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Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019

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Sport Management (B.B.A.)

Edward J. Gawrysiak, III, SMG Program Director and Assistant Professor of Sport Management
Halpin-Harrison Hall, Room 208, (540) 665-3480, jgawrysi@su.edu

The Sport Management major is designed to prepare individuals for careers in sport/athletic administration and management; including interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional sport organizations, professional and corporate fitness organizations, parks and recreation departments and non-for profit youth and sport entities. Sport management involves any combination of skills related to planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, and evaluating within the context of an organization or department whose primary or service is related to sport or physical activity

General Education Requirement

ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1 )
MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1 )
Unspecified (Domain 2 )
MATH 101 College Algebra Credit(s): 3 (Domain 3 )
BA 203 Statistics and Data Analysis for Business Credit(s): 3 (Domain 3 )
Unspecified (Domain 4 )
SM 341 Ethics in Sport Credit(s): 3 (Domain 5 )
EC 211 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6 )
EC 212 Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6 )
FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3 (Domain 7 )

Total: 30 credits

Non-Business Elective Courses (24 hours)

A course in either Sociology or Psychology Credit(s): 3
Other courses Credit(s): 21 (not BA, EC, IST, or SM)

Business Core Courses (42 hours)

IST 204 Computer Applications in Business Analysis Credit(s): 3
BA 211 Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3
BA 212 Principles of Accounting II Credit(s): 3
BA 302 Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
BA 303 Legal Environment of Business Credit(s): 3
BA 307 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
BA 310 Introduction to Management Information Systems and Electronic Commerce Credit(s): 3
BA 330 Introduction to Finance Credit(s): 3
MCOM 350 Business and Professional Communication Credit(s): 3
BA 360 Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3
BA 395 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit(s): 3
EC 450 International Economics Credit(s): 3
BA 453 Human Resource Management and Business Ethics Credit(s): 3
BA 490 Business Policy and Strategy Credit(s): 3

Sport Management Core Courses (25 hours)

Required Courses (16 hours)

SM 110 Introduction to Sport Management Credit(s): 3
SM 222 Contemporary Issues in Sport Credit(s): 3
SM 492 Management of Sport Organizations Credit(s): 3 (capstone)
SM 398 Sport Management Pre-internship Seminar Credit(s): 1
BA 498 Business Internship Credit(s): 3 or 6

Optional Courses (9 hours)

SM 312 Global Aspects of Sport Management Credit(s): 3
SM 351 Sport Governance and Policy Credit(s): 3
SM 332 Sport and the Media Credit(s): 3
SM 383 Sport Marketing, Sponsorship and Promotion Credit(s): 3
SM 450 Sport Law Credit(s): 3
SM 473 Facility Planning and Event Management Credit(s): 3
SM 361 Sport Consumer Behavior Credit(s): 3

Suggested Course Schedule for the Sport Management Major

Fall Semester – Freshman

SM 110 Introduction to Sport Management Credit(s): 3
ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1 )
MATH 101 College Algebra Credit(s): 3 (Domain 3 )
EC 211 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6 )
FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3 (Domain 7 )

Total: 15 credits

Spring Semester – Freshman

IST 204 Computer Applications in Business Analysis Credit(s): 3
EC 212 Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6 )
SM 222 Contemporary Issues in Sport Credit(s): 3
Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3
Unspecified Credit(s): 3 (Domain 4 )

Total: 15 credits

Fall Semester – Sophomore

BA 203 Statistics and Data Analysis for Business Credit(s): 3 (Domain 3 )
MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1 )
Sociology or Psychology Credit(s): 3
BA 211 Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3
Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Spring Semester – Sophomore

BA 212 Principles of Accounting II Credit(s): 3
BA 302 Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
SM 341 Ethics in Sport Credit(s): 3 (Domain 5 )
Unspecified Credit(s): 3 (Domain 2 )
Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Fall Semester – Junior

BA 303 Legal Environment of Business Credit(s): 3
BA 307 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
BA 310 Introduction to Management Information Systems and Electronic Commerce Credit(s): 3
Optional SM Course Credit(s): 3
Optional SM Course Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Spring Semester – Junior

BA 330 Introduction to Finance Credit(s): 3
BA 360 Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3
BA 395 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit(s): 3
MCOM 350 Business and Professional Communication Credit(s): 3
Optional SM Course Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

Fall Semester – Senior

BA 453 Human Resource Management and Business Ethics Credit(s): 3
EC 450 International Economics Credit(s): 3
SM 398 Sport Management Pre-internship Seminar Credit(s): 1
Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3
Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3
Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 16 credits

Spring Semester – Senior

BA 490 Business Policy and Strategy Credit(s): 3
BA 498 Business Internship Credit(s): 3 or 6
SM 492 Management of Sport Organizations Credit(s): 3
Non-Business Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits