B.S. in Sport Management and Business Administration to M.S. in Sport Management

The Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and Business Administration to Master of Science Degree in Sport Management (SPMM) is a 150 semester hour program available to qualified students, which can be completed in five years plus thesis or a summer internship (eleven semesters). The program requires 120 undergraduate semester hours and 36 graduate semester hours, six of which count towards the needed 120 undergraduate total. The student who successfully completes the program meets the requirements for both the Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and Business Administration and the Master of Science degree in Sport Management.

The student may select one of two tracks, thesis or internship. The thesis track is designed to prepare the student for doctoral study and/or positions in a sport-related career. All thesis track students must be approved for thesis by the sport management coordinator. The internship track includes a graduate level applied experience working in an area of particular interest, such as facility management, marketing, and promotions, or management within a sport or recreational organization.

Academic Good Standing for B.S. in Sport Management and Business Administration to M.S. in Sport Management

By the end of the fifth semester of study, B.S. in Sport Management and Business Administration to M.S. in Sport Management students must have obtained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA to begin graduate coursework. Students not meeting and maintaining the cumulative program GPA requirement will not be allowed to begin or continue with graduate coursework. Students will have their major changed from B.S. to M.S. to only the B.S. degree program for degree completion.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Successful completion of the course and credit hour requirements;
  2. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in graduate-level courses, no “D” or “F” grades, and no more than six credits with a grade of “C”; and
  3. Successful completion of the internship and the internship project (internship track); or successful completion of the thesis (thesis track).

Bachelor of Science to Master of Science (150 credits)

University Distribution – Including Corequisites (45 credits)

Required Courses

MAT-108PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS

3

MAT-152ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

3

ECO-201PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3

ECO-202PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

PHI-292INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS

3

ART-205GRAPHIC DESIGN FOUNDATIONS

3

ART-205: Strongly recommended but not required

Note: Corequisites must be completed with a grade of C

Business Core (30 credits)

ACC-201FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3

ACC-202MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

3

BUS-239BUSINESS LAW I

3

BUS-315INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3

MGT-305ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT

3

MGT-325BUSINESS PROCESSES AND SUPPLY CHAIN MGT

3

MKT-306PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

3

BUS-311APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICS IN BUSINESS

3

FIN-319MANAGERIAL FINANCE

3

MGT-352HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

3

Sport Management Core Requirements (30 credits)

SMB-250SPORT & REC MGT

3

SMB-360RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING

3

SMB-440SPORT MKT PROMO & FUND

3

SMB-444FIN APPLICATION SPORT

3

SMB-480CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & ETHICS IN SPORT

3

SMB-499INTERNSHIP

3 to 12

SMB-532EVENT & FACILITY PLANNING

3

SMB-585THE LAW IN SPORT

3

General Electives – Including Corequisite (15 credits)

CS-180INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL LITERACY

3

ORI-100FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE SEMINAR

1

Note: It is strongly recommended that all new first-time college students (freshmen with no college credits) in the School of Business take ORI-100 in their first semester. ORI-100 can be taken as a CR/NC course or for a letter grade. Students not taking ORI-100 must complete a one credit general elective instead.

Sport Management Core Requirements (30 credits)

SMB-250SPORT & REC MGT

3

SMB-360RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING

3

SMB-440SPORT MKT PROMO & FUND

3

SMB-480CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & ETHICS IN SPORT

3

SMB-444FIN APPLICATION SPORT

3

SMB-499INTERNSHIP

3 to 12

SMB-532EVENT & FACILITY PLANNING

3

SMB-585THE LAW IN SPORT

3

Sport Management Graduate Requirement (36 credits)

Sport Management Core

SMB-533SPORT MARKETING MGMT

3

SMB-544FINANCIAL APPS IN SPORT

3

SMB-616RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3

SMB-621ETHICAL ISSUES IN SPORT

3

Choose one of the following options

Internship (18 credits)

SMB-679INTERNSHIP/PROJECT

6

-
SMB, MBA, SES electives from approved list

12

Or

Thesis (18 credits)

SMB-689THESIS I

3

SMB-690THESIS II

3

-
 

SES-624ADV STATS FOR SPRT & EX SCS

3

-
Or

SES-630QUAL RES SPRT & EXC SCIENCES

3

-
 

-
SMB, MBA, SES electives from approved list

9

Course Electives

SMB-530MANAGING SPT ENTERPRISE

3

SMB-533SPORT MARKETING MGMT

3

SMB-544FINANCIAL APPS IN SPORT

3

SMB-600ADVANCED STUDIES

1

SMB-621ETHICAL ISSUES IN SPORT

3

SES-630QUAL RES SPRT & EXC SCIENCES

3

SMB-652LABOR RELATIONS IN SPORT

3

SMB-663RISK MANAGEMENT IN SPORT

3

SMB-531MEDIA RELATIONS & SPORT

3

SMB-535MANAGING PRO SPORT

3

SES-537SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

3

SES-618FIT&WELLNESS PROMO

3

SMB-686ADVANCED PRACTICUM

1

MBA-601HUMAN RESOURCE MGT

3

MBA-605ENTREPRENEURIAL MGT

3

MBA-660MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

3

MBA-681ECO FOR STRATEGIC DECISIONS

3