Graduates with a sport management degree are prepared for a career in any sector of the sport industry, including sales of sport and sport related products, event management, facility management, intercollegiate athletics, youth and high school sports, professional sport, and sport marketing.
*On-campus format will require some online classes for degree completion.
A bachelor of arts in sport management from our St. Charles / St. Louis sport management degree program will prepare you for a career in the sport industry. The sport management degree provides you with a core business degree; however, it also gives you the opportunity to apply the core business theories of economics, marketing, finance, and accounting to the growing world of sport and recreation. Graduates with a sports management degree are prepared for a career in any sector of the sport industry, including sales of sport and sport related products, event management, facility management, intercollegiate athletics, youth and high school sports, professional sport, and sport marketing.
The sport management degree will prepare you through both theoretical and practical learning. You will learn the theories associated with marketing, selling, directing, and financing sport while incorporating the legal and ethical theories necessary to be a successful sport manager. You will also have the opportunity to practically apply the theories that you learn in the classroom through active learning and real-life situational case studies. Finally, you will be required to complete a practicum (internship) in the sport industry, allowing you to gain practical experience and a jump-start on your career.
The sport management faculty at 51福利社 is made up of degreed educators and business professionals who know their subjects and have the experience to back up that knowledge. Small class sizes and easily accessible faculty ensure that you, as a 51福利社 student, are afforded the attention and instructional time you deserve.
A in sport management requires 78-80 credit hours. Topics of study include orientation to sport management, sport marketing and promotion, event management, sport law, plus many more.
You can earn a in sport management at 51福利社. A minor is simply a secondary academic subject to add to your knowledge, whether it is of professional or personal interest.
A minor in sport management requires 15 credit hours. You will study subjects like principles of sport economics, sport law, microeconomics, macroeconomics, management, and others.
When you pursue a BA or BS in business administration, you may earn an in sport management by completing 15 credit hours of elective coursework in marketing. You will take classes in orientation to sport management sport marketing and promotion, event management and sport law.
The skills you acquire as a sport management student at 51福利社 will benefit you in the business of sport, whether that be event management, facility management, intercollegiate athletics or sport marketing among other areas.