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2019-2020 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sport Management and Leadership, B.A.


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Students who have successfully completed a B.A. in Sport Management and Leadership from Lakeland University should be able to:

  • Explain the major concepts in the functional areas of sport management, leadership, sport marketing, and facilities management.
  • Construct and present effective oral and written forms of professional communication.
  • Identify the key legal and ethical issues related to contemporary sport management conduct.
  • Identify guidelines relative to diversity and inclusion in the sport industry.
  • Demonstrate content knowledge as it pertains to the sport industry.
  • Demonstrate personal characteristics such as motivation, maturity, judgment and adaptability as they pertain to the sport industry.

Nine (9) semester hours from the following:


Students must select and successfully complete one of the following emphases:


Athletic Administration (12 semester hours)


A student is not eligible to choose this emphasis if also completing a Management emphasis.

Cooperative Education (22-27 semester hours)


*Only available to Sport Management and Leadership majors.

Hospitality Management (12-14 semester hours)


A student is not eligible to complete this emphasis if also completing a major in Hospitality Management.

Nonprofit Management (12-13 semester hours)


Courses for this emphasis schedule through the Evening, Weekend, and Online Program.

Retail Management (15-16 semester hours)


Sales Management (12-13 semester hours)


Student Designed (12 semester hours)


Students may propose a twelve (12) semester-hour emphasis in an area of academic interest that complements their major in the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Students may fulfill the emphasis requirement by completing current courses offered by the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business and Entrepreneurship, courses offered in other Schools or internship experiences that are relevant to the area of interest. This emphasis plan must be approved in advance by the student’s academic advisor and the Dean of the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Cooperative Education courses may not be used to satisfy the requirements of this emphasis.

Notes:


  • A student completing a major in Sport Management and Leadership is not eligible to earn a major in Business Administration or Organizational Management with a Sport Management or Management emphasis. The student may complete a major in Business Administration or Organizational Management with a different emphasis.
  • A student completing a major in Sport Management and Leadership is not eligible to earn a minor in Business Administration or Cooperative Education.*
    • A student is not eligible to complete Cooperative Education emphasis requirements of other majors.
  • Students pursuing two or more Business and Entrepreneurship majors requiring completion of an emphasis must select a separate emphasis area for each major, mindful of any emphasis restrictions.
  • ^Degree restrictions apply.

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