SPMT 217 - Foundations of Sport Management

The purpose of SPMT 217 is to introduce students to the sport management major and to the foundations of sport management as a field of study. Students will also gain an increased awareness of the far-reaching opportunities in the sport industry.

This course will be taught by a team of sport management faculty members. Each faculty member will be lecturing and providing the course materials to the course within their area of expertise. Thus, students will receive a diversity of information and perspectives through this course. Specifically, students will be offered the foundations of: a) sport business as an occupation and industry; (b) the sport management function and best practices; (c) sport finance; (d) sport economics; (e) sport sponsorship; (f) sport marketing; (g) sport law; (h) event management ; (i) sport ethics; and (j) social issues in sport. The course will also provide a discussion of the many segments of the sport industry, including: (a) intercollegiate athletics, (b) professional sports, (c) international sports, and (c) high school athletics.