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Sports Managment
College of Arts & Sciences
SPORTS MANAGEMENT applies the principles of business management to all areas within the sports industry.
about the program
The majority of jobs in the Sports Management area are related to coaching, fitness, business owner, sports marketing, administration and facility management. The sports management program wants to promote our students to be a business leader in their communities.
YOU WILL LEARN
- You will learn that the sports industry has many opportunities to get a great job.
- You will learn that there are 3 different tracks to the sports management program. (Sports Information track, Business track, or Sports Dynamics track.)
- Topics includes: leadership, communications, sports, teamwork, community, ethics, time management, and job search.
- Every student will complete an internship with a minimum 180 hours in their desired track.
- All sports management student will learn how to work within a group and be involved with planning, organizing, leading, and controlling events.
Faculty advisors’ network on a local and national level and encourage you to dream big when it comes to internships. What is the best part? It’s common for sports management students to be hired by the same company that they completed their internship with. You will graduate with a minimum of 180 internship hours that will make you extremely marketable in today’s competitive job world.
This major is perfect for our many student athletes. Many Sports Management majors have been associated with the sports industry their whole life and want to continue to be around sports. It’s a great way to tie sports and academics together.
This degree allows you to do something professionally that you absolutely love. With nine successful athletic teams on campus, the opportunity to put what you learn in the classroom into real-world sports business scenarios is built into our program.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
This major is perfect for our many student athletes. Many Sports Management majors have been associated with the sports industry their whole life and want to continue to be around sports. It’s a great way to tie sports and academics together.
This degree allows you to do something professionally that you absolutely love. With eight successful athletic teams on campus, the opportunity to put what you learn in the classroom into real-world sports business scenarios is built into our program.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
We would encourage our students to join or develop:
- AAHPERD-American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- NASSM-North American Society for Sport
- Professional Resume
OUTCOMES
Sample Schedule
Freshman Year - First Semester
| Course | # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL | 1503 | English Comp 1 | 3 |
| BLIT | 1103 | Discovering the Old Testament | 3 |
| MGMT | 1803 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| MATH | 1103 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
| HIST | 1203 | US History to 1877 | 3 |
| FRST | 1101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| SPMT | 2301 | Varsity Sports I | 1 |
Freshman Year - Second Semester
| Course | # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL | 1703 | English Comp 11 | 3 |
| BLIT | 1203 | Discovering the New Testament | 3 |
| MGMT | 2603 | Computer Application in Business | 3 |
| ECON | 1503 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| SPMT | 1003 | Intro to Sports Management | 3 |
| FRST | Physical Activity/ Theory of Coaching | 2 |
Sophomore Year - First Semester
| Course | # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEO | 2003 | Christian Beliefs | 3 |
| PSYC | General Pysch or Lifespan | 3 | |
| COMM | 1303 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| HLEX | 2503 | Applied Concepts of Fitness | 3 |
| SPMT | 2401 | Varsity Sports II/ Elective | 1 |
| FNAR | 1103 | Intro to Fine Arts | 3 |
Sophomore Year - Second Semester
| Course | # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL | Any Literature course | 3 | |
| MATH | 2503 | Applied Math and Stats | 3 |
| GNSC | Any General Science course | 3 | |
| MKTG | 2003 | Sales and Sales Management | 3 |
| MGMT | 2303 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| PHED | Coaching Theory/ Elective | 2 |
Junior Year - First Semester
| Course | # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT | 3503 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| MGMT | 3032 | Business Technology course | 2 |
| PHED | 4223 | Recreational Facility Operations | 3 |
| MGMT | 3103 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MKTG | 3703 | Promotion Management | 3 |
| PHED | Coaching Theory/ Elective | 2 |
Junior Year - Second Semester
| Course | # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT | 2104 | Business Communication | 4 |
| SPMT | 3603 | Behavioral Psychology of Sports | 3 |
| MKTG | 2303 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| SPMT | 3203 | Administration and Mgmt of Sports | 3 |
| HLSC | Core concepts/ elective | 2 | |
| SPMT | 3301 | Varsity Sports III | 1 |
Senior Year - First Semester
| Course | # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT | 4203 | Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| Elective/ upper division | 3 | ||
| SPMT | 4303 | Senior Seminar for Sports Management | 3 |
| SPMT | 1202 | Sports Dynamics and Performance | 2 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| SPMR | 3401 | Varsity Sports/ Elective | 1 |
Senior Year - Second Semester
| Course | # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPMT | 4916 | Field Exp in Sports Management | 6 |
| SPMT | 4913 | Field Exp in Sports Management | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
Career Earnings
$50,667
average annual
$2,178,667
career average
$51k
Athletics Promotions Manager
$55k
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$46k
Fitness & Wellness Consultant
$64k
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$38k
Coach
$50k
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