Sport Management

 

Sport and Recreation Management

The ETSU undergraduate Sport Management Concentration introduces students to the sport industry and provides them with the opportunity to study a wide variety of fulfilling sport-related careers. Our program emphasizes a unique mix of academic preparation along with required real-world practical field experiences.

The curriculum examines three main segments of the sport industry (performance, production, promotion), and it encompasses all levels of sport: youth, high school, collegiate, professional, amateur, competitive, non-competitive, recreational, private, and nonprofit/profit organizations.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (120 hours total)

(A)  General Education Core (41 Credit Hours)

(B)  Major Core Requirements (33 hours)

  • SALM 4101   Financial Strategies in Sport & Recreation
  • SALM 3220   Facility Planning & Event Management
  • SALM 3225   Marketing Strategies & PR in SALM
  • SALM 4210   Legal Issues & Risk Management in Sport & Leisure Activities
  • SALM 4215   Social Psychology of Sport & Leisure
  • SALM 4225   Management of Sport & Leisure Activities
  • SALM 4240   Research Design & Analysis
  • SALM 4250   Internship

(C)  Sport Management Concentration Requirements (18 hours)

  • SALM 3200   Introduction to Sport Management
  • SALM 3235   Sport & Recreation Sales
  • SALM 3205   Organization & People Management in Sport
  • SALM 3230   Sport in the Social Context
  • SALM 3240   Sport Governance
  • SALM 4230   Fund-Raising in Sports

(D)  SALM Guided Electives (minimum 9 hours from the following)

  • SALM 4205   Issues & Trends in Sport Mgmt
  • SALM 4235     International Sport
  • SALM 3107   Campus Recreation
  • SALM 3105   Recreation Programming
  • SALM 3215   History of Sport
  • SALM 2000   Introduction to Esports
  • Or any other SARM class not required in the program of study

(E)  Guided Electives (16 hours)

  • Courses selected to fulfill this category will be done so with consultation and approval of the student's academic advisor and will be specific to the career goals of the individual student.

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

For more information please contact:

Dr. Amy Greene
Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Department of Sport and Recreation Management
Box 70671 
East Tennessee State University 
Johnson City, TN  37614-1701 
Telephone: (423) 439-5257 
Fax: (423) 439-5383 
E-mail: greenea@etsu.edu