Sport and Entertainment Management, B.A.

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Description

The Sport and Entertainment Management degree provides students with fundamental knowledge and skills in the management and marketing of organizations in the sport and entertainment industry. Graduates are prepared for careers with amateur, collegiate, and professional sports organizations along with other entertainment entities.

WHAT CAREERS CAN THIS MAJOR PREPARE YOU FOR?

The Sport and Entertainment program will prepare students for a business career in amateur, collegiate, and professional sports as well as other entertainment organizations. Careers within the Sport and Entertainment Industry are expected to grow 22% by 2030 according to the Bureau of Labor & Statistics.

WHAT SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED WITHIN THIS MAJOR?

Skills developed within this major include: Firsthand experiences in the sport and entertainment industry, Critical thinking skills, Collaboration, Communication Skills, Management, Selling, Public Speaking, Problem-solving, Creative thinking skills, and Analytical skills.

Admission to Major

MAJOR DECLARATION STANDARDS

Completion of the required courses

Pre-BA Degree: Sport & Entertainment Management Major Declaration Course Requirements

Hours Required for Degree

Minimum hours required for degree: 120

College Requirements

See college page for college requirements.

Major Requirements

Graduation requirements: Minimum of a grade of C or higher in all SPM major-related courses (business core, sport and entertainment management core, and SPM concentration). SPM major courses (business core, sport and entertainment management core, and SPM concentration) in which a grade lower than a “C” was earned must be repeated.

Business Core (33 credit hours)

Sport and Entertainment Management Core (33 credit hours)

Major Electives

Choose 6 credit hours from one area

Sport Marketing

Sport Management

Sport and Entertainment Management Major Concentration: Interdisciplinary Knowledge (12 credit hours)

Concentration Options: Student must select 12 credits / 4 courses including one WAC course among the 4. Advised to use these courses to support sport and entertainment management studies with interdisciplinary knowledge from current academic programs or previous academic studies. Listed below are suggested options.

Undergraduate Minors
Undergraduate Certificates
Undergraduate courses for Pre-Graduate coursework

Honors Program

The following upper-division requirements apply for honors students who select a major in Sport and Entertainment Management in the Monte Ahuja College of Business.

Students will be required to take a minimum of 15 credit hours of upper-division (i. e., 300- and 400-level) honors courses in the College of Business. General guidelines for these credit hours are given below. However, the specific courses that each student takes will be agreed upon by the student and the student’s honors advisor.

Business Honors Level I Requirements (9 Credit Hours)

The student will complete this requirement with business graduate 500 level courses to satisfy the B. A. Degree - Sport and Entertainment Management Major core and SPM Major concentration interdisciplinary knowledge core requirements.

Complete the following nine credit hours of 500 level graduate sport and entertainment management courses.

SPM 560 Program Development & Management
SPM 561 Sport Governance
SPM 567 Sport Marketing

Business Honors Level II Requirements (6 Credit Hours)

The student will complete two of the following four courses as an Honors Contract* to satisfy this requirement and to satisfy BA Degree - Sport & Entertainment Management Major core or SPM Major concentration interdisciplinary knowledge core requirements.

BUS 351 - Business, Society, & Government
SPM 300 - Sport Management
SPM 390 - Sport & Entertainment Practical Experience
SPM 490 - Internship
*The student must select and enroll in any business honors contract course listed for the Business Honors Level II requirement a minimum of one semester prior to the semester the contract course will be completed. The student should contact their assigned professional business academic advisor regarding the enrollment of the business honors contract courses.