Love sports?
Learn to navigate the business of sports by studying
- Communication
- Facility management
- Marketing
- Sport law
- Sport finance
- Sport ethics
- The role of sport in culture
This minor provides
- Theory of sports management
- Practice in sports management
- The next step toward a graduate degree in this field
Internships could be in (among other possibilities):
- public and media relations
- advertising
- sales promotion
- marketing
- facilities management or administration
The coursework for the sport management minor provides both a theoretical background and a range of practical experiences that are designed to enable graduates to provide leadership in the sport and fitness industry or to pursue further education at the graduate level. The program is designed to apply business management skills to the work of sport.
Required core courses for Sport Management Minor:
- 2 hours HHP 270 Introduction to Sport Management (Fall)
- 3 hours HHP 221 Sport in American Culture (Spring)
- 3 hours HHP 275 Facility and Event Management (Spring Even)
- 3 hours HHP 340 Sport Communication and Marketing (Spring Odd) 3 hours HHP 390 Financial Management in Sport (Spring Odd)
- 2 hours HHP 470 Internship-Sport (Fall and Spring)