Sport Management

This course explores leadership through the lens of service and personal development. Drawing on leadership insights from Scripture, modern business leaders, and athletic coaches, students examine the principles of servant leadership and how they apply in academic, professional, and community settings. The course emphasizes self-awareness, ethical leadership, and the development of strong interpersonal relationships while exploring how leaders can support and develop others. Through reflection and community-based engagement, students consider how leadership can be used to strengthen communities and positively influence those around them.

This course examines governance and policy development in sport management. Topics include studying managerial activities related to sport governance within various agencies in sport at the high school, collegiate, professional, and international levels. Further topics focus on ethical and social issues within sport organizations, as well as the legal issues prevalent in today's sports world: Gender Equity, Proposition 42 and 48, NCAA compliance, Negligence, Due Process, and Liability.

A study of sport marketing in our modern society with an emphasis on sport sales. The course will focus on research and development, sport promotions, sport sponsorship, advertising and sport merchandising and distribution of sporting goods.

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview for fundraising, finance, and sponsorship. Concepts include sources of revenue for sports financing, principles of budgeting, spreadsheet utilization, and financial management of sport facilities and enterprises. Additional topics include sports specific fundraising, community engagement fundraising, fundraising principles and sporting events fundraising. Students will develop an understanding of the essentials of fundraising, financing operations, and examine larger issues confronting sports in today's climate.

This seminar is the capstone course of the Sport Management program. This course integrates material from previous courses and requires the student to develop a comprehensive, customized portfolio and an oral presentation.

Research project and/or field experience in sport management. Open to Sport Management majors or minors. Must be approved by the Department Chair.

Research project and/or field experience in sport management. Open to Sport Management majors or minors. Must be approved by the Department Chair.

The internship experience is open only to those students who are enrolled in the Sport Management major, have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, and have received permission of the Department Chair to participate in the internship. 270 - 540 hours required. The internship experience benefits the students by allowing them to apply college training in an everyday job situation while continuing to earn college credit. Students will have the opportunity to choose from an internship setting related to Sport Management.

The internship experience is open only to those students who are enrolled in the Sport Management major, have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, and have received permission of the Department Chair to participate in the internship. 270 to 540 hours required. The internship experience II will benefit students by allowing them to apply college training in an everyday job situation while continuing to earn college credit. Students will have the opportunity to choose from an internship setting related to Sport Management.