Sports Management, BBA
The BBA with Sports Management Major prepares students for careers in fitness center management, sports public relations, recreation management, sports promotions, sports marketing, event management, and commercial/professional sports administration.
Program Learning Outcomes
The following learning outcomes are linked to assignments and activities throughout this program:
- CRITICAL THINKING: Professional graduates think critically and apply systems thinking to decision-making.
- PROBLEM-SOLVING AND APPLICATION: Professional graduates apply functional area concepts and theories appropriately.
- PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION: Professional graduates communicate effectively by preparing and delivering oral and written presentations using appropriate technologies.
- PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Professional graduates align personal and organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards that include vocational understanding of responsibility to God, self, organization, community, and the world.
- INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE: Professional graduates demonstrate an understanding of financial, ethical, legal, and socio-cultural issues in today’s world and how each applies to various aspects of the sports industry.
- MARKETING SKILLS: Professional graduates apply fundamental marketing concepts to the sports industry and understand the unique aspects of the sports product, the sports consumer, and the sports marketplace.
Requirements for the BBA in Sports Management
General Education Core 35 hours
(The Social and Behavioral Science general education requirement is covered in the major by BUS 2513. The Global Studies and Diversity general education requirement is covered in the major by BUS 3033.)
Business Core 42 hours
Sports Management Major 30 hours
Choose three from the following: 9 hours
Electives 13 hours
(COM 3533, AND PSY 2013 are recommended)
Total Credit Hours: 120
Minors for Sports Management Majors
Courses cannot be used for both minor and major requirements. Additional requirements may be substituted. See dean for details.
Accounting Minor – Requires the following 18 hours:
Marketing Minor - Requires the following 18 hours:
Courses toward minor cannot concurrently apply toward courses within the degree core, major, concentration, or track. If a concurrent requirement exists, a student may choose from the following courses to complete the minor: BUS 3003, MCM 2513, MCM 3113, MCM 3513, and MCM 3523.
Management Minor – Requires the following 18 hours:
Strategic Leadership Minor – Requires the following 18 hours:
| LDR 3653 | Strategic Leadership Theory and Practice | 3 |
| LDR 3633 | Conflict Management & Negotiation | 3 |
| LDR 3733 | Leadership in a Diverse World | 3 |
| LDR 3713 | Leadership of Teams | 3 |
| LDR 4113 | Leadership Research and Decision Making | 3 |
| LDR 4513 | Strategic Change and Leadership | 3 |