Sport Management
Undergraduate Programs
Description
The Sport Management program develops leaders in the business side of sports through a comprehensive education that includes theory and its application in sports business. The Sport Management major offers students a broad base educational foundation and develops skills and knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to sport: management, strategic planning, marketing, promotions, communication, legal preparation, public relations, consumer behavior, facilities, and finance. The program focuses on problem solving and emphasizes hand’s on learning experiences within and outside of the classroom. Sport Management graduates work in nearly all types of sport including: professional sport, college athletics, high school activities, national sport governing bodies, health and fitness industry, sport products and equipment, amateur sport, youth sport and many other public, private or non-profit sport organizations.
Majors |
Program | Locations | Total Credits |
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Sport Management BS | BS - Bachelor of Science |
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120 |
Policies & Faculty
Policies
Admission to Major. All students who plan to apply for admission into the sport management program need to declare a sport management major by speaking to the Student Relations Coordinator in Allied Health and Nursing at 507-389-5194.
Criteria considered for admission to the Sport Management Program:
- Completion of at least 30 semester credits.
- Completion of the 6 pre-major required general education courses.
- Completion of the 1 pre-major HP 141 course.
- Minimum career grade point average (GPA) of a 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
- Minimum grade of a “C-” in all required prerequisite and support courses.
From all eligible applicants, students will be admitted on the basis of their rank order on the criterion of cumulative GPA and their GPA in the courses listed above. Students may apply for admission if they are currently enrolled in prerequisite course(s), but students farther along in their academic career may have priority. In the past two admission periods, the pre-sport management GPA of admitted students varied between 2.95 and 4.0.
Note: Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the major.
Admission Deadlines: Students must apply for admission into the 300/400 level courses. Fall and spring semester deadlines are October 1 and March 1 respectively. Application procedures are provided: http://ahn.mnsu.edu/hp/sm/undergradadmis.html
GPA Policy. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 once admitted into the program in order to take the required sport management courses.
Advising. Students planning a major in the College of Allied Health and Nursing are assigned an advisor. Advising questions and concerns can be answered by the Allied Health and Nursing Student Relations Coordinator, 124 Myers Field House, 507-389-6315.
Contact Information
1400 Highland Center
Main Office (507) 389-6313ahn.mnsu.edu/hp/sm
Faculty
Chair
- Lynnette Engeswick, PhD
Office Manager
- Kim Krueger
Faculty
100 Level
Credits: 1
This course provides small group personal training sessions (e.g., 1 to 4) ideal for sedentary students looking to begin a physical activity program in a non-competitive supportive environment. With the assistance of exercise science students enrolled in HP 486, participants will enhance their physical fitness and overall wellness.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Concepts and development of lifelong healthy exercise and nutritional habits.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Introduction to basic swimming skills; basic rescue and water safety skills and techniques; stroke instruction in front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Theory and practice of billiards or bowling.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Theory and practice of aerobic conditioning.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Includes street fighting techniques and personal safety tips.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 2
Orientation to the profession of athletic training. Designed for students majoring in athletic training.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
This course will provide an overview of the academic and professional sport management industry. Students will be introduced to the vast array of fields within the sport management industry, different job opportunities that are available, and foundational theoretical concepts. Basic professional career paths, tasks, duties, knowledge, skill sets, and challenges specific to the industry will be examined with a focus on practical examples.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
.Prerequisites: Bowling experience/averages.
