This course is designed to provide an introduction to sport management and an overview of the role and scope of sport events, sport management and sport marketing as they contribute to the planning and development of a sport business. Legal, sociocultural, historical, political, and psychological concepts relevant to the management of sport; the professional skills and attitudes of successful sport managers; and ways in which the globalization of sport continues to affect sport management professions will be addressed. Explore career options in sport management including entities such as but not limited to intercollegiate athletics, recreation, event and facility management, health and fitness clubs as well as professional sport.
Semester Offered
As Needed