MAA 580 - Facilities Planning in Sport

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the business of sport facilities and operations. Sport facility life-cycle concepts of strategic planning, design-development, construction delivery systems, financing, and operations will be introduced and explored. As well, students will focus on facility management and administration considerations, systematically moving through planning and design, organizational and operational concerns, personnel planning, financial management, program development and scheduling, risk management, and marketing. Also covered will be the operations of specific facility areas including maintenance, crowd control and security, box office management and concessions.

Credits: 3