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit to those on the intercollegiate team. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit only for those students who make the Minnesota State University, Mankato, team and who complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit only for those students who make the Minnesota State University, Mankato, team and who complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit to those who make the wrestling team and complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit to those who make the team and complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit only for those students who make the Minnesota State University, Mankato, team and who complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit only for those students who make the Minnesota State University, Mankato, team and who complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Must be on intercollegiate roster. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Class for only students on the intercollegiate baseball team. Need permission to register. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit to those who make the team and complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Open for credit to those who make the team and complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
This course is admission by permission only. The course is limited to male students who are members of the Minnesota State University, Mankato, intercollegiate hockey team. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 2
Introduction to the discipline of exercise science. Course is designed to acquaint exercise science majors with opportunities within the major, recommended minors, and an overview of the exercise science profession and career options.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Participation in NCAA II soccer. Prereq: selection for teamPrerequisites: Selection for team
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Flag/Touch Football, Softball (fast and slow pitch), Soccer, Speedball, Ultimate, Volleyball, Basketball, Team handball.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Participation and increase skill knowledge through activity in body building, physical conditioning, and aerobics.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Acquaint student with the basic skills, strategy and rules of badminton, tennis, or racquetball.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Basic skills and knowledge of terminology, rules, and strategy in archery or golf.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Skiing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, or snowboarding.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Acquaint students with the basic skills and rules of handball.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Acquaint students with advanced skills, strategies, and rules of handball.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Overview of aquatic skills and activities. Basic techniques and practical experience in teaching aquatic skills and activities. Pre: Human Performance major or Aquatic emphasis. Ability to swim front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke. Developing teaching skills and curriculum.Prerequisites: Human Performance major or Aquatic emphasis. Ability to swim front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke. Developing teaching skills and curriculum.
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 1
Variable content based on demand. Prereq: varies depending on activityPrerequisites: Varies depending on activity
Goal Areas: GE-11
200 Level
Credits: 3
This course will provide majors in the health and physical education program with an overview of historical, philosophical and social perspectives of physical education. Students will develop an understanding of instructional, managerial, and organizational components impacting physical education.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Introduction to physical education and health teaching majors. An overview of history, physical education and health teaching profession, and opportunities and challenges in teaching.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
This class is intended for students in Physical Education to learn the fundamentals of teaching indoor and outdoor team sports. Students will use current teaching models to learn and evaluate age appropriate teaching progressions and assessment techniques. Students will become proficient in both performing and teaching specific skills related to team sport (flag football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, team handball).Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
This class is intended for students in Physical Education to learn the fundamentals of teaching individual and dual sports. Students will use current teaching models to learn and evaluate age appropriate teaching progressions and assessment techniques. Students will become proficient in performance and analysis of fundamental movements and skills in individual and dual sports (bowling, golf, tennis, pickle ball, badminton) and leisure activities (disc golf, bocce ball).Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
This class is intended for students in Physical Education to learn the fundamentals of teaching rhythm and dance. Students will use current teaching models to learn and evaluate age appropriate teaching progressions and assessment techniques. Students will become proficient in performance and analysis of fundamental movements and skills in rhythmic activities and dance (folk, square, line, and social).Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Advanced strokes: butterfly, overarm sidestroke, trudgeon, inverted breaststroke. Competitive strokes and turns. Springboard diving. Aquatic Art. Mask and snorkel skills. Safety/rescue skills. Water exercise. Water polo. Prereq: front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststrokePrerequisites: Front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke. Spring
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 2
The course is designed to give an overview of approximately five sports. Emphasis is placed on the philosophy behind sport officiating. Discussion involves how to get started, organization helpful to officials, learning materials, stipends to be earned, types of equipment and cost.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 2
American Red Cross requirements for Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certification. Practical experiences included. Prereq: Swim 500 yards. Front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke.Prerequisites: Swim 500 yards. Front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke.
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 2
Orientation to existing and emerging careers in the allied health professions such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic training. Strategies for gaining admission to allied health graduate studies programs will be emphasized.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Examines sport from a social-psychological perspective. To identify and discuss ways in which societal values affect the character of sport and the people involved.Prerequisites: SOC 101
Credits: 2
Adult fitness, from theory to practice.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-11
Credits: 3
Fundamentals of physical education activities focuses on skill performance and analysis in a variety of physical education activities. Majors only. This course must be taken concurrently with HP 201.Prerequisites: none
300 Level
Credits: 1
Methods, procedures, and philosophy of coaching competitive swimming. Prereq: competitive swimming experiencePrerequisites: Competitive swimming experience.
