Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Recreation Management

The Sports and Recreation Management major helps to prepare professionals for managerial positions in the sports and recreation industry including professional, intercollegiate, and interscholastic sports, sport/fitness clubs, sports/athletics equipment merchandising, public, private, and commercial recreation programs, and intramural and recreational sports.

Students complete coursework in the following areas: accounting, business, economics, English, information systems, philosophy, physical education, sociology, speech, and psychology. The curriculum consists of learning experiences that are essential for assuming entry-level business management positions in the sports and recreation profession. Students completing the required coursework will be exposed to various theories of management in the field of business administration, exhibit college level writing and speaking skills, and will acquire a knowledge base in the field of sports and recreation management.

Major Course Requirements (34 credits)

BUS 201 Principles of Management
BUS 303 Human Resource Management
BUS 311 Business Law
BUS 318 Organizational Behavior
BUS 330 Principles of Marketing
PED 103 First Aid/Emergency Health Care
PED 104 Personal Health and Wellness
PED 210 Intro to History of Recreation and Sport
PED 240 Applied Kinesiology & Biomechanics
PED 350 Org. & Admin. of Sport & Athletics.
PED 352 Admin. of Athletic & Rec. Facilities
PED 420 Internship in Sport Mgmt.

Collateral Course Requirements (15 Credits):

ACC 205 Principles of Accounting
ECO 203 Principles of Macroeconomics
INF 240 Visual/Verbal Presentations OR
INF 242 Spreadsheet & Database
PHI 402 Business Ethics
ENG 315 Business & Prof. Writing

Elective Courses

Student selects 6 credits from the following courses of which 3 credits must be 300 level.

ACC 206 Principles of Accounting II
BUS 312 Business Law II
BUS 317 Advertising
BUS 352 e-Business
SOC 318 Sociology of Sport
PSY 305 Sports Psychology
ECO 204 Principles of Microeconomics
SPE 315 Bus. & Professional Speaking