Sports Management
Program Overview
The Sports Management minor was recently approved by the faculty and will officially be available to add to your academic programs in the Fall 2024 semester. This interdisciplinary minor is intended to provide an introduction to career opportunities, sport organizations and industries, and the relevant skills and knowledge for roles in professional sports clubs, amateur athletic associations, and recreation administration.
Minor in Sports Management
Required courses (4 credits)
- BUID 220 Introduction to Sports Management (4 cr)
Choose 8 credits from the following courses:
- BLAW 324 Sports Law (4 cr)
- MGMT 383 Effective Teams (2 cr)
- MGMT 385 Inclusive Leadership (2 cr)
- MKTG 245 Storytelling with Data (2 cr)
- MKTG 310 Professional Selling (4 cr)
- MKTG 315 Event Management (4 cr)
- MKTG 385 Sport Marketing (4 cr)
- OPMT 320 Decision Analysis (4 cr)
- OPMT 360 Service Operations Management (4 cr)
Choose 4 credits from the following courses:
- COMM 244 Sport Communication (2 cr)
- ECON 327 Sports Economics (4 cr)
- ENGL 202 Sports and Social Justice (4 cr)
- ENGL 341 Women, Sport and the Body (4 cr)
- EXSC 130 Foundations of Exercise Science (2 cr)
- JOUR 215 Sports Reporting (4 cr)
- JOUR 355 Sports Broadcasting (4 cr)
- PHIL 218 Philosophy of Sport (4 cr)
- PHIL 219 Philosophy of Sport (2 cr)
- PSYC 306 Sports and Performance Psychology (4 cr)