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching. Prereq: wrestling experience or wrestling classPrerequisites: Wrestling experience or wrestling class.
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching volleyball. Prereq: volleyball experience or consentPrerequisites: Volleyball experience or consent.
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching baseball.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Course designed to teach the various techniques and philosophies of the game of football for prospective coaches. Open enrollment-male or female.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
The course is designed for those interested in coaching hockey at the youth and high school level.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching. Prereq: softball experience or consentPrerequisites: Softball experience or consent.
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
Study of lifespan motor development from prenatal through adulthood, including information on delayed development and the normal pattern of skill acquisition.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Methods and procedures used in coaching.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
Methods and materials for teaching physical education in the elementary school.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
This course will enable students to gain a deeper understanding of the moral reasoning processes of sport management professionals. Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to apply moral reasoning in dealing with ethical dilemmas in sport management.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
Basic recognition, prevention, and care of injuries/illnesses suffered by athletes and other physically active individuals. Designed for coaching, physical education, and sports medicine minor students.Prerequisites: BIOL 220, HLTH 210
Credits: 3
Recognition, prevention, and care of injuries/illnesses incurred by athletes and other physically active individuals. Also, the proper selection, care, fitting, and maintenance of protective equipment and braces are emphasized. Designed for athletic training students.Prerequisites: Consent and BIOL 220, HP 140
Credits: 3
Principles of the etiology, pathology, assessment, recognition, and management of lower body injuries/illnesses suffered by athletes and physically active individuals. Designed for athletic training students.Prerequisites: Consent and HP 341
Credits: 3
Principles of the etiology, pathology, assessment, recognition, and management of upper body injuries/illnesses suffered by athletes and physically active individuals. Designed for athletic training students.Prerequisites: Consent, HP 341, HP 342
Credits: 2
Development of skills necessary to organize and administer aquatic programs (seasonal and yearly). Prereq: Lifeguard Training/WSI or consentPrerequisites: Lifeguard Training/WSI or consent.
Credits: 2
The study and application of clinical assessment techniques used to evaluate lower body injuries incurred by physically active populations. The required clinical experience component will provide the student with the opportunity to apply these skills in the clinical environment.Prerequisites: HP 341 and HP 342 concurrent
Credits: 2
The study and application of clinical assessment techniques used to evaluate upper body injuries incurred by physically active populations. The required clinical experience component will provide the student with the opportunity to apply these skills in the clinical environment.Prerequisites: HP 341, HP 342, and HP 343 concurrent
Credits: 3
A study of the structural and biomechanical functions of the muscular system during physical activity, sport, and exercise.Prerequisites: BIOL 220
Credits: 3
The Sport Business and Professional Development course is designed to improve the ability of students to be professional in the work place, describe their accomplishments, build their resumes, and sell their idea/themselves in situations like professional networking, company meetings, response to proposals for services, and interviews. It teaches verbal and written communication skills, professional etiquette, service learning, multicultural awareness, and workplace integration for new jobs.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the basic information regarding the physiological response of the human body to acute and chronic exercise. All material presented will be approached from a practical perspective with an emphasis on application for coaches.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Designed to prepare teacher candidates to recognize, understand, apply, and analyze the skill theme approach to elementary children's physical education curriculum. The emphasis will be based on movement concepts, skill themes, rhythms and dance, and generic levels of skill proficiency.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
This course will provide an overview of the academic and professional sport management industry. Topics and challenges specific to the industry will be examined. Students will learn basic professional career paths, tasks, and duties of sport managers with a focus on practical examples of sport management skills and strategies, as well as relevant theoretical concepts.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
This course is designed to acquaint the coaching licensure student with the basic principles of structural kinesiology and biomechanics.Prerequisites: BIOL 220, PHYS 101
