Sports Management (Minor)
(This program is not accepting students in 2016-17)
The worldwide increase in recreational sports and fitness participation, coupled with society’s growing concern over healthy lifestyles, has created a need within the sports and recreation industry for additional trained management professionals possessing a wide variety of skills. The Sports Management minor at Dominican University of California addresses this need.
The Sports Management minor provides exposure to the many facets of the sports, recreation and leisure business including sports marketing, coaching theory and practice, facility and operational management, legal liability and risk management, sports psychology, and sports news media and public relations. All Undergraduate day majors are welcomed in the Sports Management program minor.
The curriculum combines six units of lower division core courses with 12 upper division units of more specialized Sports Management courses. Students may participate in an Internship Program designed to provide work skills and practical work experiences in the sports field. The curriculum helps prepare students for entry-level management careers in the sports industry.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the minor in Sports Management will demonstrate:
- An understanding of employment opportunities available within this field.
- A knowledge of the business management skills of value in building a successful career in the sports and recreation market.
- An appreciation of broader topics at work, such as psychological and gender issues faced by managers within the discipline.
Sports Management Minor Requirements
Lower Division:
Upper Division:
Select four 3 unit courses from the following: (12 units)
| BUS 3350 | Facilties & Operational Mgmnt | 3.00 units |
| BUS 3351 | Legal Liability/ Risk Mgmnt | 3.00 units |
| BUS 3355 | Sports Media & Public Relation | 3.00 units |
| BUS 3359 | Spec Topics:Sports Management | 3.00 units |
| BUS 4988 | Sports Management Internship | 1.00 to 3.00 units |
| PSY 4009 | Sports Psychology | 3.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 18