Sport Management Major
Requirements for Majors
The Sport Management major requires a minimum of 45 hours in Sport Management courses that include the completion of an internship where the student will attain real-world experience while applying the concepts learned throughout the program.
Core Major Requirements (32):
- Introduction to Sport Management (4)
- Sport Ethics and Law (4)
- Financial Accounting: CA (4)
- Principles of Coaching (4)
- Leadership and Organizational Behavior (4)
- Principles of Marketing: CA (4)
- Sport in a Diverse Society: UD (3)
- History and Philosophy of Sport (3)
- Contemporary Issues in Sport (2)
For the final 12 -16 credits, students may choose one of the following tracks:
Fitness
- Fitness & Health Promotion & Management (3)
- Entrepreneurial Mindset/Creativity and Innovation: CM (4)
- Managerial Accounting (3)
- Social Media Marketing (4)
- Facility and Event Management in Sport (4)
- Physiology of Aging (4)
- Health, Fitness, & Movement in Early Childhood: ES (3)
- Fitness Administration & Organization (4)
Administrative
- Fitness Administration & Organization (4)
- Organizational Communication (4)
- Managerial Accounting (3)
- Principles of Public Relations (4)
- Facility & Event Management in Sport (4)
- Corporate Finance (4)
- Organizational Leadership (3)
Education and Coaching
- Human Growth & Development & Learning Theories w/ Lab: UD (4+2)
- Pedagogy and Instruction (4)
- Education, Culture, & Society: CA, UD (4)
- Group Interaction Processes (3)
- Social Media Marketing (4)
- Sport and Exercise Psychology (4)
- Health, Fitness, & Movement in Early Childhood: ES (3)
Capstone Experience:
- Beginning Internship (1-2)
- Senior Internship & Seminar (2-3)
For a full list of courses and descriptions, see the Course Catalog.
FOR ADVISING AND MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Romeva B. Prcela, Director, Scarborough School of Business & Communication
330.569.5127 or prcelarb@hiram.edu
Andrew White, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology
330.569.5227 or whiteac@hiram.edu