Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Sport Management Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Sport Management Major, B.A./B.S.

Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education >> Kinesiology and Sport 

51 hour sport management core + 6 hours of business electives + 15 hour sport-related concentration

2.5 cumulative GPA required

The major in Sport Management prepares students for entry-level positions within a variety of sport and recreation settings.  Graduates will find employment opportunities in collegiate and professional sport organizations, recreation centers and non-profit agencies, sport media and marketing agencies, Municipal Park and recreation departments, sport manufacturers, teams, fitness clubs, theme parks and consulting firms.  Examples of potential professional sport management positions include, but are not limited to, university recreational sport positions, sport media positions, corporate and commercial fitness management, United States Olympic Organization positions, sport entertainment, retail sport positions with companies such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Nike, and Adidas, and coaching positions within the NCAA, MLB, and NFL.  Graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management degree will be well prepared for graduate study in sport management and related fields.  There are currently four distinct academic concentrations for students to choose from:  a) intercollegiate athletics, b) recreational sports, c) sport communication, and d) sport and business studies.  This major is also designed to prepare student to continue their education at the graduate level.

Sport Management Core (51 hours)

 C or better required in all sport management core courses:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
SPTM 228 - Principles and Applications of Sport Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 283 - Career Preparation for Sport Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
SPTM 288 - Introduction to Sport Communication
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 305 - Practicum in Sport Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
SPTM 332 - Sport Facility Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 333 - Sport Marketing
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 334 - Sport Event Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 336 - Governance and Ethics in Sport

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 353 - Sport and Social Media
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 451 - Legal Aspects of Sport
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 452 - Sport Finance and Economics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 453 - Diversity in Sport

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Diversity


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
SPTM 491 - Managing Sport Organizations
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
SPTM 492 - Contemporary Issues in Sport and Exercise

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
SPTM 498 - Internship in Sport Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 9

Business Electives (6 hours)

Choose two courses from the following list:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECON 175 - Fundamentals of Economics

USI Core 39: Social Science-BS.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MKTG 201 - Introduction to Marketing
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MKTG 313 - Services Marketing
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
MKTG 332 - Consumer Behavior
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MKTG 334 - Promotional Strategy
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
MNGT 141 - Introduction to Business
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MNGT 201 - Survey of Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MNGT 315 - Leadership and Project Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MNGT 341 - Human Resource Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Sport-Related Concentration (15 hours)

Choose one concentration from the following options:

Intercollegiate Athletics

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
SPTM 225 - Principles of Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
SPTM 226 - Principles and Problems of Coaching
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer
Credits: 3
SPTM 335 - Sport Publicity and Promotion
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 482 - NCAA Compliance and Institutional Control
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 377 - Sport Psychology
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Recreational Sports

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
SPTM 223 - Principles of Recreation

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry; Embedded Experience-Writing.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
SPTM 226 - Principles and Problems of Coaching
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer
Credits: 3
SPTM 337 - Public Recreational Sports Administration
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
SPTM 338 - Collegiate Recreation Management
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
PET 493 - Emotional Health of Children in Sport
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

Sport Communication

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
SPTM 335 - Sport Publicity and Promotion
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
RTV 356 - Sportscasting
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
PRL 101 - Introduction to Public Relations
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
RTV 255 - Media Production
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
JRN 384 - Feature Writing
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3

Sport and Business Studies

Students pursuing the Sport and Business Studies concentration may not duplicate any of the following courses for Business Electives.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
SPTM 225 - Principles of Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
SPTM 337 - Public Recreational Sports Administration
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
MKTG 201 - Introduction to Marketing
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MNGT 201 - Survey of Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
FIN 201 - Fundamentals of Finance
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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