Sport Management BS
UMSL’s Bachelor of Science in Sport Management is an interdisciplinary, professional degree program that prepares students for a wide array of sport-related careers. The curriculum is balanced between educational-community athletics and the business aspects of sport. The coursework provides the knowledge, skills, and practical experiences needed to coordinate school, community, and non-profit sport programs as well as to work with collegiate and professional minor and major league sports teams in a variety of capacities. This foundation provides a springboard to further specialization within the student’s area of interest via a variety of electives, minors, field experiences and internships.
General Education Requirements
Students must satisfy the university general education requirements.
As part of meeting the university's general education requirements, the following courses prerequisite courses must be completed:
| COMM 1040 | Introduction to Public Speaking (MOTR COMM 110) | 3 |
| or EDUC 2222 | Interpretation: Connecting Audiences and Meaning | |
| ECON 1001 | Principles of Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102) | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 | First-Year Writing (MOTR ENGL 200) | 3 |
| MATH 1030 | College Algebra (MOTR MATH 130) | 3 |
| PSYCH 1003 | General Psychology (MOTR PSYC 100) | 3 |
There is no foreign language requirement for the degree.
Degree Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| MGMT 3600 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MKTG 3700 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| SPMGT 1113 | Introduction to Sport Management and Administration | 3 |
| SPMGT 2200 | Legal Issues in Sports | 3 |
| SPMGT 3100 | Ethics in Sports | 3 |
| SPMGT 4113 | Educational and Community Athletics | 3 |
| SPMGT 4999 | Sport Management Internship 2 | 6 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose five of the following courses: 1 | 15 | |
| Interpersonal Skills in Helping Relationships | ||
| Introduction to Public Relations | ||
| Communication in the Organization | ||
| Social Media in Public Relations | ||
| Economics of Sports, Gaming, and Gambling | ||
| Filming in the Wild | ||
| Introduction to Digital Multimedia Production | ||
| Live Events Media | ||
| Advanced Management and Organizational Behavior | ||
| Advertising and Promotion | ||
| Introduction to Digital Marketing Strategies | ||
| Introduction to Social Media Marketing | ||
| Sports Marketing | ||
| Personal Physical Fitness | ||
| Facilities Management | ||
| Sports Psychology | ||
| Sport Leadership | ||
| Sports Media and Technology | ||
| Sport Management Field Experience 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 39 | |
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Students may take up to 6 hours from any area as pre-approved by advisor.
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6 credit hours of SPMGT 4999 are required (with 3 credit hours taken freshman year and 3 credit hours taken sophomore year). After completing the 6 required hours and in their junior or senior years, students can do additional internships by taking SPMGT 4990 up to 5 times for elective credit.
Learning Outcomes
This program is planning for accreditation by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA). Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
- Apply an interdisciplinary foundation of management, sports, and marketing theories to a variety of sports management settings.
- Develop a marketing toolbox that integrates theories with the fundamental aspects of sports, sports products, consumer and market research, sponsorship, promotion and media.
- Examine and explore the legal environments of amateur, collegiate, and professional sports programs with respect to state and federal legislation, liability, risk management, contracts, and collective bargaining.
- Demonstrate the ability to manage sports facilities to apply key concepts of planning, design, and evaluation of a sports program or sports-related event.
- Develop and refine leadership and communication skills necessary within a sports organization and team-oriented sports institutions.
- Recognize and evaluate ethical decision-making, balancing economic priorities and social responsibilities of sports organizations.
- Demonstrate socio-cultural commitment and responsibility in any given sports management environment.
Sample Four Year Plan
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| COMM 1040 | 3 | ECON 1001 | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 | 3 | PSYCH 1003 | 3 |
| HIST 1001 or 1002 | 3 | CORE - Information Literacy | 3 |
| INTDSC 1003 | 1 | EXPLORE - Social Sciences | 3 |
| MATH 1030 | 3 | EXPLORE - Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 |
| SPMGT 1113 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| SPMGT 2200 | 3 | SPMGT 3100 | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | SPMGT 4999 | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Humanities and Fine Arts1 | 3 | Sport Management Program Elective | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Mathematics and Life/Natural Sciences | 3 | Sport Management Program Elective | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Mathematics and Life/Natural Sciences | 3 | EXPLORE - Mathematics and Life/Natural Sciences | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 3100 | 3 | SPMGT 4113 | 3 |
| MGMT 3600 | 3 | SPMGT 4999 | 3 |
| MKTG 3700 | 3 | Sport Management Program Elective | 3 |
| Sport Management Program Elective | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Sport Management Program Elective | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 121 | |||
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Course should also satisfy the Global Perspectives Requirement.
PLEASE NOTE: This plan is an example of what a four year plan could look like for a typical student. Placement exam scores in math as well as the completion of coursework may change the plan. It should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor. All requirements are subject to change.