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Learn MoreProfessional preparation develops capable Sport Management specialists able to apply creative communication, leadership, and managerial skills in an array of positions in the sport industry, including sales, marketing, public relations, operations, facilities, and event management.
The BS in Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources with a concentration in Sport Management enhances the professional development of liberal arts-educated students, thereby preparing them to assume entry-level managerial positions in the $470+ billion sport industry, including private enterprises, government or public employment sectors, nonprofit or voluntary agencies, and commercial sport ventures.
Preparation in sport marketing, finance, ethics, law, operations, planning, and program leadership fosters the skills that enhance students’ acquisition and advancement in sport management careers. An integral part of the program is the opportunity to complete two field experiences in sport organizations.
In addition to George Mason University Mason Core requirements, the Sport Management concentration includes 66 credit hours of required courses based upon the NASSM content standards for Sport Management. The additional 17 credit hours of elective course credits allow students to incorporate one of any number of minor programs that may enhance their professional preparation.
Course Work
Mason Core Requirements (37 credits)
- Written communication (6)
- Oral communication (3)
- Information technology (3)
- Quantitative reasoning (3) Must take STAT 250
- Literature (3)
- Arts (3)
- Western civilization/World History (3)
- Social and behavioral science (3)
- Global understanding (3)
- Natural science (7)
- Synthesis/Capstone, met by SPMT 490, a program requirement
Professional Sequence (57 credits)
- SPMT 201: Introduction to Sport Management (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 241: Practicum (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 302: Philosophical and Ethical Dimensions of Sport (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 304: Sport, Culture, and Society (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 405: Sport Venues and Events (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 412: Sport Marketing and Sales (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 420: Economics and Finance in the Sport Industry (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 430: Sport Communication (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 440: Global Perspectives in Sport (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 455: Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 462: Sport Business Law (3 credit hours) OR PRLS 460: Sport and Recreation Law (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 470: Strategic Management and Leadership in Sport Organizations (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 475: Sport Management Professional Development Seminar (3 credit hours)
- SPMT 490: Internship (12 credit hours) (Must register for 12 credits)
- SRST 200: History of Sport and Leisure in America (3 credit hours)
- SRST 450: Research Methods (3 credit hours)
Guided Electives (9 credits)
Choose 9 credits from the following:
- SPMT or SRST prefix courses
- SPMT 480: Special Topics in Sport Management (3 credit hours)
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.