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Department of Kinesiology

Sport Management Major

The requirements for earning a BS in Sport Management include 24 units of KNES Core Courses and 15 units of KNES Elective courses. The major also requires students complete the 21-unit Business Administration Minor. Students are responsible for meeting all University mandated requirements for graduation, including the University Core (previously General Education) requirements, upper-level units requirement, and 120-unit minimum.

Advising Sheet - Catalog Year 09-10 - Current (PDF)

Exerpt of Advising Manual:

The Sport Management major is designed to prepare students for a changing sports industry. The curriculum develops critical and ethical sensibilities as well as practical skills with the intent of producing graduates who will be responsible business leaders and community advocates able to address commercial, economic, political and social issues related to sport. Students selecting this major must declare a minor in Business Administration.

Course Requirements

KNES Courses

KNES 280	Introduction to the Sport Industry (3)
KNES 285	Sport: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
KNES 353	Sport and Society (3)
KNES 333	Sport Management (3)
KNES 395	Kinesiology Internship (3)
KNES 452	Sport Marketing (3)
KNES 456	Sport Governance, Policies and Legal Issues (3)
KNES 460	Cultural Economy of Sport (3)

KNES Electives - 15 units of electives from selected KNES courses (see below)

BUAD Courses

ACCT 201	Accounting Principles I (3)
ACCT 202	Accounting Principles II (3)
ECON 201	Microeconomic Principles (3)
ECON 202	Macroeconomic Principles (3)
FIN 331	Principles of Finance (3)
MKTG 341	Principles of Marketing (3)
MNGT 361	Principles of Management (3)
MATH 231 or ECON 205	Basic Statistics (3) Statistics for Business and Economics (3)

SPMT / KNES Electives
(from the list provided, a maximum of 6 credits can be outside KNES)
(eligibility for courses is based on having earned a “C” or better in the prerequisites)

Sport Business Oriented Courses		Sport Science Oriented Courses
KNES 251	History of Sport in America	KNES 309	Tests and Measurements
KNES 301	Intro to Rec. and Leasure	KNES 311	Biomechanics
KNES 305	Outdoor Educ: Phil. and Methods	KNES 313	Physiology of Exercise
KNES 331	Principles of Coaching	KNES 315	Care and Prev. of Athletic Injuries
KNES 337	Adv. Coaching Techniques	KNES 341	Concepts of Motor Learning
KNES 349	Modern Olympic Games	KNES 355	Psychology of Sport
KNES 351	Philosophy: Sport Experience	KNES 361	Exercise Psychology
KNES 357	Sport in Film	KNES 363	Nutrition for Exercise and Sport
KNES 395	Second Kinesiology Internetship	KNES 365	Exercise Testing and Prescription
KNES 403	Organ. and Admin. of Intramurals	KNES 369	Practicum in Exercise Science
KNES 418	Sport Facilities Management	KNES 409	Stress Management
KNES 437	Sport and the Media	KNES 426	Motor Development
KNES 441	The American Woman in Sport	KNES 433	Applied Sport Psychology
KNES 449	Leadership for Sport Professional	HLTH 204	Nutrition and Weight Control
KNES 454	Sport Sales and Sponsorship	HLTH 208	Mental Health Management
KNES 470	select courses as available
LENGL 325	Sports Law
MNGT 463	Organizational Leadership
PSYC 409	Organizational Psychology

Prerequisite Information for Required Courses

Course	Prerequisite
KNES 333	ACCT 201; ACCT 202
KNES 353	ENGL 102
KNES 395	KNES 333; earned 72 units; cum GPA 2.0 or higher; Department consent
KNES 452	MKTG 341
KNES 456	KNES 333
KNES 460	KNES 333
ACCT 202	ACCT 201
ECON 205	MATH 109 or higher, excluding MATH 204
FIN 331	MATH 231 or ECON 205; ACCT 201; ACCT 202; ECON 201; ECON 202
MATH 231	MATH 109 or higher, excluding MATH 204
MKTG 341	Junior/ Senior standing
MNGT 361	Junior/ Senior standing

Department of Kinesiology
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