B.S. in Sport and Recreation Management Curriculum
To qualify for admission into the program, students must meet all published admission requirements which include: program prerequisites, General Education/Gordon Rule, GPA = 2.0.
Required Prerequisites
• DEP 2000 – Human Growth and Development (3)
Required Core Courses for All Tracks
• LEI 3001 – Leisure and Recreation in America (3)
• LEI 3542 – Principles of Parks, Recreation and Sport Management (3)
• LEI 3800 – Liability and Law in Leisure, Recreation and Sports (3)
• LEI 3402 – Program Development in Recreation and Sports (3)
• LEI 3524 – Human Resource Management in Park and Recreation Services (3)
• LEI 3630 – Care, Maintenance and Design (3)
• LEI 4590 – Seminar in Park and Recreation Services (3)
• ACG 3024 – Financial Accounting for Managers (3) or PAD 4223 – Public Sector Budgeting (3)
• SPM 3941 – Practicum in Sport Management (3)
• SPM 4940 – Internship (9)
Sport Management Track
• SPM 3001 – Introduction to Sport Management (3)
• SPM 3013 – Globalization of Sport (3)
• MAR 3023 – Marketing Management (GL) (3)
• SPM 4505 – Sport Finance (3)
• SPM 4012 – Social Aspects of Sport Management (3)
• SPM 4306 – Strategic Marketing in Sport (3)
Parks and Recreation Management Track:
• LEI 3707 – Inclusive Recreation Services (GL) (3)
• Environment-related courses selected from the following prefixes: (18)
AEB-Agricultural Economics and Business; AGG- Agriculture: General; AGR-Agronomy; ESC-Earth Sciences; EVR-Environmental Studies; EVS- Environmental Science; GEO-Geography: Systematic; GIS-Geography: Information Science; GLY-Geology; HOS-Horticultural Sciences; IDS-Interdisciplinary Studies; IPM-Integrated Pest Management; ISC- Interdisciplinary Science/Natural Science; MET- Meteorology; OCE-Oceanography; OCP-Physical Oceanography; SWS-Soil and Water Sciences
*(GL): Global Learning course