Sport Management, Undergraduate Minor

Sports is a $470+ billion dollar a year industry and sports management careers offer many different options for those with a sports management degree.

This minor introduces students to the sports industry and the sport management academic discipline. Students will learn about the principles of finance, economics, policy and governance as they relate to sports organizations. They will then have the opportunity to choose from a series of sport management courses to complete the minor, based on their area of theoretical or practical interest.

Required Courses (9 credits)

• SPMT 201: Introduction to Sport Management (3 credit hours)
• SPMT 420: Economics and Finance in the Sport Industry (3 credit hours)
• SPMT 455: Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations (3 credit hours)

Electives (9 credits)

Choose three courses from the following:

• PRLS 410: Administration of SRT Organizations I (3 credit hours)

• PRLS 460: Sport and Recreation Law (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 430: Sport Communication (3 credit hours)
• SPMT 440: Global Perspectives in Sport (3 credit hours)
• SPMT 480: Special Topics in Sport Management (3 credit hours)

Note: Eight credits must be unique to the minor

Total: 18 credits

Click to view the 2017-2018 Sport Management Minor Advising Sheet

For more information about this minor, contact:

Michelle Gnoleba
Academic Advisor
mgnoleba@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-5200
Fairfax Campus: Krug Hall, Suite 213