Sport Management Major

Degree Requirements

Required Sport Management courses:

SPM 290Introduction to Sport Management

3

SPM 298Practicum in Sport Management

3

SPM 312Management Concepts in Sport

3

SPM 315Contemporary Issues in Sport Management

3

SPM 385Media Relations and Communication in Sport

3

SPM 390Financial Issues in Sport

3

SPM 395Sport Marketing/Fundraising

3

SPM 397Legal Issues and Risk Management in Sport

3

SPM 425Professional Selling in Sport

3

SPM 491Seminar in Sport Management

3

SPM 493Venue and Event Management

4

SPM 495Internship in Sport Management

6-12

Select one of the following:

SPM 374International Sport Management

3

SPM 375History of the Modern Olympic Games

3

or

SPM 399Global Sport Management

2

SPM 399AGlobal Sport Management - Travel Abroad

2

Sport Management Electives:

SPM 410Special Topics in Sport Management

2-3

SPM 499Independent Study in Sport Management

1-4

SPM 399 (2 credits on campus) and SPM 399A (2 credits study abroad): Class meets regularly for seven weeks prior to study abroad component. Students must take both SPM 399 and SPM 399A. See SPM Department Chair for registration information.

SPM 491: Should be taken during the student’s final semester prior to graduation. See SPM Department Chair for registration information.

SPM 495: 12 credits may be taken in the same semester or as two, 6-credit courses through multiple semesters.

SPM 495: Students registering for SPM 495 must have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours and 18 credit hours of SPM course work. Students must contact the SPM Internship Coordinator for permission to enroll in this course.

 
 

Required Business courses:

ACC 202Financial Accounting Information

4

ACC 203Managerial Accounting

4

ECO 204Principles of Microeconomics

4

ECO 205Principles of Macroeconomics

4


Total Credit Hours: 65-66