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The growing emphasis on athletics, coupled with the increasing amount of leisure time the public now enjoys, has made the world of sports one of the fastest growing segments of American business. Formation of new sports leagues, expansion of franchises to new markets, and legislative enactments opening the door for female athletes have all aided the evolution of new sports markets since the late 1980s. Increased television exposure for non-traditional sports such as soccer, volleyball, and weight training has dramatically increased career opportunities in the sports world.
The sports industry requires a great variety of people with an equal variety of talents. It needs athletes, sales people, publicists, trainers, business managers, scouts, statisticians, coaches, store managers, and health and fitness personnel. The goal of the sports management program is to provide students with a concentration of courses aimed at preparing them for a career in the management and administration of the sport and fitness industry.
A laptop computer is recommended, but not required, for students entering the sports management program.
Required: Algebra, Geometry (Math A)
Recommended: Algebra 2/Trigonometry (Math B)
- Summer internships
- Sports club activities
- Field trips
66 semester hours with a 2.0 cumulative index
- Account Sales
- Recreation Service Industry
- Travel and Tourism
- College Athletic Departments
- Sports Marketing Firms
- Special Olympics
- YMCAs
- Equipment Managers
Students may transfer directly into one of our own BBA programs or to another college. The AS degree in sports management has been designed as a transfer-oriented program preparing students for upper-division study at colleges offering a BS in sports management. Graduates of this program will meet acceptance guidelines for transfer to four-year colleges and universities such as Brockport, Cortland, Ithaca, Medaille, Eastern Kentucky, Bemidji State, Springfield, Washington State, Indiana State, and others. Students should consult with their adviser regarding which courses (SPMG) or (HPED) will transfer to specific four-year colleges.
Most students are in a classroom setting 15-18 hours per week for formal instruction. Most courses required of sports management majors are three credit hours, which equates to three-four hours per week in a classroom/lab and six-eight hours per week of outside reading and project assignments. Students are assigned a faculty adviser specific to their program, who works individually with him/her to set up schedules and choose appropriate electives.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT | 1124 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| SPMG | 1123 | Intro to Sports Mgmt | 3 |
| CISY | 1103 | Information Technology Mgmt. | 3 |
| COMP | 1503 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| MATH | xxx3 | Math Elective | 3 |
| HPED | xxx1 | Physical Education Elective | 1 |
| 17 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT | 2224 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUAD | 2033 | Business Communications | 3 |
| SPMG | 2003 | Sport in Society * | 3 |
| xxx3 | Literature Elective | 3 | |
| xxx3 | Gen Education Elective | 3 | |
| MKTG | 2073 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| 19 | |||
| Third Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BUAD | 3153 | Fund of Management | 3 |
| SPCH | 1083 | Effective Speaking | 3 |
| BUAD | 3043 | Business Law I | 3 |
| SPMG | 3013 | Sport Communication ** | 3 |
| xxx3 | Gen Ed Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | |||
| Fourth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PLSC | 1053 | International Relations | 3 |
| ECON | xxx3 | Micro or Macro Economics | 3 |
| SPMG | 4003 | Sport Law * | 3 |
| SPMG | 4123 | Sport Facility Management * | 3 |
| xxx3 | Business Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | |||
* offered in spring semester only
** offered in fall semester only
| Survey Details | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving Degrees | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Responding to Survey | 5 (83%) | 7 (88%) | 3 (75%) |
| Employed | 1 (20%) | -- | 1 (33%) |
| Employed in Field | -- | -- | 0 (0%) |
| Transferred | 4 (80%) | 7 (100%) | 2 (67%) |
| Unemployed & Seeking Employment | -- | -- | -- |
| Unemployed & Not Seeking Employment | -- | -- | -- |
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