Sports Management (B.S.)

Sports Management (B.S.)
Sports Management Club

The Bachelor of Science in Sports Management is a dynamic program bridging the disciplines of Business and Health and Human Performance at 橙子视频app.听 Students engage in courses that prepare them for management careers in recreation, high school, college, and professional level sports.听 Courses in coaching, marketing, events, and sales help students further explore career choices and options.听 The 鈥渃areer ready鈥 focus combined with the 鈥渉ands-on鈥 classroom experiences support the constant application of classroom theory to practice.听 Sports Management majors at Plymouth State complete an internship experience.听听 All baccalaureate business degree programs offered are nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

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Melissa Ulery
Teaching Lecturer
Academic Operations Director
Phone: (603) 535-2921
Office: Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Hyde Hall Rm 216, MSC 27, Plymouth, NH 03264
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Pamela Childs
Pam Childs
Program Coordinator, Sports Management
Associate Professor of Practice
Phone: (603) 535-3113
Office: Health & Human Enrichment, Human Performance Center Rm 203F, MSC 22, Plymouth, NH 03264
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SPORTS MANAGEMENT, Bachelor of Science (120 credits)

The Bachelor of Science in Sports Management is a dynamic program bridging the disciplines of Business and Health and Human Performance at 橙子视频app.听 Students engage in courses that prepare them for management careers in recreation, high school, college, and professional level sports.听 Courses in coaching, marketing, events, and sales help students further explore career choices and options.听 The 鈥渃areer ready鈥 focus combined with the 鈥渉ands-on鈥 classroom experiences support the constant application of classroom theory to practice.听 Sports Management majors at Plymouth State complete an internship experience.听听 All baccalaureate business degree programs offered are nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Course Title Credits
Business Common Components
叠鲍厂听1100Introduction to Marketing and Sales4
叠鲍厂听1200Business Law and Ethics (DICO)4
叠鲍厂听1300Digital Information Technologies (TECO)4
叠鲍厂听1400Principles of Economics (GACO)4
叠鲍厂听2000Financial & Managerial Accounting4
叠鲍厂听2100Introduction to Finance2
叠鲍厂听2200Management and Decision Making4
叠鲍厂听2300Business Writing and Presenting (WRCO)4
Major Requirements
尝础奥听3100Sports Law4
惭碍罢听3450Sports Marketing and Sales4
厂惭听2250Introduction to Sports Management4
厂惭听3350Sport Facility and Event Management4
厂惭听3450Financial Management in Sports2
厂惭听3150Sports Governance2
惭骋惭听4900Strategy & Sustainable Competitive Advantage4
Major Electives
Choose one from the following:3
颁颁听3780
Sport in Society
厂惭听3100
Administration of Athletics
Major Practical Experience
Choose one from the following:3-4
厂惭听3880
Sports Management Practicum (minimum of 3 credits) 1
厂惭听4880
Sports Management Internship (4-12 credits) 3
Quantitative Reasoning in the Discipline Connection
Choose one ACC, DAT, FIN, MGM, MKT, 3000/4000-level QRCO attribute course4
Mathematics Foundations
惭础听2210Finite Math with Business Statistics (QRCO)4
General Education
贰狈听1400Composition4
滨厂听1115Tackling a Wicked Problem4
CTDICreative Thought Direction3-4
PPDIPast and Present Direction3-4
SIDIScientific Inquiry Direction3-4
SSDISelf and Society Direction3-4
Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SIDI, SSDI) 24-8
WECOWellness Connection3-4
INCPIntegrated Capstone3-4
Free Electives17
Total Credits120
1

Sports Management Practicum (厂惭听3880) requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00. Sports Management Internship (厂惭听4880) requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.70.

2

Directions should total 20 credits (unless the major has a waiver for a specific Direction).

3

Internship credits in excess of four credits count as free electives toward the credits required for graduation.

Check all course descriptions for prerequisites before planning course schedule. Course sequence is suggested but not required.

To complete the bachelor鈥檚 degree in 4 years, you must successfully complete a minimum of 15 credits each semester or have a plan to make up credits over the course of the 4 years.听 For example, if you take 14 credits one semester, you need to take 16 credits in another semester.听 Credits completed must count听toward your program requirements (major, option, minor, certificate, general education or free electives).

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredits
贰狈听1400 Composition 4
滨厂听1115 Tackling a Wicked Problem 4
Math Foundations
惭础听2210 Finite Math with Business Statistics (QRCO) 4
叠鲍厂听1100 Introduction to Marketing and Sales 4
叠鲍厂听1200 Business Law and Ethics (DICO) 4
叠鲍厂听1300 Digital Information Technologies (TECO) 4
叠鲍厂听1400 Principles of Economics (GACO) 4
厂惭听2250 Introduction to Sports Management 4
听Credits32
Year Two
叠鲍厂听2000 Financial & Managerial Accounting 4
叠鲍厂听2100 Introduction to Finance 2
叠鲍厂听2200 Management and Decision Making 4
叠鲍厂听2300 Business Writing and Presenting (WRCO) 4
厂惭听3150 Sports Governance 2
惭碍罢听3450 Sports Marketing and Sales 4
PPDIPast and Present Direction 4
Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SIDI, SSDI) 4
听Credits28
Year Three
尝础奥听3100 Sports Law 4
QRCO Quantitative Reasoning in the Discipline 4
厂惭听3450 Financial Management in Sports 2
WECOWellness Connection 3-4
Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SIDI, SSDI) 6-8
Free Electives 9
听Credits28-31
Year Four
厂惭听3350 Sport Facility and Event Management 4
颁颁听3780
or 厂惭听3100
 Sport in Society
or Administration of Athletics
 3
厂惭听3880 Sports Management Practicum 3
惭骋惭听4900 Strategy & Sustainable Competitive Advantage 4
INCPIntegrated Capstone 4
Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SIDI, SSDI) 4
Free Electives 8
听Credits30
听Total Credits120
1

Directions should total 20 credits (unless the major has a waiver for a specific Direction).

鈥 Students will be able to demonstrate adequate knowledge and competencies needed to be successful sports management professionals in a variety of settings.
鈥 Students will be able to effectively apply knowledge and skills learned throughout the curriculum in real world settings.
鈥 Students will be able to apply critical thinking and reasoning skills as sports management professionals.
鈥 Students will be able to capably communicate, orally and in writing, as a sports management professional within various sport settings.
鈥 Students will be able to analyze sport business situations and apply appropriate business principles to decision-making.
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Alumni Spotlight

Kerry Collins, a PSU graduate, is now the Director of Community Relations for the Boston Bruins.  She鈥檚 worked with the team for many years, and celebrated on the ice with the team when they won the Stanley Cup in 2011.

鈥I had great professors at Plymouth State who taught me everything I needed to know, and I really valued the small classes and personal touch.  I also enjoyed the strong emphasis on sports at PSU.鈥

PSU Alumni Kerry Collins

   

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