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3.00 Credits
This course is an investigation of athletic coaching as a vocation. A review of select theories and techniques of coaching will serve as the foundation. Current research will be explored in areas including but not limited to leadership behavior in sport. Coaching as a vocation has been part of the educational system in the United States for over a hundred years. Throughout this time there has been little inquiry on measuring coaching effectiveness and performance. The demand for such inquiry is clearly evidenced by the increasing number of sports participants. A rapidly expanding global market, the rise of women's sports, and the addition of alternative sports such as the X games have all significantly contributed to this growth. Prerequisites: None. Elective
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to explore the foundations of human performance. A review of applications and techniques of physical training for sport will guide the course content. Health-related physical fitness, sport skills and motor abilities will be explored. Concepts contained in the content are intended span across all human performance topical areas including but not limited to athlete-development, sport specific strength and conditioning, wellness programming and age and gender considerations. Prerequisites: None. Elective
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the management and leadership components of sport organizations. More specifically, the course focuses on the means of improving performance within sports organizations through such practices as goal development, decision-making, strategic planning, conflict management, leadership style, and human resource management. Additionally, the course addresses the design, structure, and culture of sport organizations. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 175. Offered Fall semester
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3.00 Credits
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental marketing and promotional principles utilized in sport organizations, sport facilities, and sport events. Additionally, sport sponsorship is discussed as a sport marketing and promotional tool. The role of computer and Internet applications in sport marketing and promotions is emphasized. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: SPM 220. Offered spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an exploration into the legal aspects of sports including but not limited to tort law, contract law, risk management procedures, constitutional law and product liability. Limitations of the legal system will be addressed, as will the role and limitations of ethics. Students will discuss both the law and ethics and how each affects sports and recreation administration. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: SPM 220 and Junior standing. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the competencies involved in the designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating of sport events. In doing so, students learn logistical skills and techniques associated with various aspects of event management including: 1) box office management; 2) security and supervision; 3) safety and medical services; 4) housekeeping and maintenance; 5) concessions and merchandise; 6) risk management and insurance; 7) media marketing of sport events; and 8) sponsorship of and hospitality at sport events. Emphasis is also placed on the experience of sport event customer and/or participant. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: SPM 220. Offered Fall semester
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the history and philosophy of sport. Selected topics include the perspectives of Greek Philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle relating specifically to the mind and body. Further study will assist students in learning how cultures throughout Western civilization have viewed the relationship of the mind and body through sports and physical education. Students will be introduced to basic philosophical processes including but not limited to aesthetics and metaphysics. The concepts of play, sport and games will be investigated along with a review of varied paradigms on winning and morals. Finally, students will discover how urbanization, industrialization, modernization, technology and politics have affected sport throughout history.Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ENG 200. Offered Spring semester
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for observation and practice by individual students in work related to a particular area of study in sport management. This course has a 120-contact hour requirement. The student will complete a work-skills assessment and explore career options related to an area of course concentration in a work setting. Three credit hour. Prerequisites: SPM 220, Junior standing, and a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Offered Every semester.
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3.00 Credits
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)
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