Requirements: BS Sport Management
Bachelor of Science in Sport Management Requirements
The Undergraduate College: Traditional, On Campus
The Undergraduate College Sport Business program offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree that requires 120 credits including:
Business Core Courses: 40-45 credits (14 courses).
Major Courses: 9 credits (3 courses).
Major Elective Courses: 9 credits (3 courses).
Elective Courses: 9-16 credits (3-6 courses). BS Sport Management students can earn a minor in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, International Business or Marketing faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.
Core Curriculum Experience Course: 1-3 credits (1 course) of either an Internship (32 hours = 1 credit) or a Study Abroad (1-4 weeks). This Core Curriculum course requirement is offered within a student’s Major.
Core Curriculum Senior Capstone: 3 credits (1 course). This Core Curriculum course requirement is offered within a student’s Major.
Core Curriculum Courses: 42 credits (14 courses). Students will be able to count three (3) classes in their major toward Core Curriculum.
Business Core Courses (40-45 Credits)
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
ACC 0100: Financial Accounting I*
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the theory and fundamental concepts of the financial reporting process in modern business organizations. The course focuses on the accrual method of accounting and an introduction to GAAP theory.
Topics covered include analyzing and recording business transactions, periodic determination of income and financial position, and preparation and understanding of financial statements.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
ACC 0101: Financial Accounting II*
Prerequisite: ACC 0100
A continuation of Financial Accounting I with a more detailed study of the components of financial statements with greater emphasis on the presentation of financial information to external users in the framework of the corporate form of entity.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
ACC 0200: Managerial Accounting*
Prerequisite: ACC 0101
A course that focuses on providing information to managers through the use of internal applications of accounting. Topics include job-order costing, process costing, cost-volume-profit relationships, variable costing, profit planning, standard costing, flexible budgets, and overhead analysis.Â
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0205: Organizational Theory of Management*
Prerequisite: Sophomore status or above.
A course providing a conceptual framework for planning, organizing, leading, and controlling through an examination of the theories and principles of management. Emphasis will be on group dynamics, motivation, communication, leadership, and conflict resolution and their application in the work environment.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0220: Statistics I
Prerequisite: MAT 0115: College Algebra (General Education course).
An introduction to statistics, including descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, dispersion, and frequency distributions) graphic presentations, Probability Theory, Sampling Theory, normal curve applications and the use of computers.
Emphasis given to interpretation and application of descriptive statistics. For students in business, economics, and accounting.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0221: Statistics II
This course concentrates on inferential statistical methods. Inferential statistics is a formalized body of methods for solving a general class of problems involves attempts to infer the properties of a large collection of data from inspection of a sample of observations. This includes, one and two-sample hypothesis testing, chi-square testing, analysis of variance, regression and multiple regression.Â
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0240: Management Information Systems
Prerequisite: None
This course provides a brief overview of the history of microcomputers and comprehensive coverage of basic computer concepts. It is designed to help students to learn to use information technology to improve management process. The course introduces the student to computer hardware and software, database technology, networking, system security, and the use of Microsoft Excel to manipulate and analyze data. Students will learn techniques for effectively managing data stored on PCs, smart phones, and in The Cloud. Upon successful completion of the course, students will have a working mastery of Excel and a working knowledge of digital systems. The course illustrates how an information system can capture, transmit, and utilize information from diverse locations, different departments, and in various formats to lead to better decision making for solving business problems.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0305: Introduction to Finance*
Prerequisite: ACC 0100 and ECO 0105 OR ECO 0106
A survey of corporate, international and personal finance that provides a foundation in the field. The course covers the role that financial institutions and markets play in the creation and management of capital. Basic concepts of finance are introduced including, but not limited to, the time value of money, risk and return, security valuation and financial statement analysis.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0320: Legal Environment of Business
Prerequisite: None
This course provides a basic overview of the sources and nature of American law and regulations that influence business decisions and how organizations operate. Topics include the study of contracts, including elements of contracts and the rights, remedies, and obligations of contract enforcement. No prerequisite. (Course previously numbered BUS 0100).
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
ECO 0105: Introduction to Macroeconomics*
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the economic theories which explain national economic conditions in the United States. Topics include unemployment, inflation, economic fluctuations, productivity, and economic growth in the context of a global economy. Â
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
ECO 0106: Introduction to Microeconomics*
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the economic theories which explain the workings of the marketplace in a capitalist system. Topics include the behavior of consumers, businesses, the public sector, labor market, discrimination, poverty, and pollution.
Course emphasizes techniques of analysis that will continue to be useful in comprehending a changing economic world. No co-requisite. Business students should register for this section of Microeconomics.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
PHI 0270: Business Ethics
Prerequisite: None
An analysis of ethical issues arising in contemporary business life. Sample topics include fair and unfair competition, responsibilities toward employees, society and the environment, honesty and integrity in business, and the moral status of corporations. Readings from texts in business, philosophy, law, and other relevant fields.Â
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
Experience Course (1-6 Credits)
BUS 0455: Internship or Approved Study Abroad
Prerequisites: Business Chairperson Approval Required.
This course is structured as a companion to a student’s internship with asynchronous online activities such as required Reflections, Projects, and Discussions. Students interact with other interns using Discussion Forums where they share and support one another in these practical learning experiences. This course is designed to help students maximize the experiential learning that will happen as a result of this internship. The idea here is to make sure this internship serves as a meaningful step in one’s educational and career development journey.