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with an understanding of basic scientific principles essential to working successfully with athletes as a coach.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
This course is designed for teacher candidates to apply, analyze, and evaluate developmentally appropriate content skills, develop lesson plans, and peer teaching. Teacher candidates will apply the standards of effective practice in teaching K-12 level students in physical education.Prerequisites: KSP 330
Credits: 3
Tools and techniques for assessing learning and performance of children in physical education. Procedures for assessing motor performance of children with disabilities emphasizing available assessment tools, interpretation of data, preparation of Individualized Educational Programs (IEP), and due process.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
The student will gain knowledge and skills that will allow them to take and pass a reputable group exercise instruction certification, develop/instruct a wide variety of group exercise formats and monitor and modify the exercise of participants in a group exercise.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 0
Curricular Practical Training: Co-Operative Experience is a zero-credit full-time practical training experience for one summer and an adjacent fall or spring term. Special rules apply to preserve full-time student status. Please contact an advisor in your program for complete information.Prerequisites: HP 140 or HP141 or HP 160 or HP 201. At least 60 credits earned; in good standing; instructor permission; co-op contract; Prerequisites may vary by program: HP 140 (AT), HP 141 (SM), HP160 (ES), HP 201 (PE/HLTH).
400 Level
Credits: 3
Provides an introduction to measurement and evaluation commonly used in physical education and exercise science. This encompasses the administration of skills and performance tests, interpretation of results, basic statistical analysis, and grading/evaluating performance.Prerequisites: HP 290, HP 414
Credits: 3
Provides an introduction to measurement and evaluation commonly used in physical education and exercise science. This encompasses the administration of skills and performance tests, interpretation of results, basic statistical analysis, and grading/evaluating performance.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Legal and theoretical bases for teaching physical education to students with disabilities. First course in DAPE sequence.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Evaluation of motor skills and fitness of students with disabilities.Prerequisites: HP 411
Credits: 2
Study of lifespan motor development from prenatal through adulthood, including information on delayed development and the normal pattern of skill acquisition.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Introductory study of the effects of both acute and chronic exercise on structure and function of the human body across the life span.Prerequisites: BIOL 330. BIOL 230 or BIOL 310 may be substituted for BIOL 330.
Credits: 2
This course is designed for individuals interested in advanced study in the field of sports medicine. The course will provide advanced study or orthopaedic assessment techniques, application of therapeutic exercise and modalities, and rehabilitation techniques.Spring, SummerPrerequisites: BIOL 220, HLTH 210, HP 340
Credits: 3
This course contains content associated with achieving entry-level certifications for wellness coaching. Health behavior change strategies are emphasized within the context of the health coaching theory, coaching relationship skills, well-being assessment, and goal setting.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Studying abroad is a transformative experience that has the power to challenge our thinking and our perspective on the world. This experiential course will help you become a global citizen, develop intercultural competence, and enhance your abilities to work in health-related fields with diverse clients and patients. Specifically, we will be participating in intercultural activities before the study abroad and several cultural immersion activities while abroad (e.g., participating in a traditional cultural ceremony).Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Develop teaching strategies, curricular programming, and adaptations/modifications for students with disabilities in secondary physical education settings. Application of these strategies in fieldwork experiences with students with disabilities in physical education/DAPE settings.Prerequisites: HP 411
Credits: 3
This course provides students with information on the planning, development, and administration of sport facilities (i.e., physical education, athletics, recreation, fitness/wellness centers, etc.).Spring, SummerPrerequisites: none
Credits: 3
An in-depth study of sport management theories, policies, objectives, and strategies applied to sport marketing through the functions and areas of sport sponsorships, sales and media.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Provides in-depth exploration of the dietary needs of physically active individuals across the lifespan. Its laboratory component will focus on performance and interpretation of assessments commonly used to determine dietary and physiological status.Prerequisites: HP 414
Credits: 3
