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Major – Sports Management
The contemporary sport industry is unique and demands a variety of skills and knowledge.

The Sport Management curriculum at Belmont Abbey College educates students to work in this highly complex environment with particular emphasis on the business, management, and legal characteristics of sport. In addition, students in the sport management curriculum integrate the skills and knowledge of the industry with the values of the College’s liberal arts curriculum. This combination of specific knowledge of sport, coupled with the creative, ethical, and analytic emphasis of the liberal arts produces talented professionals in the field of sport management.
Upon completion of the curriculum, graduates who earn a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management will be able to:

• Understand the technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills required to function as an effective sport manager in today’s complex sport environment.
• Recognize the importance of planning, management, and leadership in contemporary sport organizations, and apply those skills in sport management settings.
• Appreciate the socio-cultural characteristics of sport and its effects on participants, spectators, and society.
• Appreciate the ethical demands in today’s sport environment and its effects on personal and organizational responsibility.
• Develop appropriate ethical practices that will be applied in sport management settings.
• Understand the governance structure of various sport organizations and their influence on operations and decision-making.
• Understand the legal and regulatory environment of contemporary sport.

B. A. in Sport Management 120 hours

Major Requirements
Taken prior to enrolling in a 300/400 level SM course:

• SM 200 History, Culture, & Philosophy of Sport
• SM 210 Introduction to Sport Management

Students must complete six of the following:

• SM 310 Organizational Theory and Leadership in Sport
• SM 320 Administration, Governance and Policy
• SM 330 Sport Marketing
• SM 340 Sport Facility and Event Management
• SM 350 Sport law and Risk Management
• SM 360 Sport Business and Finance
• SM370 Special Topics in Sport Management
• SM 380 Independent Study

SM Senior Capstone courses:

• SM 400 Senior Seminar
• SM 450 Internship

Required Business Courses

• EC 201 Introduction to Economics
• BU 265 Spreadsheet and Database Applications
• BU 315W Business Communication

Other Courses
General elective courses

It is the student’s responsibility to verify that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.

Faculty

Dr. Travis Feezell – Associate Professor of Business
B.A., University of Wyoming, M.A., University of Wales, Ed.D., University of Idaho

John Smith
Instructor of Sport Management
B.A., University of Maryland
M.A. Ed., Wingate University