Program Overview

Sport Management, BS

Overview

The purpose of the BS in Sport Management is to advance the conduct of sport by preparing students with both specific skills and broad contextual knowledge to be effective managers in the sports industry. The sports industry includes professional sports leagues and franchises, elite amateur sport organizations, collegiate teams, governance organizations and conferences, private ventures, corporate entities in sport and fitness, not-for-profit sports organizations, federations and foundations, entrepreneurial enterprises, sports media, sports facilities, sports agencies (marketing/management), governmental agencies, sports tourism and community/school-based sport.

Admissions & Policies

For policies governing all undergraduate degrees, see Academic Policies. Students should also review Mason Core requirements.

Requirements

Mason Core Requirements

• Written Communication: 6 credits
• Oral Communication: 3 credits
• Information Technology: 3 credits
• Quantitative Reasoning: 3 credits
  • EDRS 220: Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis (Mason Core)
  • or STAT 250: Introductory Statistics I (Mason Core)
• Literature: 3 credits
• Arts: 3 credits
• Global History: 3 credits
• Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 credits
• Global Understanding: 3 credits
• Natural Science: 7 credits
• Synthesis/Capstone 1:
  • Met by SPMT 490, a program requirement.

Professional Sequence

• SRST 200: History of Sport and Leisure in America: 3 credits
• SPMT 201: Introduction to Sport Management: 3 credits
• SPMT 241: Practicum: 3 credits
• SPMT 302: Philosophical and Ethical Dimensions of Sport: 3 credits
• SPMT 304: Sport, Culture, and Society: 3 credits
• SPMT 405: Sport Venues and Events: 3 credits
• SPMT 412: Sport Marketing and Sales: 3 credits
• or SRTM 412: Sport, Recreation and Tourism Marketing
• SPMT 420: Economics and Finance in the Sport Industry: 3 credits
• SPMT 430: Sport Communication: 3 credits
• SPMT 440: Global Perspectives in Sport: 3 credits
• SRST 450: Research Methods (Mason Core): 3 credits
• SPMT 455: Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations: 3 credits
• SPMT 462: Sport Business Law: 3 credits
• or RMGT 460: Sport and Recreation Law
• SPMT 470: Strategic Management and Leadership in Sport Organizations: 3 credits
• SPMT 475: Sport Management Professional Development Seminar: 3 credits
• SPMT 490: Internship (Mason Core): 12 credits

Guided Electives

• Any SPMT, SRST, RMGT prefix course (or pre-approved course by SPMT): 9 credits

Electives

• Select an additional 17 credits: 17 credits

Internship Application

The internship is a 12-credit capstone course taken at the end of a student's academic program. Students must have earned 90 credit hours and met the specific prerequisites to be eligible for the internship (SPMT 490 Internship (Mason Core)). The internship is designed to be a capstone experience for each student in the sport management degree program.

The internship process begins with a mandatory meeting hosted by the internship coordinator. During the preliminary phase, students will develop learning goals and consult with faculty on viable internship sites. Once the internship site has been selected, the student must complete 400 hours of an applied experience in sport management.

Throughout the internship, the student will be monitored by a site supervisor as well as a university supervisor to facilitate a meaningful experience.

Degree Requirements

Total credits: 120

Banner Code: E1-BS-SPMG