Advanced study of general medical concepts related to injuries/illnesses incurred by athletes and physically active individuals. The course also includes concepts of medical pathology and pharmacology. Designed for athletic training students.Prerequisites: Consent and HP 341, HP 348
Credits: 3
Theory and application of the use of therapeutic modalities in the treatment of injury/illnesses suffered by athletes and physically active individuals. This also includes the principles of tissue healing, pain and pain control. Designed for athletic training students.Prerequisites: Consent and HP 341, HP 342
Credits: 3
Principles of rehabilitation and reconditioning of injuries/illnesses incurred by athletes and physically active individuals. This course also includes strategies to safely and expeditiously return patients/clients to functional activitiy.Prerequisites: HP 342 and concurrent HP 343
Credits: 3
Theory, strategies and best practices for teaching physical education to students with cognitive disabilities (including mental retardation, autism, and multiple disabilities accompanying mental retardation) and emotional/behavioral disorders.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
This course is designed to prepare teacher candidates to recognize, understand, apply, and analyze critical methodologies within the K-12 physical education setting. Students will develop an understanding regarding how to provide practical procedures and practices for teaching essential content within the K-12 physical education setting. Students will further develop an understanding of organizational and managerial practices in the teaching environment. Students will apply this knowledge in various teaching situations.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
This course is designed to prepare teacher candidates for the physical education teaching environment. Students will be required to take part in a K-12 physical education practicum experience. Students will apply various physical education teaching methodologies learned during their K-12 Methods in Physical Education course.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Basic understanding of the theoretical and practical applications of the sport science areas of physical education related to coaching. Current issues and topics addressing the principles and problems of the prospective interscholastic coach.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 2
Field testing, exercise instruction, and the periodization technique of exercise prescription for athletes and physically active individuals. Includes scientific strategies for enhancing strength, power, and endorance performance along with computer-aided program design.Prerequisites: HP 414
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide knowledge and understanding of the principles of economics, budgeting, and finance as it applies to the sport business industry.Prerequisites: ACCT 200 or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Considerations and issues of standards-based physical education curricula in the PK-12 schools. Focus on components, development, implementation, management, and assessment of widely used curricula in physical education.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
The course provides students with fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge in management principles and techniques. Philosophy, leadership, communications, public relations, marketing, ethical and legal issues, finances and facilities are also studied.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills obtained from sport management courses in order to solve problems that a sport manager is likely to encounter.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
The introduction of basic principles and procedures of measurement skills used by sport managers in applying and analyzing sport-related data such as sport marketing, operational, or financial data in a sport organizational setting.SpringPrerequisites: none
Credits: 3
To provide legal and safety aspects in physical activity. Legal liability, civil rights, and contract law are emphasized.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
An introduction to basic graded exercise tests and exercise prescription commonly used in clinical as well as health/wellness appraisal settings.Prerequisites: HP 414
Credits: 3
Reviews the contextual issues and health policies in the workplace. Efficacy of best practices in worksite wellness strategies, employee engagement, program design and implementation, and program assessment are explored.Prerequisites: HP 414
Credits: 3
The study of marketing theory, research, strategies, and techniques in the areas of market segmentation, sport products, licensing and merchandising, market research, pricing, promotions, sales, public relations, electronic media, sponsorship and consumer behavior as it applies to the marketing sport or marketing products through sport.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Techniques/principles of planning, funding and manging sport events. Collegiate championships, non-profit events, benefits, professional events.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
To introduce interested students, professionals, and coaching licensure candidates to the psychological literature and latest techniques associated with coaching in an athletic setting. Prereq: PSYC 101 or equivalentPrerequisites: PSYC 101 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Study of techniques of consulting in D/APE with the spectrum of individuals involved in the IEP process, including but not limited to: students with disabilities, general physical education teachers, other school professionals and support service personnel, families/parents, peer tutors, and community agencies to enhance the learning of students with disabilities both within and outside the classroom setting.Prerequisites: HP 411, HP 412, HP 445