Offered fall/spring semester. (1-6 Credits)
Study Abroad: Students may enroll in Associate & Affiliate semester long study abroad programs for Rosemont credit. Candidates must meet with the Office of Financial Aid to determine funding options. Short Term Study Abroad Courses (with 1-4 weeks travel) listed as spring or fall courses at any SEPCHE institution are included in the courses that are eligible for cross registration. Students wishing to study abroad on short term programs are run by Rosemont College faculty. See the Study Abroad page and speak to your advisor for more information. Â
Capstone Course (3 Credits)
BUS 0490: Senior Seminar
Prerequisite: Senior standing status
This course is a capstone experience designed so that each student builds a unique, meaningful prototype that advances their knowledge and credibility in their intended profession. This course is an opportunity for each student to defend their conscious competency in their academic major. To this experience, students are called upon to apply the Business and General Education Core Curriculum skills and knowledge that they have developed over the course of their study toward the baccalaureate degree. This course, based on the principles of design thinking, also offers the final academic container that gives each student exposure to their peer-group’s breadth of interest and expertise. While understanding the strengths and weaknesses of one’s own academic competency as a scholar (but not necessarily a practitioner of management), the student in this course will draw upon design thinking tools. This experience allows students to grow their academic understanding into true leadership skills.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
Sport Management Business Courses (9 Credits)
* Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
BUS 0250: Sport Management
This course is an analysis of effective management strategies and the body of knowledge associated with pursuing a career in sport management. The course introduces the student to sport management career opportunities in the sport industry and to sport principles as they apply to management, leadership style, communication, and motivation.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0362: Ethics and Law in Sport Management
Prerequisite: Sophomore status or above.
This course provides a basic overview of the legal/moral/ethical environment in that influences sports industry decisions. Topics include the examination of the roles of contracts, obligations, enforcement, judgements about right and wrong behavior among athletes, coaches, agents, owners, spectators, sponsors and others. Uses a case study model to examine the application of legal and ethical principles to a variety of sports industry matters.Â
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0422: Sport Governance
Prerequisite: Sophomore status or above.
This course introduces the student to the power and politics of sport organizations in the U.S. and internationally. The basics of managerial activities necessary for governance in sport organizations and the structure and function of sport bodies will be explored. Current policy issues and the ethical questions they raise are investigated. This course provides an overview of the sport industry and will help the student understand their place in this exciting profession.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
Sport Management Elective Courses (9 Credits)
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 3 of the Following 5 Courses:
BUS 0120: Youth Sports Management
Prerequisite: None
Exploration and examination of youth sport philosophy, administration and programming for youth, and current issues and events necessary to deliver youth sport activities within a variety of organizations. Youth sports is set apart from other recreational programs by the amount of learning that occurs during childhood and adolescence through the youth sport experience. This course will also address youth sport coaching, risk management and the role of the parent in youth sports.Â
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0325: Sport Event Management
Prerequisite: None
This course provides the student with exposure to comprehensive event planning, funding, and managing of sports events including those for professional, amateur, and collegiate sports events, and commerical, recreational, and club sports.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0347: Sport Leadership and Coaching
Prerequisite: BUS 0250 or Permission Of Instructor (POI).
This course will introduce Coaching Leadership on a sports level but show how leadership relates to personal, business and everyday successes for individuals. Creating success in the sports arena, a leader has to communicate, in a way, to bring a set of individuals together to accomplish one common goal.
To be a good leader and coach, one must motivate teamwork and reveal the powerful characteristics of success. Leadership can be universal and used in any walk of life. The best coaches are able to work through these barriers and develop systems that bring teammates together with a common purpose.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0367: Sport Marketing
The course is an application of Marketing Principles to sports products and services. All topics will be covered in the sports marketing curriculum, including consumer behavior, market research, promotions, products, pricing, sponsorship and e-marketing.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
COM 0326: Sport Media and Podcasting
Prerequisite: None
It’s easy to be a sports fan, but far more challenging is chronicling the world of sports using the media tools on which consumers count on. This class is designed to teach all aspects of media interacation with sports from legacy media reporter to web-based blogger, from broadcaster, podcaster, to communication specialist, from social media poster to in house talent.
We will explore sports media as a career, utilizing journalism skills like interviewing, reporting, blogging, working with coaches and athletic directors, staging, and covering press conferences, statistics, etc. We also focus on issues related to sports coverage, including race and gender, hero worship and the ethics of what sports journalists do and why they do it.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
Elective Courses (9-16 Credits)
BS Sport Management students can earn a minor in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, International Business or Marketing faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 3-6 of the Following Courses:
Any Course Elective*
Prerequisite:Â None
Course description coming soon.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*Easily add a minor: This course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Strengthen Your Degree with a Minor
Choose from a wide variety of minors to complement your undergraduate degree. If you wish to learn about a completely different subject, would like to determine your career path or wish to complement your degree, Rosemont College has a diverse array of minor studies to choose from.
When considering a minor, students can consult with their academic advisors to ensure that the courses required for the minor fit into their overall academic plan and personal goals.
Go Further Faster
BS Sport Management students can earn a minor in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, International Business or Marketing with faster due to overlapping course requirements. See minors for details and discuss with your advisor.
