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The Sport Management and Leadership program offers a major in Sport Management Leadership major and a minor in Sport Management. Students will receive training in leadership, business principles, communication skills, and writing skills as they apply to the sport industry. Students will tailor their program in preparation for various career areas including sport marketing, sport management, administration of athletic programs, coaching, sport psychology, sport communications, and sport/wellness facility management. The Sport Management and Leadership major and Sport Management minor can lead to careers in management and administration of sport programs in colleges, recreation centers, YMCAs, YWCAs, sports sales and marketing, public relations and marketing for sports organizations.

Associate Professors: April Arvan and William Ebben

Programs

• Sport Management and Leadership

• Sport Management Minor

Courses

• SML 144 - Introduction to Sport Management and Leadership
• SML 253 - Contemporary Issues in Sport Management
• SML 264 - Youth and Adolescence in Sport
• SML 280 - Special Topics in Sport Management and Leadership
• SML 315 - Sport Marketing and Promotion
• SML 320 - Gender and Racial Issues: Managing Diversity in Sport Organizations
• SML 324 - Programming of Athletic Facilities and Events
• SML 400 - Internship in Sport Management and Leadership
• SML 410 - Organization and Management of Sport Programs (WI)
• SML 450 - Essentials of Ethics and Law in Sport
• SML 480 - Special Topics in Sport Management and Leadership
• SML 490 - Independent Study in Sport Management and Leadership

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