Business Administration/Sports Management (Bachelor of Science Degree)

The Business Administration/Sports Management program provides a comprehensive team-based curriculum with an integrative business approach in a hand-on environment. Our graduates are prepared to become business leaders in the sports, fitness, and recreation industries.

A degree in Sports Management offers many diverse and exciting career opportunities to the prospective student, which can include occupations in retail management, professional, amateur and recreational sports, as well as sports organizations.

Students receive a broad-based, personalized education in sports management. The program combines a strong mix of business, liberal arts courses, and specialized sports management courses. The Sports Management concentration requires students to take three practicums. The practicums progress from on-campus placements in the Athletic Department to off-campus placements in local and regional sports, fitness, and recreational facilities and programs. The Sports Management track prepares graduates for entry-level positions in the management of sports-related facilities.

Program of Study Requirements Credits
General Core Requirements 45
Professional Core Requirements
  • Ac101 Financial Accounting
  • Ac102 Managerial Accounting
  • Ba201 Business Law I
  • Ba202 Business Law II
  • Ec201 Micro-Economics
  • Ma202 Statistical Methods
OR
  • IT154 Introduction to Presentation Technology
and
  • IT156 Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications
  • Mg150 Management
  • Mg207 Marketing
  • Mg315 Organizational Behavior
27
Sports Management Core
  • Mg120 Sports Management
  • Mg210 Sports Management Practicum I
  • Mg330 Sports Marketing
  • Mg410 Sports Management Practicum II
  • Mg415 Sports Management Practicum III
15
Minor (optional) 18
General Electives 15-33
Total Credits 120

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