Sport Management Major

The mission of the sport management program is to educate and cultivate strong-minded leaders to master the sport of positive changes in our modern society.

Our mission aligns with the core values of health, integrity, leadership, respect, and service. The program advances the education of our students through the continuous pursuit of teaching, research, and service. Our program’s innovative curriculum leads students to acquire skills, knowledge, and competence for graduate-level education and leadership positions in professions of the global sports industry, such as interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics, recreation, amateur, and professional sports organizations.

Student Learning Outcomes

By completing the B.S. in sport management, students will:

Understand, interpret, conduct, and present research within Sport, Recreation, and all related subject areas.
Correlate lectures with research/business plan experiences.
Be trained to be influential professionals in future careers and educational endeavors.

Major Academic Map

Click here to view the Academic Map for this major, which shows the courses and sequence.

Approved Electives

Students must complete the academic curriculum and select four (4) of the following courses as approved electives.

SMGT 301 - Sport Governance and Politics Credit Hours: 3
SMGT 302 - Sport Communications Credit Hours: 3
SMGT 402 - Sport Promotion and Sales Management Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 205 - Survey of Accounting Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 301 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 302 - Personal Branding & Networking Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 303 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 311 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 431 - International Business Credit Hours: 3
ENTR 301 - Principled Entrepreneurship & the Free Enterprise System Credit Hours: 3
ENTR 401 - Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
ENTR 411 - Technology & Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
ENTR 421 - Applying Innovation Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year

Freshman Fall

LDRS 101 - The First-Year Experience Credit Hours: 1
FSEM 101 - Freshman Seminar Credit Hours: 3
FSWI 101 - Freshman Seminar (Writing Intensive) Credit Hours: 3
MATH 104 - Elementary Mathematical Modeling Credit Hours: 3 **
Language Credit Hours: 3
PHED 101 - Introduction to Health and Human Performance Credit Hours: 3
1st Year Basic ROTC

Freshman Spring

ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
RPED 260 - Physical Fitness, Resiliency, & Wellness Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Science Credit Hours: 3 **
Language Credit Hours: 3
SMGT 201 - Introduction to Sport Management Credit Hours: 3
1st Year Basic ROTC

Sophomore Year

Sophomore Fall

LDRS 211 - Sophomore Seminar Service Learning Lab Credit Hours: 0 (Can be taken either semester)
Strand Course 1 Credit Hours: 3
Strand Course 2 Credit Hours: 3
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
SMGT 202 - Sport and Society Credit Hours: 3
2nd Year Basic ROTC

Sophomore Spring

Strand Course 3 Credit Hours: 3
COMM 216 - Professional Communications Credit Hours: 3
BANA 101 - Principles of Business Analytics Credit Hours: 3
STAT 160 - Statistical Methods Credit Hours: 3
SMGT 304 - Sport Marketing Credit Hours: 3
2nd Year Basic ROTC

Junior Year

Junior Fall

LDRS 311 - Junior Ethics Enrichment Experience Credit Hours: 0
LDRS 371 - Leadership in Organizations Credit Hours: 3
General Elective Credit Hours: 3
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3 ***
FINC 301 - Principles of Finance Credit Hours: 3
SMGT 401 - Introduction to Sport Law Credit Hours: 3
RPED - Required Physical Fitness Credit Hours: 0
1st Year Advanced ROTC

Junior Spring

LDRS 202 - Principled Leadership in American Government and Society Credit Hours: 3
General Elective Credit Hours: 3
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3 ***
MGMT 303 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
EXSC 406 - Directed Field Experience Credit Hours: 3
1st Year Advanced ROTC

Senior Year

Senior Fall

LDRS 411 - Senior Leadership Integration Seminar Credit Hours: 0
Strand Course 4 Credit Hours: 3
General Elective Credit Hours: 3
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3 ***
SMGT 404 - Leadership in Sport Organizations Credit Hours: 3
SMGT 405 - Sport Event Management: From Theory to Practice Credit Hours: 3
RPED - Required Physical Fitness Credit Hours: 0
2nd Year Advanced ROTC

Senior Spring

SMGT 499 - Internship in Sport Management Credit Hours: 9
General Elective Credit Hours: 3
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3 ***
SMGT 421 - Senior Seminar in Sport Management Credit Hours: 1
2nd Year Advanced ROTC

Note:

Students must complete four strand courses, which may be completed in any order: English (ENGS 30X ), History (HISS 30X ), Social Science (SCSS 30X ), and Science (NTSS 30X ).

ROTC Course Requirements:

ROTC course requirements apply to members of the SCCC only:

Cadets contracted or pursuing a contract should take 8 semesters of ROTC.
Cadets not contracted or pursuing a contract should take 4 semesters of ROTC Basic and 4 semesters of ROTC fulfilment courses. Available ROTC fulfillment courses are published online annually by the department of Leadership Studies.
ROTC courses typically carry 1 to 3 hours of credit, depending on the level. ROTC fulfillment courses typically carry 3 hours of credit. See the course descriptions for specific information.

Required For Graduation

123 credit hours plus successful completion of all RPED, ROTC, and LDRS graduation requirements. ROTC hours (credits, lectures, and labs) vary each semester by military department.