BS Sport Management TUG

Program Description

As a Sport Management major at Gardner-Webb, you will receive instruction in management, business, communications, social ethics, governance, and leadership principles uniquely and specifically related to the field of sport management from professors that have their doctorates in Sport Management. 

In addition to the University’s required general education and prerequisites, the Bachelor of Science in Sport Management includes 54 hours of Sport Management coursework. Since Sport Management encompasses a broad umbrella within sport, it allows students to major, minor, or double major in their specific area of interest in the sport industry. 

Coupled with classroom studies rooted in Christian ethics, you will apply your education in internships that will help you build professional contacts, prepare for the future and earn academic credit.

When you graduate, you will be equipped with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and prepared to take on a sport management career in the field that interests you most.

 

This degree plan is an example of student progression through the program. Academic departments reserve the right to alter the term in which a course is offered.

 

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Freshman Year: Fall Semester (15 hours)

 UNIV 111  University Life
 ENGL 101  Composition I 
 ECON 203  Principles of Economics I
 MATH 105 3  Fundamentals of Statistics and Probability
 Gen Ed Course          3  See General Education Requirements
 DIMS 111  0  Dimensions (1 of 4)

Freshman Year: Spring Semester (15 hours)

 SPMG 218 3  Principles of Sport Management
 ENGL 102  Composition II
 ECON 204
 Principles of Economics II
 MISY 300                     Management Information Systems
 Gen Ed Course 3  See General Education Requirements
 DIMS 112 0  Dimensions (2 of 4)

Sophomore Year: Fall Semester (15 hours)

 SPMG 250  Social Issues in Sports
 SPMG 285 3  Communication in Sport
 ACCT 213  Accounting Principles I 
 RELI 300  Introduction to Old Testament
Gen Ed Course           3  See General Education Requirements
 DIMS 113 0 Dimensions (3 of 4)

Sophomore Year: Spring Semester (15 hours)

 SPMG 305  Sport Facility Design and Event Management
 SPMG 310  Sport Marketing and Promotion
 SPMG 315  Intermediate Accounting II
 RELI 301 3  Introduction to New Testament 
Elective/Minor Course 3 Elective or Minor Course
DIMS 114 0 Dimensions (4 of 4)

Junior Year: Fall Semester (16 hours)

 SPMG 335  Finance and Economics of Sport
 SPMG 345 3  Legal Issues in Sport
 SPMG 355
3  Sport Entrepreneurship
 Gen Ed Science          See General Education Science Requirement
 Gen Ed Course 3  See General Education Requirements

Junior Year: Spring Semester (16 hours)

 SPMG 360
3  Integrated Experience in Sport Management
 PSYC 320 3  Exercise and Sport Psychology
 PHED 100 1  PHED 141-165. See Physical Activity Requirement
 Gen Ed Course 3  See General Education Requirements
 Gen Ed Course
3 See General Education Requirements
 Elective/Minor Course 3 Elective or Minor Course

Senior Year: Fall Semester (15 hours)

SPMG 415
3 Ethics and Leadership in Sport
Elective Course
3 Elective/Minor/AMP Course
Elective Course 3 Elective/Minor/AMP Course
Elective Course          
3 Elective/Minor/AMP Course
Elective Course
3 Elective/Minor/AMP Course

Senior Year: Spring Semester (15 hours)

SPMG 497 9 Internship in Sports Management
SPMG 410 3 Sport Governance
Elective Course           3 Elective/Minor/AMP Course

A Bachelor of Science in Sport Management prepares you for a career in professional sports management, including:

  • marketing
  • sales
  • security
  • promotions
  • concessions
  • ticketing
  • public relations
  • facility management
  • parks and recreation
  • operations
  • law
  • athletic administration
  • campus recreation