Be Active in Your Career with Sports Management

Follow your passion for sports and active living by earning your degree in a city that is a global center for sports and recreation.

A Sports Management major prepares you to lead in organizations that create products, promote activities, and provide services that reach diverse populations through sports, physical activity, and recreation.

A Degree in Sports Management Leads to Careers in:

• Athletic Administration
• Business Operations
• Club Sports
• Coaching
• Fitness
• Sports Marketing
• Recreation Management

To earn your degree in Sports Management, you will select a study emphasis. The administrative emphasis is a good fit for those seeking careers in marketing, management, advocacy, or business administration. Students focusing on direct athletic leadership may pursue the coaching emphasis.

Program Requirements

DEGREE PLANS

(In addition to Warner Pacific Core Studies Requirements)

47 credits: 24 credits in residence, 26 credits upper division.
Major Requirements: 23 credits
BUS 120 | Intro to Business and Personal Finance | 3 credits
BUS 195 | Internship Preparation | 2 credits
KIN 230 | Introduction to Kinesiology | 3 credits
KIN 490 | Senior Seminar | 1 credits
KIN 494 | Internship | 2 credits
SRM 260 | Sociology in Sports | 3 credits
SRM 300 | Organization and Administration of Sports | 3 credits
SRM 350 | Communication in Sports | 3 credits
SRM 380 | Sports Ethics | 3 credits

Emphasis (Choose One): 24 credits

Administrative Emphasis
BUS 211 | Financial Accounting | 3 credits
MA 242 | Intro to Statistics | 3 credits
MKTG 242 | Marketing | 3 credits
SRM 270 | Facilities and Events Management | 3 credits
SRM 450 | Sports Law | 3 credits
SRM 460 | Sports Marketing | 3 credits
SRM 470 | Sports Finance | 3 credits

Coaching Emphasis
BIO 121 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | 4 credits
HE 240 OR HE 330 | Nutrition OR Sports Nutrition | 3 credits
KIN 310 | Motor Learning | 3 credits
KIN 320 | Exercise Prescription | 2 credits
KIN 350 | Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 credits
KIN 420 | Essentials of Strength and Conditioning | 3 credits
SRM 240 | Fundamentals of Coaching | 3 credits
SRM 340 | Sports Psychology | 3 credits

Sports Management Minor
18 credits: 12 credits in residence, 18 credits upper division.
SRM 300 | Organization and Administration of Sports | 3 credits
SRM 370 | Facilities and Events Management | 3 credits
SRM 380 | Sports Ethics | 3 credits
SRM 450 | Sports Law | 3 credits
SRM 460 | Sports Marketing | 3 credits
SRM 470 | Sports Finance | 3 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the major in Sports Management with Administrative emphasis, graduates will be able to:

• Understand team and individual management, organizational skills, supervision and administrative techniques to effectively lead across organization, department, and work group units to meet diverse stakeholder and organizational goals in a variety of sports management environments.
• Develop and hone professional hard and soft skills through classroom engagement, experiential learning, and field research through a steady progression of internships in order to be better prepared for navigating the sports industry.
• Understand and apply accounting, finance, marketing, data analysis and financial principles in the world of sport.
• Illustrate the diverse ethical, legal and organizational issues that are likely to be encountered in the sports industry while understanding how cultural traditions, social values, and lived experiences of society display themselves in sport.
• Be able to express individual ideas and group communication skills through a variety of multimodal channels, (including both the written and spoken word) in a professional, engaged manner.

Upon successful completion of the major in Sports Management with Coaching emphasis, graduates will be able to:

• Understand team and individual management, organizational skills, supervision and coaching techniques to effectively lead across organization, department, and work group units to meet diverse stakeholders and organizational goals in a variety of sports management environments.
• Illustrate the diverse ethical, legal and organizational issues that are likely to be encountered in the sports industry while understanding how cultural traditions, social values, and lived experiences of society display themselves in sport.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how the human body functions and how to care for and prevent athletic injuries.
• Explain how athletes can learn, understand, and create functional and safe movement patterns.
• Design physical, nutritional and mental training skills programs that can enhance athletic performance to help athletes reach their performance potential.