Sport Management (BS)

Program Overview

The University of Connecticut's Sport Management BS program equips students with a comprehensive understanding of the sport industry through coursework in management, marketing, law, and communication. The program prepares graduates for careers in various sectors of the industry, including intercollegiate athletics, professional sports, and youth sport management. Students complete a combination of general education, cognate, and specific Sport Management courses, as well as internships and directed observation experiences.

Program Outline

Outline:

Course Requirements:

• Students complete coursework in:
• General Education
• Cognate areas (15 credits)
• Educational Leadership
• Specific Sport Management courses
• Specific Sport Management Courses:
• COMM 1100 Principles of Public Speaking (3 credits)
• ECON 1201 & ECON 1202 Principles of Microeconomics & Principles of Macroeconomics (6 credits)
• MATH 1070Q Mathematics for Business and Economics (3 credits)
• PSYC 1100 General Psychology I, PSYC 1101 General Psychology II, or PSYC 1103 General Psychology II (Enhanced) (3 credits)
• PSYC 2600 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
• SOCI 1001 Introduction to Sociology or SOCI 1251 Social Problems (3 credits)
• STAT 1000Q Introduction to Statistics I or STAT 1100Q Elementary Concepts of Statistics (4 credits)
• EDLR 3090 Directed Observation and Participation in Sport Organizations (1-3 credits)
• EDLR 3091 Internship in Sport Organizations (1-6 credits)
• EDLR 3300W Sport in Society (3 credits)
• EDLR 3310 Management of Sport Organizations (3 credits)
• EDLR 3325 Sport Venue and Event Management (3 credits)
• EDLR 3335 Sport Law (3 credits)
• EDLR 3340 Introduction to Sport Marketing (3 credits)
• EDLR 3345 Financial Management in the Sport Industry (3 credits)
• EDLR 3350 Introduction to Sport Communication (3 credits)
• EDLR 3547W Introduction to Sport Based Youth Development (4 credits)
• EDLR 3550 Career Development in Sport Management (3 credits)
• SOCI 1501 Race, Class, and Gender (recommended) (3 credits)

Careers:

• The program prepares students for careers in the sport industry, including:
• Intercollegiate athletics
• Professional sports
• Sporting goods industry
• Private/public sport clubs and resorts
• Youth sport management
• Sport venue and event management

Other:

• The Department of Educational Leadership website offers program guidelines and a sample semester sequence: advising.education.uconn.edu
• The program content and details may be subject to change.