Sport Management, BA

CIP Code: 31.0504

General Education Requirements

Bachelor of Arts

Major Requirements

Required Courses

SMGT 113 - Introduction to Sport Management Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 223 - Sport Management Practicum Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 253 - Tournament and Event Management Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 263 - Communication in Sport Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 323 - Governance and Leadership in Sport Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 333 - Sport Sociology Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 373 - Sport Marketing Semester Hours: Three
PHED 413/513 - Sport Facility Management Semester Hours: Three ¹
SMGT 423/523 - Sport Law Semester Hours: Three ¹
SMGT 463/563 - Sport Finance Semester Hours: Three ¹
SMGT 433 - Sport Psychology Semester Hours: Three
OR
EXSC 403/503 - Exercise Psychology Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 483 - Senior Seminar Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 476 - Sport Management Internship Semester Hours: Six *
OR
SMGT 473 - Internship in Sport Management Semester Hours: Three AND
SMGT 111/311 - Practical Applications in Sport Sciences Semester Hours: One (PASS) (3 credit hours)

Total: 42 Hours

¹See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.

*Qualifying students may spend the equivalent of full-time employment (400 hours) in an appropriate agency for six elective internship credit hours. Prerequisites: 90 hours of accumulated course credit, a minimum of 24 hours of course credit completed in the major, 3.0 GPA in the major, and the internship coordinator’s permission.

Minor: Business Administration (for Non-Business Majors)

CIP Code: 52.0201

This minor is granted to all majors within the School of Business, except Business Administration, Applied Management, Data Analytics, and Organizational Leadership majors, because of completing the minor requirements. The student must complete the following:

Required Accounting (ACCT) Courses

ACCT 213 - Principles of Financial Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 223 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Semester Hours: Three

Required Business (BUSN) Courses

BUSN 303 - Business Ethics Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 353 - Communication Strategies in Business Semester Hours: Three

Required Management (MGMT) Course

MGMT 303 - Management Concepts and Practices Semester Hours: Three

Required Marketing (MRKT) Course

MRKT 313 - Introduction to Marketing Semester Hours: Three

Total: 18 Hours

Note(s)

Admission Requirement:

Freshmen: Student must have a 21 or higher composite ACT score
Transfers: Student must have a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA

Students not meeting the Sport Management admission requirement upon entering the University may be immediately accepted into the Fitness Management major. Students wishingto be admitted into the Sport Management major will be allowed to present a written request for acceptance to the chair of the Health and Sport Sciences Division after at least one full semester of study at MBU if the cumulative 2.5 GPA requirement has been met.

A 2.5 cumulative grade point average is required for graduation.

*It is strongly suggested that Sport Management students:

Be cognizant of courses which are only offered once a year so that graduation can occur in a timely fashion.
Finish all undergraduate requirements in the same semester as the internship.This will allow full-time employment to be more readily available after graduation.

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