Sport Management

A course introducing students to the theoretical foundations in sport management and leadership. Students will not only be engaged in the historical concepts of sport management but also will address global perspectives, current research and development in the sport management and leadership field.
(Normally offered each semester.)

A comprehensive course in sport management focusing on specialization areas such as: theories and methods of administration of facilities including facility construction and facility operation. This course will include event management and legal ramifications involved in the operation of facilities.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)

An introduction to management theory and practice. Students explore the history of management and the environment in which managers operate. Classroom discussion focuses on the basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
(Normally offered each semester.)

Sport in Society course designed in taking global, issues-oriented approach to the study of the role of sport in society. This course encourages the discussion of current sport-related controversies and helps students develop critical thinking skills. This course also provides an analysis of social patterns of sport as these are shaped and maintained in social contexts. Structures and dynamics of sport can be viewed as an instruction that is closely linked with other institutions such as family, education, gender roles, and racial and socioeconomic patterns.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)

This course is designed as an engaging, in-depth, and inspiring study that will help students understand the value of sport and its limitations and equip them to make ethical choices about the role sports will play in their life and profession.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)

Sport Law and Governance course is designed to provide students with knowledge of the US legal system as seen through and applied to the sport industry and contexts within the sport industry. Legal topics will be integrated with management topics to enhance students' knowledge and understanding of key legal topics as well as analysis and application of fundamental legal principles. Students will also analyze numerous cases that highlight relevant legal issues in sport to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills. (Normally offered each fall semester.)

This course directs students to a better understanding of the theoretical backbone that makes sport marketing and communication such a unique subject to study. The ever-expanding field of sport management, sport marketing and communication provides a comprehensive treatment of public relations practice and marketing within sport. Rather than address public relations only as a means of supporting the marketing function or leveraging the media's interest in an event or organization, the student will recognize public relations as a function that is integral to many aspects of a sport organization's goals.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

This course is designed to draw on contemporary examples from marketing, sponsorship, facility construction, and sport law to illustrate the crucial role that money plays in any sport business.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)