The purpose of this program is to provide both a professional and general educational base for individuals seeking careers in the area of sports and recreation management. As defined, "Sports Management is a program designed to prepare students for professional opportunities in sport, event and facilities management, opportunities with clubs, sports organizations/ federations, newspapers, television, sporting goods, and the numerous areas of private and public recreation." The core courses are specifically designed to develop a sound background in the management of sports and leisure related organizations.

Sports Management, as a management rather than a physical education program, is unique in the Western New York area as are so many of Medaille College's programs. Significant need, as well as support for such a program, has been expressed by both the sports and academic communities.

The curriculum includes 120 credits. One-half of these credits are in the liberal arts and sciences and seeks to provide a solid foundation in the humanities and social sciences as well as a background in mathematics and science. The other half of the credits include courses from business, computers, and recreation/sports areas to prepare the student for the diverse tasks of management in the sports and recreation fields. Another unique feature of the program is the fourteen-credit Career Elective Study Area Component that allows students to explore courses in any area that is of interest to them and relevant to their career goals.

Sports Management majors are expected to attend all classes. Students are responsible for all material covered and for any announcements made in any class session whether the student is present or not. Majors in this program may not take any Career Component course Pass/Fail. A minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) is required of all Sports Management majors in their Career Component courses to graduate.

The Sports Management program was developed using the joint accreditation standards of NASPE and NASSM.

Medaille holds membership in the North American Society for Sports Management and the College Sports Information Directors of America.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). 

The College offeres a five-year B.S./M.B.A. Dual Degree (4+1) program which allows a select group of highly motivated and academically gifted students to combine the requirements for the College's Bachelor of Science degree program in Sports Management with the requirements for the College's Master of Business Adminstration degree program. See section in this catalog entitled "Dual Degree (4+1) Programs" for further information.

Career Component		Credit Hours
ACC 101	Fundamentals of Accounting I	3
ACC 102	Fundamentals of Accounting II	3
ECO 380	Economics of Sports	3
FNS 201	Financial Management	3
MGT 110	The Concept of Management	3
MGT 230	Human Resource Management	3
MGT 302	Operations Management	3
MGT 420	Policy and Strategy: Case Studies	3
MKT 120	Principles of Marketing	3
PSY 385	Sports Psychology	3
SOC 301	Sports in American Society	3
SPM 200	Principles of Sports and Recreation Management	3
SPM 245	Sports Promotion	3
SPM 325	Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports and Recreation Management	3
SPM 377	Field Experience I	1
SPM 400	Sports Facility Planning and Management	3
SPM 477	Field Experience II	1
SPM 478	Field Experience III	1
	Minimum Career Credit Hours	48

Career Elective Component		18
(Eighteen credits from one or more areas, six of which must be upper-level credits)

Computer Information Systems Component
CIS (Any)	Computer Information Systems Elective	3

General Education Component
*GEN 110	Ideas and Experiences: Introduction to Critical Thought and Expression	3
GEN 220	Colonial N. America: Case Study in Cultural Interaction	3
GEN 230	Creative Expressions	3
GEN 240	Scientific Discovery	3
GEN 410	Baccalaureate Capstone	3
GEN 411	Baccalaureate Capstone	3
	Minimum General Education Credit Hours	18

Humanities Component
LIT (Any) or PHI (Any)	Literature Elective Philosophy Elective	3
SPE 130	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
WRT 175	College Writing II	3
WRT 200	Analytical Writing	3
WRT 250	Writing for Business	3
	Minimum Humanities Credit Hours	15

Social Sciences Component
ECO 201	Microeconomics	3
ECO 260	Econometrics I	3
ECO 261	Econometrics II	3
PSY 100	Introduction to Psychology	3
	Minimum Social Sciences Credit Hours	12

Mathematics/Science Component
**MAT 114 or MAT 115	Iintermediate Algebra Pre-Calculus	3
MAT 115 or MAT 216	Pre-Calculus Survey of Introductory Calculus and Its Applications	3
	Minimum Mathematics/Science Credit Hours	6

TOTAL

120

 

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