Sport Management Major
Degree Requirements
Required Sport Management courses:
| SPM 290 | Introduction to Sport Management | 3 |
| SPM 298 | Practicum in Sport Management | 3 |
| SPM 312 | Management Concepts in Sport | 3 |
| SPM 315 | Contemporary Issues in Sport Management | 3 |
| SPM 385 | Media Relations and Communication in Sport | 3 |
| SPM 390 | Financial Issues in Sport | 3 |
| SPM 395 | Sport Marketing/Fundraising | 3 |
| SPM 397 | Legal Issues and Risk Management in Sport | 3 |
| SPM 425 | Professional Selling in Sport | 3 |
| SPM 491 | Seminar in Sport Management | 3 |
| SPM 493 | Venue and Event Management | 4 |
| SPM 495 | Internship in Sport Management | 6-12 |
| Select one of the following: | |
| SPM 374 | International Sport Management | 3 |
| SPM 375 | History of the Modern Olympic Games | 3 |
| or | |
| SPM 399 | Global Sport Management | 2 |
| SPM 399A | Global Sport Management - Travel Abroad | 2 |
Sport Management Electives:
| SPM 410 | Special Topics in Sport Management | 2-3 |
| SPM 499 | Independent Study in Sport Management | 1-4 |
SPM 399 (2 credits on campus) and SPM 399A (2 credits study abroad): Class meets regularly for seven weeks prior to study abroad component. Students must take both
SPM 399 and SPM 399A. See SPM Department Chair for registration information.
SPM 491: Should be taken during the student’s final semester prior to graduation. See SPM Department Chair for registration information.
SPM 495: 12 credits may be taken in the same semester or as two, 6-credit courses through multiple semesters.
SPM 495: Students registering for SPM 495 must have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours and 18 credit hours of SPM course work. Students must contact the SPM Internship Coordinator for permission to enroll in this course.
Required Business courses:
| ACC 202 | Financial Accounting Information | 4 |
| ACC 203 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ECO 204 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| ECO 205 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 65-66