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2015-2016 Academic Catalog

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2015-2016 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, Sports Management Concentration, B.S.

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The sports management concentration is designed to provide the student with a view of the opportunities associated with managing sports and leisure service organizations. Students will be exposed to topics such as risk management, safety, insurance and liability issues in the sports environment. The program will explore the process of planning, designing, equipping, staffing, scheduling, financing and managing a sports and recreation facility. Students will also apply the fundamental principles and practices of marketing to sports and leisure management.

Program Goals:

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, students will:

demonstrate an ability to conduct relevant research in their field of business and/or their concentration.
exhibit mastery of basic business knowledge, concepts, and terminology in the specific areas of marketing, management, accounting, and finance.
demonstrate knowledge and skills required to obtain employment in their field.
develop the skills necessary to continued success in their fields including leadership abilities and a heightened sense of social responsibility and ethics.

Suggested sequence of courses:

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

MAT 111 - College Algebra (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
ENG 175 - Critical Writing I (3 Credits)
ITG 148 - Desktop Applications - MS Word (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
HUM 103 - Humanities I: Our Cultural Heritage (3 Credits)
PSY 160 - Introduction to Psychology (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ENG 176 - Critical Writing II (3 Credits)
ITG 149 - Desktop Applications - MS Excel (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
HUM 104 - Humanities II: Roots of the Modern World (3 Credits)
SOC 161 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)
MAT 136 - Precalculus (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

ACC 206 - Accounting Principles I (3 Credits)
MAT 234 - Finite Mathematics (3 Credits)
ECO 200 - Microeconomics (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ACC 207 - Accounting Principles II (3 Credits)
ECO 201 - Macroeconomics (3 Credits)
110-299 - BUS Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - HUM or SS Elective (3 Credits)

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

STA 326 - Applied Business Statistics (3 Credits)
SPM 301 - Introduction to Sports Management (3 Credits)
MGT 303 - Management and Organizational Behavior (3 Credits)
MKT 305 - Marketing Management (3 Credits)
300-400 - GE Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

FIN 333 - Financial Management (3 Credits)
COM 341 - Group Dynamics (3 Credits)
MGT 310 - International Business Management (3 Credits)
ITG 325 - Database Applications with MS Access (3 Credits)
SPM 302 - Sports Law and Liability (3 Credits)

Senior Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

LAW 431 - Business Law I (3 Credits)
SPM 401 - Facility Planning and Management (3 Credits)
MGT 428 - Human Resource Management (3 Credits)
ENG 485 - Presentation and Debate I (3 Credits)
ENG 465 - Research Writing I (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

LAW 432 - Business Law II (3 Credits)
OR
MGT 481 - Operations Management (3 Credits)
MGT 492 - Business Policy and Strategy (3 Credits)
SPM 402 - Current Issues and Ethics in Sports (3 Credits)
ENG 486 - Presentation and Debate II (3 Credits)
ENG 466 - Research Writing II (3 Credits)

Minimum credits required: 120

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