Sports and Entertainment Management
The Sports and Entertainment Management option provides
students with a solid foundation in business and management concepts. In
addition, students acquire specific knowledge about the sports and
entertainment industries. Through case studies, team assignments, guest
speakers, and internships students learn to apply management theories to
specific problems and opportunities in the sports and entertainment fields.
This program begins the preparation for students to pursue a variety of
positions in areas such as: collegiate and professional athletics, tennis,
golf, athletic facilities, tournaments entertainment venues, the
sporting goods industry, and hotels/resorts and casinos.
Business Administration - Sports and Entertainment Management Program Goals
- Have the skills needed to develop ideas and make decisions based on proper research, analysis, and critical thinking.
- Understand the environment in which businesses operate including the major economic factors, legal requirements, ethical, and social forces.
- Understand the key actions taken to effectively and efficiently utilize company resources to achieve goals.
- Understand the actions taken to acquire and retain customers; produce goods and services; and measure/track financial performance.
- Understand the career opportunities available in the Sports and Entertainment Industry by learning the necessary principals including management, marketing, law, finance, and ethics as related to the management and operations of various components of the Sports and Entertainment Industry.
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Conduct research from a variety of sources.
- Demonstrate computer literacy.
| Semester 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| MANG-110 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| CMPA-160 | COMPUTER BASICS: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| ENGL-100 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 | 3 |
| ELMAT | GENERAL MATH ELECTIVE | 3 |
| SOCL-100 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (or) | 3 |
| PSYC-100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| SEMT-210 | INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MRKT-110 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| ACCT-110 | ACCOUNTING 1 | 4 |
| ENGL-200 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 2: AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 3 |
| ELMAT | GENERAL MATH ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| FINC-110 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE | 3 |
| SEMT-250 | INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MARKETING | 3 |
| ACCT-210 | ACCOUNTING 2 | 4 |
| ECON-100 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 1 | 3 |
| MANG-320 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| SEMT-310 | EVENT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| BLAW-314 | BUSINESS LAW ESSENTIALS | 3 |
| ECON-200 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 2 | 3 |
| SEMT-490 | FIELD STUDIES A (or) | 6 |
| SEMT-491 | FIELD STUDIES B | 3 |
| ELBUS | GENERAL BUSINESS ELECTIVE (Note) | 3 |
| Total: | 15-18 | |
Note: Student must take a Business Department elective if taking SEMT-491 in semester 4.
Upon the successful completion of requirements for this program, the degree of Associate in Science in Business Administration - Management will be awarded.
| Name | Title | Office | Ext | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoda Belemjian | Assistant Professor | 02/233 | 5706 | rbelemjian |
| Ann Gervais | Assistant Professor | 02/220 | 5705 | apgervais |
| Patricia McClure | Professor | 02/233 | 4111 | pmcclure |
| Gail Olmsted | Associate Professor | 02/236 | 5751 | golmsted |
| Robert Rodgers | Professor / Co-Chair | 02/230 | 4130 | brodgers |
| Diane Sabato | Assistant Professor | 02/229 | 4836 | dsabato |
| Michael Tenerowicz | Professor | 02/234 | 4328 | tenerowicz |
| Paul Thornton | Professor / Co-Chair | 02/213A | 5223 | pthornton |