The Minor in Sports Business Management, which is administered by the Department of Management, provides students the academic foundation and practical experience to pursue careers in intercollegiate and professional sports and the sports business industry. The minor is intended for students who wish to enhance their marketability for highly competitive careers in areas related to sports business management including sports associations and leagues, intercollegiate and professional sports organizations and teams, sports entertainment and media services, and firms that primarily supply the sports and entertainment industry. Students will apply their knowledge of business to the industries of sports through course work and hands-on experience in supervised fieldwork and internships.

The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in majors in the Eli Broad College of Business and to students in Advertising, Communication pursuing a Minor in Public Relations, Kinesiology, and Media and Information.  With the approval of the department and college that administers the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree. Students who plan to complete the requirements for the minor should apply through the Undergraduate Academic Services Office in the Eli Broad College of Business. Students applying to the minor should be prepared to provide a statement of purpose (professional letter) and resume. Applications are due by April 15th. Admission decisions are made in late spring of each year. Admission to the minor is highly competitive and not guaranteed.

Requirements for the Minor in Sports Business Management

Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits from the following:

1.	All of the following courses (12 credits):
	MGT	315	Managing Human Resources and Organizational Behavior						3
		or
	MGT	325	Management Skills and Processes						3
	MGT	460	Capstone for Management Majors (W)						3
	MGT	479	Sports Business Management						3
	MGT	493A	Sports Business: Internship						3
		or
	MGT	493B	Sports Business: Fieldwork Seminar						3
2.	Two of the following courses (6 credits):
	ADV	420	New Media Driver’s License						3
	ADV	431	Monitoring and Measuring Social Media of Brands						3
	BUS	491	Special Topics in Business						3
	EC	370	Economics of Sports						3
	HST	324	History of Sport in America						3
	HST	329	College Sports in the United States						3
	ISS	328	The Social Science of Sports (I)						4
	KIN	454	Facility Planning and Construction						3
	KIN	456	Ethical Issues in Athletics						2
	MGT	411	Organizational Staffing						3
	MGT	412	Compensation and Reward Systems						3
	MGT	414	Diversity in the Workplace						3
	MGT	418	Labor-Management Relations						3
	MI	101	Understanding Media and Information						3
	MKT	302	Consumer and Organizational Buyer Behavior						3
	MKT	313	Personal Selling and Buying Processes						3
	Management majors must fulfill this requirement with at least two courses outside of management.