SPTM 625 - Athletics in Higher Education

Credits: 3

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the management process in collegiate athletic departments that include sport planning, implementation, legal concepts, and administration of sport programs. The course will explore how conferences and governing organizations affect the management process. There will be particular emphasis on decision making, sport finance, organizational power, team development, eligibility, compliance, facility management, Title IX and gender equity, and NCAA responsibilities. This course dissects collegiate athletic programs to prepare future coaches and administrators for leadership roles within modern day athletic programs at the intercollegiate level.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Science Sport Management program

Term(s) Offered:

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