Industry Exposure

Students experience live and virtual industry insider events designed to create powerfully thought-provoking dialogue between the student body and entertainment industry professionals. Students meet and network with top industry leaders to learn about career opportunities, internships, and industry trends.

Program Requirements

Students majoring in Entertainment Management must complete their GER requirements by taking 40 credit hours from the list of GER courses in consultation with their academic advisor and 42 credit hours in the College of Business core, 3 credit hours in business electives, and 5 credit hours in general electives. In addition, students majoring in Entertainment Management must complete 30 credit hours in Entertainment Management. Further specialization may be achieved by including 12 credit hours of music or casino and gaming as part of the 30 required credit hours.

Required Entertainment Management Courses (18 credits)

Music Concentration

Required Courses (12 credits)

Industry Exposure

Students experience live and virtual industry insider events designed to create powerfully thought-provoking dialogue between the student body and entertainment industry professionals. Students meet and network with top industry leaders to learn about career opportunities, internships, and industry trends.

Program Requirements

Students majoring in Entertainment Management must complete their GER requirements by taking 40 credit hours from the list of GER courses in consultation with their academic advisor and 42 credit hours in the College of Business core, 3 credit hours in business electives, and 5 credit hours in general electives. In addition, students majoring in Entertainment Management must complete 30 credit hours in Entertainment Management. Further specialization may be achieved by including 12 credit hours of music or casino and gaming as part of the 30 required credit hours.

Required Entertainment Management Courses (18 credits)

Casino and Gaming Concentration

Required Courses (12 credits)

Industry Exposure

Students experience live and virtual industry insider events designed to create powerfully thought-provoking dialogue between the student body and entertainment industry professionals. Students meet and network with top industry leaders to learn about career opportunities, internships, and industry trends.

Program Requirements

Students majoring in Entertainment Management must complete their GER requirements by taking 40 credit hours from the list of GER courses in consultation with their academic advisor and 42 credit hours in the College of Business core, 3 credit hours in business electives, and 5 credit hours in general electives. In addition, students majoring in Entertainment Management must complete 30 credit hours in Entertainment Management. Further specialization may be achieved by including 12 credit hours of music or casino and gaming as part of the 30 required credit hours.

Required Entertainment Management Courses (18 credits)

Music Concentration

Required Courses (12 credits)

Casino and Gaming Concentration

Required Courses (12 credits)

Course Requirements

Course Descriptions

Introduction to Esports (ESPT 300)
This course teaches the history of Esports from the vantage point(s) of developers, athletes, fans, sponsors and media. You will examine relationships in the Esports communities and understand how their different roles affect each other. You will explore Esports from behind the scenes and learn what it means to be involved in Esports. of an organization and how it builds a brand.

Introduction to Esports Coaching (ESPT 310)
This course is designed to provide that systematic process of incorporating practical esports coaching experience with formal educational coaching course materials.

Esports Branding & Marketing (ESPT 350)
This course explores the unique marketing and branding opportunities through the esports community, organizations and teams. This course will give you practical details of the esports universe and how to market engage that audience.

Esports Communications (ESPT 410)
In this class, you will learn how to present effectively to decision makers in esports. In this hands-on course you will practice with all major type’s communications: emails, written proposals, and presentations. You will learn how to apply effective communication strategies and presentation tactics to specific esports scenarios.

Esports Operations (ESPT 420)
This course will teach you esports operations and project management, Learn the essential components of building, managing, opening and closing of esports related events and projects.

Program graduates are expected to be able to

• Demonstrate knowledge about business functions and processes.
• Collect, clean, prepare, and maintain data from different sources with relevant technologies.
• Analyze data using popular statistical tools and programming skills and generate reports.
• Visualize data using Power BI, Tableau, and Microsoft Excel and communicate the results effectively to address business questions and make recommendations.
• Understand the role of data governance and the ethical use of data in data science.
• Demonstrate knowledge about enterprise systems.

The program will focus on the following eight student learning outcomes:

• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Quantitative Literacy
• Information Literacy
• Teamwork
• Ethical Reasoning
• Reflective Practice

More information on major requirements can be found below in the Program Requirements section.

Program Requirements

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

• General Education Requirements, or GERs (40 credits)
• College of Business Core Requirements (42 credits)
• Data Science Core Courses (27 credits)
• Data Science Elective (3 credits)
• Free Electives (7 credits)
• Coppin-Specific Requirements (1 credit)

General Education Requirements (GERs) (40 credits)

Students must complete 40 GER credits. Specifically for data science majors, your program plan should include:

• ECON 103, Introduction to Business & Entrepreneurial Economics, to satisfy the Social and Behavioral Sciences category of GER
• MATH 131, College Algebra for Mathematics and Science Majors, to satisfy the Mathematics category of GER
• MISY 150, Technology Fluency, to satisfy the Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues-Local to Global category of GER

College of Business Requirements (42 credits)

Students must complete following 42 credits of College of Business core requirements:

Data Science Core Courses (27 credits)

Students must complete following 27 Data Science core credits:

Data Science Elective (3 credits)

Students need to select one of the following courses as the Data Science elective requirement:

• DSCI 450 Special Topics in Data Science
• DSCI 485 Internship in Data Science

Free Electives (7 credits)

Students are recommended to take COSC 199 Introduction to Computer Programming and/or any other computer science/mathematics/management information systems courses, but other college level courses are acceptable too.

Coppin Specific Requirements (1 credit)

• FRSEM 101 Freshman Seminar

Transfer students transferring 25 or more credits are exempt from this FRSEM 101 course.

Learn how to:

• Start, manage, and grow your business in a competitive market

• Market your business from startup through infancy and early stages of growth

• Prepare a marketing plan, develop a marketing budget, plan a sales presentation, and train a sales force

• Apply laws covered to selected business decision-making situations

• Manage innovation and technology in competitive business situations

Program Requirements

Learn the basics, so you can:

• Navigate the competitive global sport environment

• Demonstrate working knowledge of governance and regulations of sport organizations 

Minor Requirements for College of Business Students

You must earn at least 18 sport management credits to graduate with a minor in sport management. College of Business students you must complete all minor and prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher. 

Minor Requirements for Non-College of Business Students

Students in non-College of Business programs can earn a minor in sport management, but must satisfy specific course requirements. These required courses include:  

• ECON 103, Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurial Economics

• SPMT 101, Sport Governance and History

• 12 credits of SPMT electives at or above the 300 level  

Learn how to:

• Navigate the competitive global sport environment 

• Demonstrate working knowledge of governance and regulations of sport organizations 

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.

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)

Learn how to:

• Demonstrate understanding of basic marketing principles including, marketing concept, marketing strategy, market segmentation, positioning, and the marketing mix
• Apply consumer behavior principles to marketing concepts and strategy
• Conduct and interpret primary and secondary marketing research through quantitative and qualitative techniques
• Apply quantitative and qualitative analysis to strategic decision-making
• Demonstrate knowledge of marketing issues and problems related to the global marketplace
• Formulate marketing strategies and analyze business environments 
• Apply analysis to create and present strategic marketing plans

Minor Requirements for College of Business Students

You must earn at least 18 marketing credits to graduate with a minor in marketing. College of Business students may take any 18 credits of marketing courses to complete minor requirements, except for: 

• MKTG 310, Principles of Marketing 

Minor Requirements for Non-College of Business Students

Students in non-College of Business programs can earn a minor in marketing, but must satisfy specific course requirements. These required courses include:  

• ECON 103, Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurial Economics 

• MKTG 310, Principles of Marketing 

• 12 credits of MKTG electives at or above the 300 level