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 the Eli Broad College of Business and to students in the following colleges and majors: College of Communication Arts and Sciences: Advertising Management, Communication Leadership and Strategy, Games and Interactive Media, Digital Storytelling, Journalism, Public Relations. College of Education: Kinesiology. College of Social Science: Economics, and Human Capital and Society. Students outside the colleges and majors listed above may be considered on a case-by-case basis for admission to the minor with the approval of the Department of Management. 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.
Admission
Students applying to the sports business management minor must have completed at least 56 credits by the end of the Spring semester in which they are applying. Admission decisions will be distributed to students in early April each year. Admission is highly competitive and therefore not guaranteed. By applying to the minor, you are agreeing to allow the
admissions committee to review your grades.
Requirements for the Minor in Sports Business Management
Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits from the following:
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| Curriculum Foundations in Sports Business Management |
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| All of the following courses (6 credits): |
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| MGT |
479 |
Sports Business Management |
3 |
| MGT |
493A |
Sports Business: Internship |
3 |
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| MGT |
493B |
Sports Business: Fieldwork Seminar |
3 |
| Foundations in Management |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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HRLR |
201 |
Human Capital and Society |
3 |
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MGT |
315 |
Managing Human Resources and Organizational Behavior |
3 |
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MGT |
325 |
Management Skills and Processes |
3 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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HRLR |
313 |
Employment Relations |
3 |
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MGT |
411 |
Organizational Staffing |
3 |
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MGT |
412 |
Compensation and Reward Systems |
3 |
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MGT |
414 |
Diversity in the Workplace |
3 |
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MGT |
460 |
Capstone for Management Majors (W) |
3 |
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MGT |
475 |
Negotiation and Conflict Management |
3 |
| Relevant Electives (6 credits) |
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| Complete at least 6 credits from the following courses: |
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| Customers and Sales |
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| ADV |
352 |
Media Sales |
3 |
| HB |
376 |
Hospitality Sales Process |
3 |
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| MKT |
313 |
Consultative Selling |
3 |
| MKT |
302 |
Consumer Behavior |
3 |
| Media and Branding |
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| ADV |
431 |
Monitoring and Measuring Social Media of Brands |
3 |
| JRN |
218 |
Sports in Contemporary Media |
3 |
| MI |
334 |
eSports and Online Broadcasting |
3 |
| PR |
330 |
Social Media Management |
3 |
| Planning, Operations, and Strategy |
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| EC |
370 |
Economics of Sports |
3 |
| GEO |
215 |
Sports Geography |
3 |
| HRLR |
314 |
Legal Environment of Work |
3 |
| HB |
420 |
The Business of Golf |
3 |
| HB |
425 |
Golf Operations and Management |
3 |
| KIN |
454 |
Facility Planning and Construction |
3 |
| KIN |
456 |
Ethical Issues in Athletics |
2 |
| Sports and Society |
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| GBL |
323 |
Introduction to Business Law |
3 |
| HST |
324 |
History of Sports in America |
3 |
| HST |
329 |
College Sports in the United States |
3 |
| HST |
397 |
Global Soccer |
3 |
| ISS |
328 |
The Social Science of Sports (I) |
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| Special Topics |
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| Selection of either of these courses requires approval by the Department of Management to ensure appropriate content. |
| ADV |
492 |
Special Topics in Advertising: Sports and Entertainment Public Relations |
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| MGT |
491 |
Special Topics in Management: Women Leadership in Sports |
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| A maximum of 3 credits of internship or other work experience may be earned, used as elective credits towards the following degrees: Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management; a maximum of 2 credits of internship or other work experience may be earned toward the Accounting degree. |
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