of Sport Management majors

Sample 4-year plan for a Sport Management major

Course descriptions of HHPS departmental offerings

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