College of Education and Human Development
Curricula in Sport Management
The following curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management. This degree is designed to prepare students for careers as administrators and managers in athletic, health and country clubs, as well as entry-level management positions in college and professional athletic organizations. Through this program, students are prepared for a diversity of roles in the areas of sport marketing and promotions, facility management and planning, activity programming and events management. Students may elect a track to complete an internship or may select the non-internship track. The internship, following course work, provides students with on-the-job experience and networking opportunities. Students in the internship track will have also completed a Business minor. The non-internship track allows students to study sport management from a specific perspective with the goal of continued educational experiences in graduate or professional school, obtaining a post-baccalaureate internship or securing an entry-level position in a sport organization. Students in the non-internship track must complete 2 minors/cognates from a list of approved minors/cognates (i.e., Business, Journalism, Speech Communications, etc.). There are common course requirements for both tracks.
FRESHMAN YEAR
| First Semester |
(Th-Pr) |
Cr |
|
Second Semester |
(Th-Pr) |
Cr |
| ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric |
(3-0) |
3 |
|
ECON 202 Principles of Economics |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 217 Foundations of Sport Mgmt. |
(3-0) |
3 |
|
ENGL 210 Sci. and Tech. Writing |
(3-0) |
3 |
| MATH 141 Business Math. I |
(3-0) |
3 |
|
MATH 142 Business Math. II |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 199 Req. Physical Activity |
(0-2) |
1 |
|
KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity |
(0-2) |
1 |
| History course1 |
|
3 |
|
History course1 |
(3-0) |
3 |
| Visual and performing arts elective1 |
|
3 |
|
Humanities elective1 |
|
3 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
16 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
| First Semester |
(Th-Pr) |
Cr |
|
Second Semester |
(Th-Pr) |
Cr |
| COMM 203 Public Speaking |
(3-0) |
3 |
|
POLS 207 State and Local Govt. |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 240 Comp. Tech. in Health and Kine. |
(2-2) |
3 |
|
PSYC 304 Psyc. of Sports and Phy. Activity |
(3-0) |
3 |
| POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. |
(3-0) |
3 |
|
Directed elective/minor1 |
(3-0) |
3 |
| Directed elective/minor1 |
|
3 |
|
Natural science elective |
|
3 |
| Natural science elective |
|
4 |
|
Elective |
|
4 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
16 |
The following are common junior- and senior-level courses required for both tracks.
| Course |
(Th-Pr) |
Cr |
| KINE 319 Sociology of Sport |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 333 Sport Management |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 421 Legal Aspects of Sport |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 422 Financing Sport Operations |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 423 Marketing Aspects of Sports |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 482 Seminar |
(1-0) |
1 |
| STAT 303 Statistical Methods |
(3-0) |
3 |
| Sport management electives1 |
|
6 |
The internship track must also complete the following courses.
| Course |
(Th-Pr) |
Cr |
| ACCT 209 Survey of Accounting Principles |
(3-0) |
3 |
| FINC 309 Survey of Finance Principles |
(3-0) |
3 |
| KINE 402 Pre-Internship Field Expericence |
(1-0) |
1 |
| KINE 484 Internship in Kinesiology |
|
12 |
| MGMT 209 Business, Government and Society |
(3-0) |
3 |
| MGMT 309 Survey of Management |
(3-0) |
3 |
| MKTG 309 Introduction to Marketing |
(3-0) |
3 |
| Directed elective1 |
|
3 |
The non-internship track must also complete the following courses.
| Course |
(Th-Pr) |
Cr |
| KINE 482 Seminar |
(1-0) |
1 |
| Minor/cognate1 |
|
9-15 |
| Minor/cognate1 |
|
9-15 |