Sport Management (BS)
The Department of Educational Leadership, Sport Management major, prepares students to enter careers in the sport industry, including intercollegiate athletics, professional sports, the sporting goods industry, private/public sport clubs and resorts, youth sport management, and sport venue and event management.
Requirements
The University’s general education requirements are listed in the “Academic Regulations” section of this Catalog.
The most recent program guidelines and sample semester sequence are available on the Neag School of Education website at advising.education.uconn.edu. The Department of Educational Leadership offers the following undergraduate program:
Sport Management
Students complete course work in general education, cognate areas, and Educational Leadership. Requirements include:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 1100 | Principles of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECON 1201 & ECON 1202 | Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics | 6 |
| MATH 1070Q | Mathematics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| PSYC 1100 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| PSYC 1101 | General Psychology II | 3 |
| or PSYC 1103 | General Psychology II (Enhanced) | |
| PSYC 2600 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 1001 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| or SOCI 1251 | Social Problems | |
| STAT 1000Q | Introduction to Statistics I | 4 |
| or STAT 1100Q | Elementary Concepts of Statistics | |
| EDLR 3090 | Directed Observation and Participation in Sport Organizations | 1-3 |
| EDLR 3091 | Internship in Sport Organizations | 1-6 |
| EDLR 3300W | Sport in Society | 3 |
| EDLR 3310 | Management of Sport Organizations | 3 |
| EDLR 3325 | Sport Venue and Event Management | 3 |
| EDLR 3335 | Sport Law | 3 |
| EDLR 3340 | Introduction to Sport Marketing | 3 |
| EDLR 3345 | Financial Management in the Sport Industry | 3 |
| EDLR 3350 | Introduction to Sport Communication | 3 |
| EDLR 3547W | Introduction to Sport Based Youth Development | 4 |
| EDLR 3550 | Career Development in Sport Management | 3 |
| SOCI 1501 | Race, Class, and Gender (recommended) | 3 |
| Fifteen credits of cognate electives | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 76-83 | |
University General Education Requirements
Every student must meet a set of core requirements to earn a baccalaureate degree, in addition to those required by the student's major course of study and other requirements set by the student's school or college. For more information about these requirements, please see General Education Requirements.
Neag School of Education Degree Requirements
Students must meet a set of requirements established by the school in addition to the University's General Education requirements. For more information, see the Neag School of Education section of this catalog.