Bachelor of Science in Sports Management Overview
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Sport Management is a cross-curricular, undergraduate degree program for on-campus, face-to-face courses. The course work combines the many fields of study, e.g., kinesiology and business, in the pursuit of a degree focused on the organization, administration and performance of sport and fitness within the collegiate, professional, educational (K-12), governmental and non-profit sectors. Students in this major will learn the current conventions for establishing, managing and growing sport within these areas.
To be admitted, students must complete the Core Impacts as indicated below and a total of 42 credit hours of general education courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Core IMPACTS (See VSU Core Curriculum) | 42 | |
| Field of Study Courses (Lower Division) | 18 | |
| Required Courses (4 courses required, all courses are 3 credit hours) | 12 | |
| ACCT 2101 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ECON 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| SMGT 2000 | Introduction to Sport Management | 3 |
| MKTG 1500 | Foundations of Consumer Culture | 3 |
| Field of Study Course Electives (Select 2 courses, all courses are 3 credit hours) | 6 | |
| Principles of Accounting II | ||
| Applied Business Statistics | ||
| The Environment of Business | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Applications | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Sociology (if not taken in other Core Impacts) | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media (if not taken in other Core Impacts) | ||
| Media and Culture | ||
| Major Core Courses | 60 | |
| Required Course for Major (All SMGT courses plus the MKTG or ECON listed, all courses are 3 credit hours) | 30 | |
| SMGT 3000 | Sport Technology | 3 |
| SMGT 3100 | Ethics in Sport | 3 |
| SMGT 3400 | Sport Event Management | 3 |
| SMGT 3600 | Sport Analysis | 3 |
| SMGT 3800 | Sports Finances | 3 |
| SMGT 4000 | Sport Policy and Governance | 3 |
| SMGT 4200 | Sport and Fitness Facilities Management | 3 |
| SMGT 4400 | Sales, Fundraising, and Revenue Generation | 3 |
| MKTG 3200 | Sports and Entertainment Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 3450 | Sports Economics | 3 |
| Select Elective Courses (Select 8 courses, all courses are 3 credit hours) | 24-29 | |
| Accounting Principles of Entrepreneurs | ||
| Data Analytics in Accounting | ||
| Business Law | ||
| Recreation and Leisure Planning | ||
| Risk Management for Recreation and Leisure | ||
| Study of Sport Coaching | ||
| Social Context of Sport Coaching | ||
| Physical Education and Sport Coaching | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Introduction into Marketing | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion | ||
| Digital Marketing | ||
| Social Media | ||
| Small Business Management | ||
| Family Business Management | ||
| Human Resources Management | ||
| Staffing Organizations | ||
| Sociology and Sport | ||
| Sport Writing Public | ||
| Internship | 1-6 | |
| SMGT 4800 | Sport Management Internship (Final Year of Study Only) | 1-6 |
| Total hours required for the degree | 120 | |
