Required Courses:
| Course # | Credit Hours | Course Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ____ | PSYC | 315 | 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 | 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 the 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.
Program Objectives:
Alderson Broaddus University offers an 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.
The sport management program 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 manage the field effectively.
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