Program Overview

Program Details

Program Name: Sports Management

The Sports Management program is a Bachelor of Science in Business degree offered by the College of Business at Purdue University Northwest.

Program Description

The program includes a new course, SPTM 41500, Public/Private Sports Club Management, which is a 3.0 credit hour course that studies the organization and management structures, opportunities, and operations within the private and public sports club industry. The course emphasizes the manager's role and duties, as well as the financial aspects of budgeting and managing memberships and member services.

Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes

The course objectives include:

1. Students completing this course will show mastery of the challenges and diversity of the Public/Private Sports Club industry, which will be proven by attaining a passing grade on the evaluation of site reports from three different types of industry field trips by the instructor.
2. Students will be able to define and describe their awareness of the importance of starting/building club membership and services with good financial management and cost controls resulting in viability, which will be assessed and evaluated through passing three class team projects on six case studies on three different industry businesses types.
3. Students will successfully complete development of their own ideal Sports Club operation in the one segment of the industry they prefer to work in post-graduation, resulting in a passing professional presentation to the faculty and experts in the field of Public or Private Sports Club Management.

Program Requirements

• The course SPTM 41500 has a prerequisite of senior standing.
• The program requires students to complete a semester-long project, resulting in a professional presentation to the faculty and experts in the field.

Impact on Students and University Resources

• The impact on students is not specified.
• The impact on university resources is that no new resources, faculty, or funds are required at start-up, but program growth will require these in the future.
• The impact on other academic units is not specified.