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  • 3.00 Credits

    An investigation into the scope of the sport industry, a growing major business enterprise in the United States and in much of the world. Functions of management, skills and attributes required of a sport manager, and roles of a manager are discussed. Attention focuses on how the managerial process relates to sport organizations and their products. Students become acquainted with career opportunities in the sport management field. Prerequisite(s): BUS 109 (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on the organization, administration, and management of physical education and sport. Attention will be directed towards intercollegiate and interscholastic athletics, professional sports organizations and various recreational programs. Emphasis will be placed on organization and leadership theories and program development. The management and supervision as well as the budgeting and purchasing process in the management of athletic facilities will be discussed. Issues of law, risk management and ethics as they pertain to athletics will be explored. Prerequisite(s): BUS 111 (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    An investigation into the decisions necessary to plan, develop, implement, and control integrated sports marketing programs. Attention will be directed towards each major element of the marketing industry - advertising, promotion, public relations and sponsorships. The emphasis will be on the marketing of professional and collegiate athletes. Included will be the use of marketing for teams, leagues and special events. The course will also focus on negotiations, contracts and the role of the media. Prerequisite(s): BUS 131 (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will investigate the current knowledge of the nutritional needs of today's athlete, including special requirements for certain organic and inorganic foods. Topics include energy, nutritional and fluid needs during stress periods. Student will discover the role of nutrition and exercise in reducing the risk of chronic disease. Furthermore, the role of a balanced diet in the prevention of activity based injuries and weight control will be explored. Other topics of special interest and current research will be discussed. Prerequisite(s): BIO 123 (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on athletic facilities and the complex management involved. Topics include the development, operation, and financing as well as the management and supervision of athletic facilities. Attention will be directed towards public and private arenas, colleges and universities, and health clubs and stadiums. Other topics of special interest and current research will be discussed. Prerequisite(s): BUS 109 (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    An investigation into legal issues affecting all aspects of sport services, including college, professional and recreational activities. Attention focuses on laws pertaining to the individual, employee, and employer in the sports industry. The course will also focus on risk management and liability as well as court decisions affecting different aspects of the sport industry. Prerequisite(s): BUS 202 (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will provide students with supervised work experience in corporate settings, amateur and professional sport agencies, Colleges and Universities, and community sport organizations. Students will perform specific job-related activities and administrative tasks under an experienced agency supervisor as well as a faculty advisor. This course is restricted to students in their last year in the Management Technology Program. Prerequisite(s): SMT 310 (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introductory course designed to help the student develop insights into human social interaction in terms of the group, across groups and the impact the group has on individuals. We study sociological concepts and theories and apply them to key aspects of our lives and society (such as culture, family, education, work, media, stratification, and social change). (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    An interdisciplinary approach that will draw on literature, history, sociology as well as science and technology, the course will introduce students to issues in gender that cross traditional disciplines. Cultural assumptions about gender will be examined, and students will be encouraged to consider new ways of looking at knowledge in light of new understanding about the ways in which gender constructs beliefs and influences life's realities. Note: Students completing this course may not receive credit for HUM 200 or WST 200 Prerequisite(s): EGL 102 or introductory social science course (3,0) 3 credits
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course analyzes the structure, function, values and problems of the American educational system today. It focuses on school systems, from elementary to higher education, and the debates about their roles as transmitters of knowledge and culture, as bureaucratic organizations, and as agents of socialization, social reproduction, change and mobility. (3,0) 3 credits
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