2024-2025 Undergraduate General Catalog

Sport Management Major

50 credit hours

Required Courses: 44 credit hours

BSAD 310Principles of Marketing

3

BSAD 320Principles of Management

3

BSAD 382/ACCT 382Business Ethics (E)

3

BSAD 445Advanced Sport Marketing and Promotion

3

BSAD 495Business Internship (W)

3

CIS 205Management Information Systems I

3

CIS 342Project Management (W)

3

COMM 350Organizational Communication

3

COMM 365/JOUR 365Public Relations

3

JOUR 215/ENGL 215Newspaper Writing: Sports (W)

3

PE 313Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Sport

2

SM 210Introduction to Sport Management

3

SM 215Sport in Society

3

One Accounting course: 3 credit hours

ACCT 207Understanding the Numbers

3

ACCT 210Principles of Accounting I

3

Take either BSAD 413 or BSAD 415.

BSAD 413Marketing Promotions

3

BSAD 415Personal Selling and Sales Management

3

Required Supportive Courses: 6 credit hours

A grade of C- or higher is required for each of these required supportive courses.

Choose at least six credit hours from the following electives:

ACCT 211Principles of Accounting II

3

BSAD 330Principles of Finance

3

COMM 250Interpersonal Communication (WB)(C)

3

COMM 260Persuasion

3

JOUR 115/ENGL 115News Reporting and Writing (W)

3

JOUR 243Editorial Skills

3

PE 225Psychology of Coaching

2

PE 280Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

3

PSYC 250Social Psychology

3

PSYC 335Helping Skills (C)

3

SM 395Internship

2-4

Sport Management Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

Sports Management Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]