Business Department
- Business Administration
- Sport Management
Sport Management Program Description
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, "Sport 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.
Sport 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 eighteen-credit Major Elective Component that allows students to explore courses in any area that is of interest to them and relevant to their career goals.
Sport 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 Major Component course Pass/Fail. A minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) is required of all Sport Management majors in their Career Component courses to graduate.
Medaille holds membership in the North American Society for Sports Management and the College Sports Information Directors of America. The Sport Management program was developed using the joint accreditation standards of NASSM and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). The Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
Credit Distribution: Bachelor of Science Credit Hours
General Education Core
ENG 110 College Writing II (3)
ENG 200 Analytical Writing (3)
*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 Expression (3)
GEN 240 Scientific Discovery (3)
GEN 410 Baccalaureate Capstone I (3)
GEN 411 Baccalaureate Capstone II (3)
MAT 115 Pre-Calculus or MAT 216 Survey of Introductory Calculus and Its Applications (3)
SPE 130 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
Minimum General Education Credit Hours 30
Major Requirements
ACC 101 Fundamentals of Accounting I (3)
ACC 102 Fundamentals of Accounting II (3)
ECO 201 Microeconomics (3)
ECO 260 Econometrics I (3)
ECO 261 Econometrics 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 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 400 Sports Facility Planning and Management (3)
Minimum Career Credit Hours 54
Experiential Learning
SPM 377 Field Experience I (1)
SPM 477 Field Experience II (1)
SPM 478 Field Experience III (1)
Minimum Experiential Credit Hours (3)
Major Elective Component 18
(Eighteen credits from one or more areas, six of which must be upper-level credits)
Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses
ENG 205 Introduction to Literature or
ENG 215 Survey of World Literature (3)
ENG 260 Business and Professional Writing (3)
**MAT 114 Intermediate Algebra or MAT 115 Pre-Calculus (3)
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
Minimum Liberal Arts and Sciences Credit Hours 12
Computer Information Systems Component
CIS (Any) Computer Information Systems Elective (3)
Total 120 credit hours
*Required of first-year students; all other students must substitute a Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective.
**Students who meet the math competency must substitute a Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective.
