Sport Management

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Note: Degree requirements effective for enrolled students beginning Fall 2023. All enrolled students, including matriculating students prior to Fall 2023, can review their degree program requirements and track progress to degree completion with our degree audit and advisement tool, Degree Works.

Degree Requirements  Degree Works

Note: Degree requirements effective for enrolled students beginning Fall 2023. All enrolled students, including matriculating students prior to Fall 2023, can review their degree program requirements and track progress to degree completion with our degree audit and advisement tool, Degree Works.

Degree Requirements  Degree Works

Note: Degree requirements effective for enrolled students beginning Fall 2023. All enrolled students, including matriculating students prior to Fall 2023, can review their degree program requirements and track progress to degree completion with our degree audit and advisement tool, Degree Works.

BS in Sport Management 

Students who complete the program will be able to:

1. Examine social, psychological, and international foundations of sport.
2. Apply principles of sport management.
3. Examine leadership in sport organizations.
4. Differentiate sport operations management, and event and venue management.
5. Assess sport governance.
6. Discriminate ethics in sport administration.
7. Apply competencies in sport marketing.
8. Examine principles of sport finance.
9. Apply accounting principles and their application to sport organizations.
10. Apply principles of economics and their application to sport organizations.
11. Interpret legal aspects of sport.
12. External experience - Students will complete an external field participation.
13. Explain and categorize all aspects of the day-today operations of professional setting.
14. Discriminate the duties, rules, and responsibilities of professionals in the area of external experience.

Accelerated BS to MS in Sport Management

International Sport Management Track Students who complete the program will be able to:

1. Examine social, psychological, and international foundations of sport.
2. Apply principles of sport management.
3. Examine leadership in sport organizations.
4. Differentiate sport operations management, and event and venue management.
5. Assess sport governance.
6. Discriminate ethics in sport administration.
7. Apply competencies in sport marketing.
8. Examine principles of sport finance.
9. Apply accounting principles and their application to sport organizations.
10. Apply principles of economics and their application to sport organizations.
11. Interpret legal aspects of sport.
12. External experience - Students will complete an external field participation.
13. Explain and categorize all aspects of the day-to-today operations of professional setting.
14. Discriminate the duties, rules, and responsibilities of professionals in the area of external experience.
15. Apply research methods and the foundations underlying sport management including socio-cultural, philosophical and global perspectives.
16. Dissect and synthesize research to develop a full comprehension of current knowledge base and design related investigations at domestic or global levels.
17. Evaluate the influence of key social institutions (gender, race, social class) on sport management, and to integrate these factors in one's professional work.
18. Interpret philosophical principles and assess ethical issues related to sport; articulate a personal philosophy regarding social responsibility in sport.
19. Classify hierarchies in sport organizations and model how to resolve conflicts between competing parties through effective leadership and personnel management.
20. Develop sport events including planning, evaluating, marketing and public relations.
21. Create the vision and goals, including financial, of an organization and successfully convey and gain commitment to them.
22. Differentiate legal issues relevant to sport organizations including sport personnel and the ability to determine appropriate solutions to legal problems.
23. Examine the organization, governance, business activities, and cross-cultural context of modern sport on an international level.  

Accelerated BS to MS in Sport Management

Sport Management Track Students who complete the program will be able to:

1. Examine social, psychological, and international foundations of sport.
2. Apply principles of sport management.
3. Examine leadership in sport organizations.
4. Differentiate sport operations management, and event and venue management.
5. Assess sport governance.
6. Discriminate ethics in sport administration.
7. Apply competencies in sport marketing.
8. Examine principles of sport finance.
9. Apply accounting principles and their application to sport organizations.
10. Apply principles of economics and their application to sport organizations.
11. Interpret legal aspects of sport.
12. External experience - Students will complete an external field participation.
13. Explain and categorize all aspects of the day-to-today operations of professional setting.
14. Discriminate the duties, rules, and responsibilities of professionals in the area of external experience.
15. Apply research methods and the foundations underlying sport science including socio-cultural, philosophical and psychological perspectives.
16. Dissect and synthesize research to develop a full comprehension of current knowledge base and design related investigations.
17. Evaluate the influence of key social institutions (gender, race, social class) on sport management, and to integrate these factors in one's professional work.
18. Interpret philosophical principles and assess ethical issues related to sport; articulate a personal philosophy regarding social responsibility in sport.
19. Classify hierarchies in sport organizations and model how to resolve conflicts between competing parties through effective leadership and personnel management.
20. Develop sport events including planning, evaluating, marketing and public relations.
21. Create the vision and goals, including financial, of an organization and successfully convey and gain commitment to them.
22. Differentiate legal issues relevant to sport organizations including sport personnel and the ability to determine appropriate solutions to legal problems.

The Sports Management Club is a student led organization which provides leadership roles for students and provides opportunities for:

• Attending professional conferences.
• Attending & volunteering at major sporting events.
• Planning and organizing fundraising and charitable activities through sporting activities.
• Hosting professional guest speakers & alumni panels.oHosting professional workshops for students, such as “Build Your Resume” day.