Sport Management Area with Sport Coaching and Mentoring Track, BS or BA

Program Overview

This Sport Management program offers a comprehensive curriculum with core requirements in ethics, finance, and law. Students can specialize in Sport Coaching and Mentoring, choosing from a range of electives in areas such as marketing, psychology, and business. The program culminates in an internship and senior seminar, preparing graduates for careers in the sports industry.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Core Requirements for Sport Management: 24 Hours
• HP 315 - Introduction to Sport Management (3 Credits)
• HP 360 - Gender and Diversity Issues (3 Credits)
• HP 371 - Sport Finance (3 Credits)
• HP 375 - Current Issues and Trends in Sport (3 Credits)
• HP 415 - Ethics in Sport (3 Credits)
• HP 445 - Sport and the Law (3 Credits)
• HP 485 - Internship (1-6 Credit Hours, taken for 5 Credit Hours)
• HP 490 - Senior Seminar (1 Credit)
• Sport Coaching and Mentoring Track: 15 Hours
• HP 351 - Christian Coaching (3 Credits)
• HP 355 - Stress Management (3 Credits)
• HP 410 - NCAA Compliance & Institutional Control (3 Credits)
• HP 430 - Psychology of Sport (3 Credits)
• BA 330 - Coaching and Mentoring (3 Credits) or BA 355 - Leadership (3 Credits)
• Sport Management Electives: 15 Hours
• Students must choose five courses from the following list:
• HP 234 - Safety in Sport and Physical Activity (2 Credits)
• HP 300 - Principles of Strength Training and Conditioning (3 Credits)
• HP 350 - Leadership in Sport Tourism and Recreation (3 Credits)
• HP 480 - Special Topics (3 Credits)
• BA 301 - Marketing I (3 Credits)
• BA 302 - Marketing II (3 Credits)
• BA 303 - Business Law I (3 Credits)
• BA 310 - Consumer Behavior (3 Credits)
• BA 311 - Principles of Management (3 Credits)
• BA 312 - Organizational Behavior (3 Credits)
• BA 313 - Small Business Management (3 Credits)
• BA 314 - Human Resource Management (3 Credits)
• BA 315 - Sales Management (3 Credits)
• BA 330 - Coaching and Mentoring (3 Credits)
• BA 355 - Leadership (3 Credits)
• BA 384 - Business Ethics (3 Credits)
• BA 402 - Promotion Management (3 Credits)
• BA 482 - Conflict Resolution (3 Credits)
• MAC 210 - Mass Media and Society (3 Credits)
• MAC 240 - Reporting and Newswriting (3 Credits)
• MAC 275 - Broadcast Newswriting (3 Credits)
• MAC 371 - Writing for Public Relations (3 Credits)
• MAC 375 - Digital Media Production (3 Credits)