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Sport Management Major |  Coaching Minor
 

MAJOR IN SPORT MANAGEMENT


55-60 hours

  • sports management courses (25-30 hours)
  • required business courses (21 hours)
  • support courses, as recommended (9 hours)


REQUIRED SPORTS MANAGEMENT COURSES

SM 250 Introduction to Sport Management
SM 251 Sports Facilities, Planning and Management
SM 291 Field Experience in Sport Management  *
SM 340 Legal Aspects and Liability of Sport
SM 342 Sports Marketing and Fundraising
SM 550 Ethics, Issues, and Problems in Sports
SMSCA 485 Organization and Administration of Sports
SM 499 Internship in Sport Management  *
SCAPY 345 Psychology of Sport


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REQUIRED BUSINESS COURSES

AC 251 Principles of Accounting I
AC 252 Principles of Accounting II
EC 232 Principles of Microeconomics    or
EC 233 Principles of Macroeconomics
MGT 231 Principles of Management
MKT 231 Principles of Marketing
MGT 332 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Business
IT 120 Management of Information Systems

Plus ONE of the Following Emphases
  General Management
MGT 320
Principles of Leadership
MGT 410 Human Resource Management
MGT 420
Organizational Behavior
  Marketing
MKT 325 Consumer Behavior
MKT 350 Principles of Advertising
MKT 475 Marketing Research
   
  Recommended Courses for Sport Managment Majors Include:
COM 425 Public Relations
COM 120 Public Speaking
IT 320 Advanced Management Information Systems
*Students may take up to 3 hours in Field Experience in Sport Management and up to 6 hours in Internship in Sport Management
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MINOR IN COACHING

A student must complete 18 hours of the following:
First Aid/CPR
Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Organization and Administration of Athletics and Sports
Psychology of Sport

SCA 310

  Techniques of Officiating
   
SELECT TWO METHODS COURSES

SCA 291-1

Methods of Coaching: Basketball

SCA 291-2

Methods of Coaching: Softball/Baseball

SCA 291-3

Methods of Coaching: Soccer

SCA 291-4

Methods of Coaching: Football

SCA 291-5

Methods of Coaching: Volleyball

SCA 291-6

Methods of Coaching: Golf, Tennis

SCA 291-7

Methods of Coaching: Teaching Sport Activities
     
SELECT TWO SPORTS/FITNESS COURSES

SCA 139

Weight Training/Physical Conditioning

SCA 246

Varsity Sport  (basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, football, baseball, cross country, track & field)

SCA 145

Sport (varies)

SCA 146

Fitness (varies)
For more information contact Jim Zimmerman, at zimmermanj@stmary.edu
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Success
Strive for success in the University of Saint Mary Sport Management Program.

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

John R. Wooden
Head Basketball Coach
UCLA


 
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