Sport Management

Degree Type

Bachelor of Science

About

Learn what it takes to manage players, teams, facilities, operations, and whole sports organizations—both on and off the field. 

Introduction

The sports industry is a global industry, counting North America as one of its largest markets. By 2023, projections show the North American sports industry’s value increasing to more than $80 billion. Such a booming industry has a lot of moving parts. Along with the focus on players, teams, and fans, sports organizations must also focus on marketing, merchandising, sponsorships, as well as legal, business, and logistics operations.  

Some of the biggest opportunities in the sports industry are around creating engaging, and high-value opportunities for fan, spectator, and fitness experiences, including:

  • High-tech recreational gear at reasonable prices
  • Ticket packages and benefits
  • Exercise and fitness programs
  • Fitness equipment with high-tech features and innovative design

Starting your professional career with a degree in sport management can give you a broad understanding of the industry, and help you develop a wide range of skills across one of the fastest growing and most lucrative industries today.

You can choose to major or minor in Sport Management

Learn how to:

  • Navigate the competitive global sport environment 

  • Demonstrate working knowledge of governance and regulations of sport organizations 

Students studying

750+ Course Options

The Coppin State University Academic Catalog has a wide variety of skill-building courses designed to inspire and prepare you to be in-demand professionals and transformational leaders.

Score Your Career Goals

Our sport management program supports students in gaining the managerial and operational experience in health, fitness, and sport management fields. You’ll also learn to understand and navigate personnel management and supervisory dynamics.

With courses in sport governance and history, facility and equipment operations, event management, sports, community recreation and fitness, ethics and law, as well as organization and administration of recreation, students gain the theoretical knowledge they can apply on and off the field. This program also provides hands-on learning experiences through a practicum and internship in the professional sports community.

There is more information about major requirements in the Program Requirements section on this page.

What does a Sport Management degree prepare me to do?

Whether you want to be behind the scenes or out on the field, you can find your place in the sport industry. Careers in law, operations, logistics, marketing, management, and health and fitness are all possible within this field. 

Coach and Scout
Amusement and Recreation Attendant
General and Operations Manager
Gaming/Sports Book Writer and Runner

Program Requirements

To graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management, students must complete 120 credit hours. These credit hours split among: 

  • General Education Requirements, or GERs (40 credits) 

  • College of Business courses (42 credits) 

  • Core courses (24 credits) 

  • Electives (13 credits) 

  • Coppin-specific requirements (1 credit) 

General Education Requirements (GERs)

Students must complete 40 GER credits. Specifically for Sport Management majors, your program plan should also include:  

  • MATH 131, College Algebra: Math and Sciences, to satisfy the math GER 

  • ECON 211, Principles of Economics I, to satisfy the second social science GER

College of Business Requirements (42 credits)

CourseCreditsName
ACCT 2013Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 2023Principle of Managerial Accounting
BDSC 3223Business Statistics
BDSC 3403Operations Management
ECON 2113Principles of Economics I
ECON 2123Principles of Economic II
FINM 3303Principles of Business Finance
MGMT 3053Business Communications
MGMT 3203Principles of Management
BUSI 3103Business Law
BUSI 4953Seminar in Business Strategy and Policy
MISY 3413Small Systems Software
MKTG 3103Principles of Marketing
BUSI 320International Business

Sample Course Plan

Be sure to connect with your academic advisor to plan your semester courses. The plan below is just an example—your journey may have different requirements.  

Fall Semester (16 credits)

course

credits

name

ENGL 101

3

English Composition I

MATH 131

3

College Algebra

SPCH 105

3

Introduction to Speech Communication

HIST 201

3

History I

FRSEM 101

1

Freshman Seminar

MISY 150

3

Technology Fluency

Spring Semester (15 credits)

course

credits

name

ENGL 102

3

English Composition II

HIST 202

3

History II

PHSC 101

3

Physical Science

PHIL 102

3

Introduction to Logic

XXXX xxx

3

General Elective

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Course

credits

name

XXXX xxx

3

Art/Humanities Elective

ECON 103

3

Introduction to Entrepreneurial Economics

BIOL 101

4

Biological Science

PSYC 201

3

General Psychology

SMPT 101

3

Sports Governance and History

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Course

credits

name

WLIT 207

3

World Literature

XXXX xxx

3

General Elective

ACCT 201

3

Principles of Financial Accounting

SPMT 360

3

Facility, Equipment, and Event Management

ECON 211

3

Principles of Economics I

Fall Semester (15 credits)

Course

credits

name

MKTG 310

3

Principles of Marketing

ACCT 202

3

Principles of Managerial Accounting

MGMT 305

3

Business Communication

SPMT 350

3

Leadership and Management of Sports

BUSI 310

3

Business Law

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Course

credits

name

SPMT 308

3

Media Relations in Sport

RECR 331

3

Community Recreation and Fitness

FINM 330

3

Principles of Business Finance

MGMT 320

3

Principles of Management

BDSC 322

3

Business Statistics

Fall Semester (15 credits)

Course

credits

name

MISY 341

3

Small Systems Software

SPMT 332

3

Sports, Ethics, and the Law

BDSC 340

3

Operations and Production Management

BUSI 320

3

Fundamentals of International Business

SPMT 435

3

Organization and Administration of Recreation

Spring Semester (13 credits)

Course

credits

name

SPMT 405

3

Sport Management Internship

BUSI 495

3

Seminar in Business Strategy and Policy

XXXX xxx

4

General Elective

XXXX xxx

3

General Elective

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College

Sport Management is in the Department of Management and Marketing in the College of Business.