The Sports Management major is designed for students seeking careers as administrators with professional sports teams or as business analysts with corporations in the sports industry. Some of these students may seek positions as coaches. Graduates will also be prepared to enter master’s programs in sports administration.
The Sports Management program will provide you with a strong foundation in Management, with additional coursework in sports management and sports law. Majors in this program will be taught by faculty with decades of experience in management and in working with sports at all levels, including the National Football League Players Association. You will also have an opportunity to engage with renowned guest lecturers who work as agents, advisors and legal counsel at various levels of athletics.
Graduates may find careers as/in:
Recent graduates have completed internships with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, University of Pittsburgh athletics, Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Seven Springs Mountain Resort before going on to full-time careers in sports.
Curriculum for Sports Management
Sports Management Business Core (45 credits)
BA 100 Financial Accounting I (Freshman year) – 3 credits
BA 170* Organizational Behavior (Freshman year) – 3 credits
BA 220 Principles of Marketing (2nd semester Freshman year) – 3 credits
BA 265 Management Information Systems (sophomore year) – 3 credits
BA 305 Business Ethics (junior year preferred) – 3 credits
BA 320 Corporate Finance I (sophomore year) – 3 credits
BA 340 Business Law (junior year) – 3 credits
BA350+BA350A Statistics I (sophomore year) + Excel Lab – 4 credits
BA351+BA351A Statistics II (sophomore year) + Excel Lab– 4 credits
Or
EC 360+EC361 Econometrics + R Lab (sophomore year) – 4 credits
BA 495 Capstone Class: Business Policy and Strategy (senior year) – 3 credits
EC 101 Principles of Microeconomics (Freshman year) – 3 credits
EC 102 Principles of Macroeconomics (Freshman year) – 3 credits
PS 100* Principles of American Politics – 3 credits
MA 109/111* Calculus I (Freshman year) – 4 credits
BA 00P ePortfolio Requirement (semester of graduation--pass/fail) – 0 credits
Sports Management Requirements (30 credits)
BA 150 Managerial Accounting – 3 credits
BA 209 Sports Administration – 3 credits
BA 211 Sports Media, Promotion, and Marketing – 3 credits
BA 280 Leadership – 3 credits
BA 332 Human Resource Management – 3 credits
BA 395 or BA 251 – 3 credits Global Marketing or International Business
BA 398 Project Management I – 3 credits
BA 492 Operations Management – 3 credits
CA 285 Digital Layout and Design – 3 credits
PS 385 Sports Law – 3 credits
9 Credits of Electives
Freshman Fall
BA 100 Financial Accounting I
BA 170 Organizational Behavior
MA 109/111 Calculus I
EC 101 Principles of Microeconomics or EC 102
College Core or Elective
Freshman Spring
BA 150 Managerial Accounting
BA 220 Principles of Marketing
EC 102 Principles of Macro or EC 101
BA 209 Sports Administration
College Core or Elective
Sophomore Fall
BA 350 and BA 350A Bus Stats + Excel Lab
BA 265 MIS
College Core or Elective
College Core or Elective
College Core or Elective
Sophomore Spring
BA 351 + BA 351A Bus Stats II + Excel Lab
BA 320 Corporate Finance
Core or Elective
Core or Elective
BA 211 Sports Media, Promotion and Marketing
Junior Fall
BA 340 Business Law
Core of Elective
Core or Elective
BA 395 Global Marketing or BA 251 Int Bus
CA 285 Digital Layout and Design
Junior Spring
PS 100 Principles of American Politics
BA 231 Franchising
Core or Elective
BA 232 Human Resources
Core or Elective
Senior Fall
BA 305 Business Ethics
PS 385 Sports Law
BA 398 Project Management
Core or Elective
Core or Elective
Senior Spring
BA 495 Business Policy and Strategy
BA 280 Leadership
Core or Elective
Core or Elective
Core or Elective
By the end of their college journey, students will:
The McKenna School of Business has seven programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). They are: Accounting, Business Education Information Technology, Business Economics, Finance, International Business, Management and Marketing. Two new programs in Business Data Analytics (launched Fall 2020) and Sports Management (launching Fall 2021) are in candidacy for accreditation.
Jeffrey Godwin Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business Administration
jeff.godwin@stvincent.edu
724-805-2862
Terrance Smith D.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Management
terrance.smith@stvincent.edu
724-805-2509