In the College of Business & Entrepreneurship’s School of Management & Marketing, the sport management program is designed to assist students in developing skills to organize, administer and facilitate sport programs at the corporate, agency, professional and amateur levels. Opportunities are provided to develop knowledge and skills relevant to the performance of these functions. College of Business & Entrepreneurship students are encouraged to join the opportunities for networking with students, faculty, and professionals, such as the Career & Internship Fair, to identify a career path where they can make an impact for God’s glory.
Possible Careers
The following are only a sample of the possible careers a student with a sport management degree may pursue.
- Professional teams
- Semi-professional teams
- Youth sports programs
- Intercollegiate athletics
- Intramural sports
- Sport foundations
- Health and fitness clubs
- Ice arenas
- Aquatic facilities
- Golf courses
- Sport equipment retailing
- Boy’s Clubs
- Girl’s Clubs
- YMCA
- County Park and recreation departments
- Youth sport programs
- Ice arenas
- Community centers
- Theme parks
- Travel companies
- Tourism planning agencies
- Event planning businesses
Sport Management Minor Requirement
SPORT MANAGEMENT MINOR
SMGT 113 Introduction to Sport Management
SMGT 253 Tournament and Event Management
SMGT 263 Communication in Sport
SMGT 373 Sport Marketing
SMGT 423/523 Sport Law1
SMGT 463/563 Sport Finance1
Total: 18 Hours
1See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
Notes:
- At least three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University.
- A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a minor.
- If a substitution has been made, attach a copy of the signed approval and indicate the course number and title following the catalog requirement. Please include the date of the substitution.
Sport Management Bachelor’s Requirements
Sport Management Major Requirements:
PHED 413/513 Sport Facility Management1
SMGT 113 Introduction to Sport Management
SMGT 223 Sport Management Practicum
SMGT 253 Tournament and Event Management
SMGT 263 Communication in Sport
SMGT 323 Governance and Leadership in Sport
SMGT 333 Sport Sociology
SMGT 373 Sport Marketing
SMGT 423/523 Sport Law1
EXSC 403/503 Exercise Psychology
OR
SMGT 433 Sport Psychology
SMGT 463/563 Sport Finance1
SMGT 476 Sport Management Internship
SMGT 483 Senior Seminar
Total: 42 Hours
1See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
*Qualifying students may spend the equivalent of full-time employment (400 hours) in an appropriate agency for six elective internship credit hours. Prerequisites: 90 hours of accumulated course credit, a minimum of 24 hours of course credit completed in the major, 3.0 GPA in the major, and the internship coordinator’s permission.
Business Administration Minor:
Required Accounting Courses:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT223 Principles of Managerial Accounting
Total: 6 Hours
Required Business Courses:
BCIS 403/503 Management Applications of Information Technology
BUSN 353 Communication Strategies in Business
Total: 6 Hours
Required Management Course:
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices
OR
MGPT 403/503 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
Total: 3 Hours
Total: 18 Hours for the Business Administration Minor
Total: 60 Hours for the Sport Management major requirements.
Note(s):
- At least six hours of major and three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University
- A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a major or minor
- If a substitution has been made, attach a copy of the signed approval and indicate the course number and title following the catalog requirement. Please include the date of the substitution.
Requirements for degree conferral:
- At least 24 of the last 32 hours taken at Missouri Baptist University
- Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale (those seeking certification must achieve a GPA of 2.75)
- At least 42 hours of Upper Division (54 for a dual degree)
- At least 120 total credit hours (144 for a dual degree)