BS Sport Management
Opportunities abound in the $490+ billion sports industry, and a BS in sport management equips students with the skills needed to succeed in areas such as sales, marketing, public relations, operations, facilities, sports media and event management.
The sport management course work prepares students in topics including sport marketing, finance, ethics, law, operations, event planning, management and leadership. Students are also required to complete both a practicum and internship before graduation, giving them real-world experience and connections in sports-rich metropolitan Washington, D.C., which boasts twelve major and minor league professional sports teams and seven Division I universities.
Graduates of our program have gone on to work in media relations, marketing, sales, alumni development, and coaching positions throughout the country, including for the Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Washington Football Team, New York Knicks, D.C. United, United States Tennis Association, Duke University Athletics, New York Mets, Monumental Sports Entertainment, and more.
Mason Core Requirements (37 credits)
Written communication (6)
Oral communication (3)
Information technology (3)
Quantitative reasoning (3) Must take STAT 250: Introductory Statistics I (3 credits) or EDRS 220: Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis (3 credits)
Literature (3)
Arts (3)
Global History (3)
Social and behavioral science (3)
Global understanding (3)
Natural science (3)
Writing-Intensive, met by by SRST 450: Research Methods (3 credits), a program requirement
Synthesis/Capstone, met by SPMT 490: Internship (12 credits), a program requirement
Professional Sequence (57 credits)
- SPMT 201: Introduction to Sport Management (3 credits)
- SPMT 241: Practicum (3 credits)
- SPMT 302: Philosophical and Ethical Dimensions of Sport (3 credits)
- SPMT 304: Sport, Culture, and Society (3 credits)
- SPMT 405: Sport Venues and Events (3 credits)
- SPMT 412: Sport Marketing and Sales (3 credits)
- SPMT 420: Economics and Finance in the Sport Industry (3 credits)
- SPMT 430: Sport Communication (3 credits)
- SPMT 440: Global Perspectives in Sport (3 credits)
- SPMT 455: Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations (3 credits)
- SPMT 462: Sport Business Law (3 credits) OR RMGT 460: Sport and Recreation Law (3 credits)
- SPMT 470: Strategic Management and Leadership in Sport Organizations (3 credits)
- SPMT 475: Sport Management Professional Development Seminar (3 credits)
- SPMT 490: Internship (12 credits)
- SRST 200: History of Sport and Leisure in America (3 credits)
- SRST 450: Research Methods (3 credits)
Guided Electives (9 credits)
Choose 9 credits from the following:
- SPMT or SRST prefix courses
Electives (17 credits)
Choose an additional 17 credits from any course.
Total: 120 credits
Consult the current George Mason University catalog for descriptions of courses and degree requirements. Students will be cleared for graduation using the degree requirements for the catalog year they matriculated into the SPMT concentration.