The sports industry is a billion dollar industry continuously growing both financially and globally. This creates the necessity to have individuals with the proper knowledge, skills and abilities to operate and manage sports businesses and organizations.
Students selecting the sports business concentration will acquire general management skills with a heavy emphasis in program development and administration and financial management, learning the application of such knowledge and skills to the health, fitness and sports industries. Additionally, students will study the fundamental concepts, theories, and organization of management as it applies to the field of sports and recreation. Students with a sports business concentration may pursue careers in academic settings, intercollegiate athletics, professional sports, sports, fitness and recreation clubs/facilities, and sports governing bodies (NCAA, U.S. Olympic Committee, etc.).
| Category I |
| ENGL 101 | *English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | *English Composition II | 3 |
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Category II
Arts & Humanties (18 Credits) |
| WLIT 203 or 204 | *World Literature I or II | 3 |
| ANY 200 | *Any 200+ ENGL, JRNL or WLIT | 3 |
| PHIL 102 or 201 | *Intro To Logic or Philosophy | 3 |
| HIST 201 | *U.S./World/AA History I & II | 6 |
| MISC | *ART 105/MUSC 201/THEA 211/DANC 226/IDIS 102
or 103/or a Foreign Language | 3 |
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Category III
Social Sciences (6 Credits) |
| PSCY 201 | *General Psychology | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| ANTH 207 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| POSC 301 | United States Government | 3 |
| SOCI 201 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 200 | Introduction to Social Science | 3 |
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Category IV
Mathematics (3 Credits) |
| MATH 203 | Basic Statistics (eff. Spring 2008) | 3 |
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Category V
Natural Sciences (7-8 Credits) |
| BIOL 101 | *Biological Science | 4 |
| CHEM 101 | General Chemistry | 4 |
| PHSC 101 | Physical Science | 4 |
| PHSC 103 | Technology & Human Affairs | 3 |
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Category VI
Emerging Issues (6 Credits) |
| HLTH | *Any 3 cr. Health Course (100 or 200 level) | 3 |
| SPCH 105 | Introduction to Speech Comm. | 3 |
| SPCH 202 | Principles & Practices of Interviewing | 3 |
| SPCH 204 | Critical Listening | 3 |
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Category VII
Technology Fluency (3 Credits) |
| MNSC 150 | *Technology Fluency | 3 |
