Sports Management

Faculty: Tom Raunig, Ed.D        

The Sports Management minor at the University of Providence allows students to prepare for careers in a wide variety of sports related industries. Preparation for positions with collegiate athletic programs, professional sports teams, public and private sports facilities, sports management companies, event management companies, as well as, the skills to engage in their own entrepreneurial businesses are all a part of the students skill set development. Content areas determined by the Commission on Sports Management Accreditation to be essential to any Sports Management program are addressed in the program. Those areas are the social, psychological, and international foundations in sport management; sport management principles, leadership operations, event and venue management, and governance; ethics in sport management; sport marketing and sport communication; finance, accounting and economics; legal aspects of sport; and integrative experiences. For the minor to address most of the COSMA expectations, one additional course was identified to assist in meeting these standards (see course description provided below).

Sports Management Program Outcomes

At the conclusion of the program Sports Management Major/Minors will be able to:

• Apply content knowledge in sport management, sport management planning, and implementation methods and strategies through class projects;
• Demonstrate the ability to use professional development tools and exhibit professional disposition in the field of sports management through class simulations and practicum experiences;
• Differentiate diverse cultures impact sport on sport through case studies and discussion;
• Apply leadership and management skills through class projects and practicum experiences;
• Employ the ability to collaborate in the sport business setting through the planning and implementation of an event;
• Construct and foster personnel, clientele, community, donor, and business relationships in a variety of sport business settings through class projects and practicum experiences;
• Value assessment and critical thinking methods to promote ethical decision making and professional problem solving skills in a sport environment through class projects and exercise

Degree Requirements

• Bachelor Degree Requirements

Sports Management Major (B.S.)

Sports Management Minor

Sports Management Major (B.S.)

Plan Template: Sports Management 4 Year
Description: Bachelor of Arts
# of Terms: 8
Term Start: Fall

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