Sport Management Major (SMGJ)

The Sport Management major prepares students for roles in sport organizations on the interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional and recreational levels. The electives and minor in this program allow for student flexibility in preparing for employment in any of the different areas in the sports field. Students will complete a supervised internship experience.

Required Cognates (8 hours)

BUS 1750 - Applying Business Fundamentals Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 1110 - Healthy Living Credits: 2 hours
HPHE 1700 - Introduction to Recreation/Sport Management Credits: 3 hours

Required HPHE Courses (32-38 hours)

HPHE 2201 - Career Development & Branding Credits: 2 hours
HPHE 3110 - Event Marketing Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3125 - Promotion and Revenue Generation in Sport Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3710 - Practical Recreational Programming and Leadership Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3760 - Management of Recreational/Sport Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3980 - Sport Media Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 4700 - Facilities and Risk Management Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 4972 - Global Sport Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 4990 - Recreation/Sport Internship Credits: 6 to 12 hours
HPHE 5610 - Legal Issues in Sport Credits: 3 hours

Required Electives (Choose 9 hours)

(Note: Courses cannot be double counted in a minor and as as major elective.)

ACTY 2100 - Introduction to Financial Accounting and Analysis Credits: 3 hours
CIS 2700 - Information Technology Foundations for Modern Business Credits: 3 hours
COM 1000 - Communication and Community Engagement Credits: 3 hours
COM 1040 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
FIN 2420 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credits: 3 hours
FIN 3200 - Business Finance Decision Making Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 2440 - Economic Geography Credits: 3 hours
HIST 2125 - Sport in American Culture Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 1810 - First Aid and CPR Credits: 2 hours
HPHE 2350 - Theory of Coaching Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3150 - Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics for HPHE Credits: 3 hours
HPHE 3810 - Healthcare Provider CPR Credits: 2 hours
LAW 3800 - Legal Environment of Business Decision Making Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 2500 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 2500 - Marketing Principles Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 3800 - Sport Marketing Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 2010 - Contemporary Problems in Ethics Credits: 4 hours
One STAT course can be chosen:
STAT 1600 - Discovery with Data Credits: 3 hours
OR
STAT 3660 - Data Analysis for Biosciences Credits: 4 hours

Required Minor (15-18 hours)

Choose one of the approved minors listed below:

(Note: Courses cannot be double counted in a minor and as a major elective)

Minors in the College of Education and Human Development (see the CEHD advisor for more information)

Sports Coaching Minor (Non-Teaching) (16 hours)
Event Management Minor (15 hours)

Minors in the School of Communication (Must meet School of Communication requirements; see the COM advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences for more information)

Communication Minor (18 hours)
Journalism Minor (18 hours)

Minor in the Haworth College of Business (Must meet College of Business requirements; see the HCoB advisor for more information)

General Business Minor (18 hours)

Students can also petition the Sport Management Program Coordinator to approve another minor.