Sport Management Major (Bachelor of Science)

First Year - Credits: 32

• General Education Electives  (Cr: 6)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
• MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education 

• PSY 100 - General Psychology (Cr: 3)
• SM 101 - Principles of Sport Management (Cr: 3)
• SM 102 - Applied Sport Management (Cr: 3)

Sophomore - Credits: 32-33

• General Education Electives  (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3-4)

• ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
• ECN 202 - Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
• ENG 103 - Public Speaking (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
• SM 203 - Sport Promotion and Marketing (Cr: 3)
• SM 215 - Organization and Administration of Sport (Cr: 3)
• SM 218 - Philosophy and Sport (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement

• SM 220 - Technology and Innovation in Sport Management (Cr: 3)
• SM 225 - Sport and the Media (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 31

• General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)

• SM 302 - Research Methods and Evaluation Techniques (Cr: 3)
• SM 303 - Sport in Society (Cr: 3)
• SM 335 - Managerial Aspects of Leadership in Sport Organizations (Cr: 3)
• SM 350 - The Sport Enterprise (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement

• SM 365 - Sport Governance and Policy (Cr: 3)
• SM 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)

Senior - Credits: 30

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Global Issues General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)

• SM 405 - Sport Law (Cr: 3)
• SM 450 - Sport Venue and Event Management (Cr: 3)
• SM 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• SM 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
• SM 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the sport management program, students will:

• Effectively analyze issues and challenges in sport management using critical thinking and decision making techniques.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the sport management discipline.
• Apply the best practices of the sport management field in internship and professional settings.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the standards of ethical behavior as related to the sport management profession.
• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline of sport management.