Sport Management, BSBA

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements  

Business Core: 36 hours

Business Core Requirements (36 hours) 

Major Requirements: (34 hours)

Students should take all ten courses (28 hours) in the following list:

• SM 260 - Introduction to Sport Management Credits: 3
• SM 283 - Apprenticeship Credits: 1, R3
• SM 340 - Sport Ethics Credits: 3
• SM 361 - Sport Marketing Credits: 3
• SM 420 - Risk Management and Liability in Sport Credits: 3
• SM 435 - Sport Event and Facility Management Credits: 3
• SM 446 - Sport Media Credits: 3
• SM 460 - Financial Aspects of Sport Credits: 3
• SM 484 - Internship in Sport Management Credits: 3
• SM 495 - Sport Management Strategy Credits: 3

Major Electives

Students should select six hours (two courses) from the following:

• SM 293 - Topics in Sport Management Credits: 1-3, R6
• SM 314 - Sport Analytics Credits: 3
• SM 350 - Global Sport and Culture Credits: 3
• LAW 331 - Contracts and Sales Credits: 3
• MKT 310 - Consultative Selling Credits: 3
• MKT 406 - Social Media Marketing Credits: 3

General Electives

To complete 120 hours, students should take 19-15 hours (number depends on how many Liberal Studies courses also count toward the major). To satisfy general university degree requirements, students must take at least 30 hours at the junior-senior level at WCU.

Curriculum Guide

Visit the department’s website at http://sportmanagement.wcu.edu to view the eight-semester plan.