Required Courses:
| Course # | Credit Hours | Course Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ____ | BUSI | 111 | 1 | Professionalism & Business Leadership |
| ____ | PSYC | 310 | 3 | Introduction to Sport Psychology |
| ____ | SPMT | 101 | 3 | Introduction to Sport Management |
| ____ | SPMT | 130 | 3 | Budget and Finance of Sport Management |
| ____ | SPMT | 150 | 3 | Technology in Sport |
| ____ | SPMT | 215 | 3 | Social Media & Public Relations in Sport |
| ____ | SPMT | 240 | 3 | Sport Facility and Event Management |
| ____ | SPMT | 260 | 3 | Sport Marketing |
| ____ | SPMT | 305 | 3 | Sport Law and Ethics |
| ____ | SPMT | 410 | 3 | Seminar of Current Issues in Sport Management |
| ____ | SPMT | 485 | 6 | Sport Management Internship |
| Required: 3 of the following 4 courses | ||||
| ____ | SPMT | 315 | 3 | NCAA Compliance |
| ____ | SPMT | 320 | 3 | Organizational Behavior in Sport |
| ____ | SPMT | 355 | 3 | Leadership in Sport |
| ____ | SPMT | 400 | 3 | Program Planning in Recreational Sport |
| PLUS requirements of any of the following minors : | ||||
| ____ | Accounting | |||
| ____ | Business Administration | |||
| ____ | Entrepreneurial Studies | |||
| ____ | Marketing | |||
| OR | ||||
| ____ | Requirements of a Business Major | |||
Foreign Language: Not required
Liberal Studies Program: As outlined on appropriate Liberal Studies check sheet.
Among requirements for graduation, the student must have a grade point average of 2.00 or higher in the major and have 120 college level credit hours.
Alderson Broaddus University offers the interdisciplinary Sport Management degree, an exciting program that will benefit students who have an interest in the ever-growing business of sport. The program includes courses in sports law, management, marketing, finance and prepares students for a position in professional and intercollegiate athletics and the industries that serve them.
Program Objectives:
The BA degree with a concentration in sport management enables students to:
- Understand the depth and unique character of the sport and recreation industry.
- Comprehend the priority of abilities for employment and career advancement in the sport management industry.
- Recognize the importance of characteristics such as initiative and persistence.
- Build skills in the industry to design, implement and evaluate business strategies.
- Communicate effectively and professionally within the field.
- Develop leadership skills to effectively manage the field.
Students in the program earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Sport management concentration. Dynamic faculty align the curriculum which builds on such sports related management skills as:
- Sports Marketing
- Athletic Administration
- Advertising
- Facility Management
- Business Strategies
- Special Event Management
- Legal issues
- Leisure and Fitness
- New Program Planning