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, and athletic facilities, running tournaments and athletic events, the
sporting goods industry, hotels/resorts and casinos, and not-for-profit
agencies.
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 |
| MRKT-110 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| 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 |
| Total: | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| SEMT-210 | INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| SEMT-250 | INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MARKETING | 3 |
| ACCT-110 | ACCOUNTING 1 | 4 |
| FINC-110 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE | 3 |
| ENGL-200 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 2: AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| SEMT-310 | EVENT MANAGMENT | 3 |
| ACCT-210 | ACCOUNTING 2 | 4 |
| ECON-100 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 1 | 3 |
| ELMANG | BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELMAT | GENERAL MATH ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| SEMT-490 | SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MANAGMENT INTERNSHIP | 6 |
| BLAW-314 | BUSINESS LAW ESSENTIALS | 3 |
| ECON-200 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 2 | 3 |
| SOCL-100 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (or) | 3 |
| PSYC-100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | |
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 |
| Michael Farrell | Professor / Tri-Chair | 02/236 | 4121 | farrell |
| Ann Gervais | Assistant Professor | 02/220 | 5705 | apgervais |
| Mitchell Gregorski | Adjunct Faculty & Professor (ret) | gregorski | ||
| William Herd | Adjunct Faculty & Professor (ret) | bherd | ||
| Patricia McClure | Professor | 02/233 | 4111 | pmcclure |
| Gail Olmsted | Assistant Professor | 02/229 | 5751 | golmsted |
| Robert Rodgers | Professor / Tri-Chair | 02/230 | 4130 | brodgers |
| Michael Tenerowicz | Professor | 02/234 | 4328 | tenerowicz |
| Paul Thornton | Professor / Tri-Chair | 02/213A | 5223 | pthornton |
| Richard Verville | Adjunct Faculty & Professor (ret) | 02/232 | 4122 | verville |