Learn the Business of Sports by earning a Degree in Sports Management
The Sports Management track in the Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) Management program provides students with fundamental knowledge and skills pertaining to the sports management industry. The curriculum focuses on core business management topics such as finance, management, marketing and promotion, leadership, communication, technology, ethics and law with an emphasis on how these topics operate in the sports management area.
A Bachelor of Sports Management prepares graduates to manage a variety of diversified business-related responsibilities in sports at the amateur, community, collegiate, and professional levels.
Understand fundamental concepts in business
36 credits of business courses
9 credits of general management courses
18 credits of sports management courses, including an internship
The Sports Management track will provide students with the qualifications for employment in entry‐level positions. It will also prepare students for sports management graduate programs across the country.
Learn and Understand fundamental concepts in business
36 credits of business courses
9 credits of general management courses
18 credits of sports management courses, including an internship
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Program Learning Outcomes
The program seeks to enable the student to:
develop an understanding of key business concepts, while learning to think critically and creatively in the interrelationship between these concepts and the overall aspects of life;
develop an understanding of the fundamentals of business and how it relates to society;
develop an ability to effectively read, write, and speak and to demonstrate technological literacy;
demonstrate professional competence and leadership skills that will be used in meeting the human and business needs of today and are directed toward the well-being of future generations.
Current Student Resources
Sustainable Design Minor
Adding this minor will allow you to:
Work across disciplines to develop skills in design thinking and problem solving.
Gain a foundation in the biophysical, social science, and humanities-based understandings of the environment as well as examples of stewardship, advocacy, and policies that align individual action with collective well-being.
Gain an awareness of our interconnected world and be better prepared to develop integrated solutions to complex environmental problems.
Courses
Two intro environmental courses (6 credits):
EVST 101 Intro to Environmental Studies
ENVS 216 Intro to Sustainability
One course (3 credits) in Science or Math (core requirement):
MATH 170 Mathematical Applications in Biology ENVS 261 Earth Science I
ENVS 262 Earth Science II
ENVS 212 Intro to Meteorology
EVST 200 Climate Change
Three courses (9 credits) from the following list:
ART 241 Digital Design
ART 416 Social Impact Design
ART 448 Packaging Design
ART 425 Printmaking: Screen Printing
ART 226 Basic Printmaking
BUS 123 Management and Career Options
BUS 425 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Operations
BUS 461 The Leadership Process in the Global Marketplace
BUS 423 Design-Think Experience
BUS 380 Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility BUS 341 Organizational Behavior
ENVS 339 Community Design Build - Environmental Advocacy I ENVS 4XX Community Design Build - Environmental Advocacy II ENVS 494 Undergraduate Research
ENVS 498 Internship
ENVS 499 Independent Study
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51³Ô¹Ï is accredited by the
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(MSHE).
The
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Sports Management
is currently under accreditation review by the the
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
(ACBSP).
