SPORTS MANAGEMENT MINOR

This minor is open to all undergraduates and consists of courses related to the management of athletics. Consult with Physical Education and Business faculty members for additional information and suggested sequences.

Students planning to complete requirements for this minor should declare their intentions at an early point to facilitate advisement. Contact Al Sosa, Minor Coordinator, Chase PE Rm. 200, 436-3595.

Many of the courses needed for these minors have prerequisites (shown in italics).  Please refer to the College Catalog for specifics.

College rules pertaining to curriculum majors also apply to curriculum minors (cumulative GPA of a 2.00 in courses applied toward minor; no Pass/Fail option grading in courses applied toward minor, residence requirement; etc.)

Core Requirements                                                                                                                 16 s.h.
ECON 110 Principles of Economics

        OR ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics 3 s.h. (LA, S2, S, T)
MGMT 241 Fundamentals of Management (3 s.h. of ACCT, BUS OR ECON and SoS) 3 s.h. (S)
PHED 306 Philosophy, Principles & Organization of Athletics in Education (JrS) 3 s.h.
PHED 321 Health Sciences Applied to Coaching (JrS) 4 s.h. (LA)
PHED 207 Theories & Techniques of Coaching (SoS) 3 s.h.

Related Coursework                                                                                                                 9 s.h.

(Choose one course from each category. Courses are 3 s.h. each.)

I. PHED 280 Women in Sport (SoS) (LA)
PHED 303 Sport and American Society (JrS) (LA)
HIST 258 Athletics, Society & History (SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST) (LA, IH)

II. LAW 222 Business Law (3 s.h. of ACCT, BUS or ECON and SoS) (LA, IM, T)
MKTG 261 Marketing (ECON 111 or 110 and SoS) (T)
MGMT 341 Human Resource Management (MGMT 241 and JrS) (LA)

III. (These courses may be taken for minor credit only after formal approval is given by the Minor Coordinator.)
PHED 295 Teaching Assistantship in Physical Education (SoS and permission of instructor)
PHED 397 Internship in Physical Education (JrS) (LA)

                                                                                                                                        TOTAL 25 s.h.

NOTES:
Although not required, students enrolled in this minor are strongly urged to take course work in computer technology to prepare them for the demands of the workplace.

Students may also achieve a N.Y.S. Coaching Certificate with the minor.  Contact the Physical Education Department main office, 200 Chase P.E., 436-3595, for information.

Students from majors outside of the Division of Economics and Business are not permitted to earn more than 30 credit hours from the Division of Economics and Business. Therefore, students enrolling in this minor should exercise great caution in combining this minor with certain majors (i.e., Music Industry, Food Service and Restaurant Administration, and Computer Science/Business Option) or minors (Business Communication, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Business or International Business).
 

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