Credits: 3
This course provides understanding and application of the psychology of sport and injury. Topics include psychological concerns, psycho-social antecedents of injury, psychological skills to implement with patients who are injuired as a result of participation in athletics and physical activity.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
The purposes of this course are to expand students' awareness of global sport management principles and obtain firsthand experience in international sport through studying abroad. The course will address ethics, marketing, event management, finance, and challenges/issues in international sport management.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Behavior Change Foundations and Strategies (3 semester credits) is a course that focuses upon the complexity of health behavior change and the skills necessary for a health promotion professional to assess, plan, and evaluate behavior change interventions for individuals and communities. Health behavior change theories and strategies will be discussed. Topics covered in class will include: behavior modification, goal setting, self-management, coping skills, and social support. Emphasis will also be given to the impact of policy and environmental influences on behavior.Prerequisites: HP 290
Credits: 3
Principles of organization and administration of athletic training service programs. Includes principles of research and evidence-based practice in athletic training.Prerequisites: Consent, HP 343
Credits: 1-4
Practicum in athletic training is designed to provide the athletic training student with supervised clinical experience outside of the traditional athletic training setting, in affiliated high school and clinical settings.Prerequisites: Consent
Credits: 1
Supervised experience in a public school varsity/junior varsity sport setting. Prereq: First aid and coaching theory and HP 340Prerequisites: HP 340, HP372, HP 451
Credits: 3
A course designed to provide experience for persons seeking leadership roles in institutions housing programs of rehabilitative cardiovascular exercise and risk factor intervention. Prereq: HP 414 and 467 or equivalentPrerequisites: HP 414 and HP 467 or equivalent
Credits: 2
The study and application of clinical techniques utilized in the care of patients suffering from injuries incurred through physically activity. The required clinical experience component will provide the student with the opportunity to apply these skills in the clinical environment. Prereq: HP 343, 442, 444, concurrent HP 456Prerequisites: HP 343, HP 442, HP 444, concurrent HP 456
Credits: 2
The study and application of clinical techniques utilized in the care of patients suffering from injuries incurred through physically activity. The required clinical experience component will provide the student with the opportunity to apply these skills in the clinical environment.Prerequisites: HP 343, HP 442, HP 444, and HP 484
Credits: 3
This course will prepare exercise science students to lead personal training sessions in a professional environment. Each student will serve as a personal trainer for HP 102 students applying skills from HP 456 and HP 466. Students will further their personal training techniques using a client-centered approach.Prerequisites: HLTH 210, HP 456, HP 466
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide an applied, comprehensive experience for exercise science students to develop skills and dispositions to succeed in careers in health/fitness and sport performance.Prerequisites: HP 414
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide a rigorous, comprehensive hands-on learning experience for students majoring in Sport Management. This more closely supervised field experience requires a rigorous time and energy commitment from students.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-4
Content is variable and based on special topic.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-4
Broad spectrum of foci available. Designed in consultation with requesting group.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-10
This internship is designed to provide the student with practical experience in the area of corporate and community fitness. Prereq: completion of required core CCF courses: HP 348, 414, 465 & 466Prerequisites: HP 414, HP 466
Credits: 1
Supervised hands-on experience teaching physical education to students with disabilities.Prerequisites: HP 411 and HP 445
Credits: 1-10
Designed as an intense practical experience in a selected area.Prerequisites: HP 414, HP 466
Credits: 3
Students will learn about Sport Tourism Theory and will apply those theoretical concepts through a hands on experience with a Sport Tourism event. Topics that will be covered include sport tourism management, marketing, sustainability, research and issues/trends as well as the economic, social, and environmental impact of sport tourism.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-5
Topics for reading and/or research in human performance to be arranged between student and faculty. This must be done prior to registration.Prerequisites: none