CONCENTRATION OVERVIEW

The undergraduate Sport Management Concentration provides instruction and applied experiences in planning, organizing, and leadership as they relate to the field of sport management. Students are prepared to work in a consumer-driven and constituent-based profession. Academic preparation and required clinical experiences prepare students for careers in athletic administration at the collegiate and professional levels, motorsport operations, facility operations, sport marketing, as well as a variety of other sport-related occupations.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

General Education Core Requirements (41 Credit Hours)

Major Core Requirements (32 hours)

• PHED 1130 - Fitness for Life (2 hrs)
• PHED 2xxx - Lifetime Activity course (1 hr)
• SALM 3210 - Practicum I in Sport and Leisure Management (1 hr)
• SALM 3211 - Practicum II in Sport and Leisure Management (1 hr)
• SALM 3220 - Facility Planning and Event Management (3 hrs)
• SALM 4210 - Legal Issues and Risk Management in Sport and Leisure Activities (3 hrs)
• SALM 4215 - Social Psychology of Sport and Leisure (3 hrs)
• SALM 4225 - Management of Sport and Leisure Activities (3 hrs)
• SALM 4250 - Internship in Sport and Leisure Management (12 hrs)
• PUBH 2030 - First Aid and Emergency Care (3 hrs)

Sport Management Concentration Requirements (18 hours)

• SALM 3200 - Introduction to Sport Management (3 hrs)
• SALM 3225 - Marketing Strategies and Public Relations in Sport Management (3 hrs)
• SALM 4205 - Issues and Trends in Sport Management (3 hrs)
• SALM 4230 - Fund-Raising in Sports (3 hrs)
• ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I (3 hrs)
• MGMT 3000 - Organizational Behavior and Management (3 hrs)

Business Guided Electives (Select 12 hours from the following)

• MGMT  3200          Organizational Communications (3 hrs)
• MGMT  3310          Legal Environment of Business (3 hrs)
• MGMT  3320          Management and Social Responsibility (W) (3 hrs)
• MGMT  4010          Advanced Organizational Behavior  (O) (3 hrs)        
• MGMT  4100          Decision Making (3 hrs)
• MGMT  4510          Human Resources Management (3 hrs)
• MGMT  4600          Personnel Law (3 hrs)
• MKTG   3200         Principles of Marketing (3 hrs)
• MKTG   3250         Marketing Communications (3 hrs)
• PUBR    2700         Introduction to Public Relations (3 hrs)

Guided Electives (12 hours)
Electives (5 hours)

Total Hours Required for Degree = 120

View these important documents:

Sport Management Undergraduate Program Description
Sport Management Program of Study check sheet
Sport Management Undergraduate Internship Manual
SALM Practica Manual

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students successfully matriculating may declare sport and leisure management as a major.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

For more information please contact the Undergraduate Sport Management Program Coordinator:

Dr. Keunsu Han
Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences
Box 70654
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN  37614-1701
Telephone: (423) 439-4382
Fax: (423) 439-5383
E-mail: hank@etsu.edu

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Various forms of financial assistance are available through the Office of Financial Aid, information may be found at http://www.etsu.edu/finaid/. In addition, student assistant positions may be available within the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences.