Sport Management
Transfer Major
Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Department of Health, Physical Education & Nursing
Gymnasium 102 • Phone (215) 968-8451
Curriculum Code No. 1154
The Sport Management major prepares the undergraduate student for a career in sport management, athletics, marketing, campus recreation, intramurals, student activities, as well as other related areas. It serves as a foundation for upper division course work. Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution as a sport management major should plan a major parallel to that of the transfer college.
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with others through oral, written, and/or graphic means that apply interpersonal skills and professional attitudes
- assess, evaluate, and use information effectively and efficiently as lifelong learners in pursuit of personal and professional objectives. This includes interpreting and applying their knowledge of the principles of sport management, marketing, and/or event planning to direct, support or control a sport enterprise
- demonstrate understanding of basic Sport Management Core work
- compute with proficiency and confidence, in planning marketing strategies, and/or campus recreation, intramurals and other activities
Degree Course Requirements*
| CISC100 | Introduction to Computers F | 3 |
| COMM110 | Effective Speaking G,4 | 3 |
| COMP110 | English Composition I G | 3 |
| COMP111 | English Composition II G | 3 |
| HLTH103 | Life and Health | 3 |
| HLTH110 | Responding to Emergencies | 3 |
| ECON111 | Prin. of Economics: Macro | 3 |
| SOCI110 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| SPMT200 | Intro to Sport Management | 3 |
| SPMT201 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
| SPMT202 | Facility Mgt/Event Planning | 3 |
| SPMT203 | History& Philosophy of Sport | 3 |
| College Level Math or Science | 6 | |
| Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| INTG285 | Integration of Knowledge G | 3 |
| Physical Education Electives | 6 | |
| SPMT280 | Cooperative Education/Sport Internship G | 3 |
| 60 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended. See catalog for key.
First Semester | ||||
| COMP110 | English Composition I A,G,1 | 3 | ||
| HLTH103 | Life and Health 5 | 3 | ||
| SPMT200 | Intro to Sport Management | 3 | ||
| Physical Education Elective B | 2 | |||
| Math and/or Science C | 3 | |||
| 14 | ||||
Second Semester | ||||
| CISC100 | Introduction to Computers F | 3 | ||
| COMP111 | English Composition II G,2 | 3 | ||
| HLTH110 | Responding to Emergencies 5 | 3 | ||
| SPMT203 | History & Philosophy of Sport | 3 | ||
| Humanities Elective D | 3 | |||
| 15 | ||||
Third Semester | ||||
| SPMT202 | Facility Mgt/Event Planning | 3 | ||
| ECON111 | Prin. of Economics: Macro 3 | 3 | ||
| SOCI110 | Intro to Sociology 3 | 3 | ||
| SPMT201 | Sport Marketing | 3 | ||
| Cultural Perspectives D | 3 | |||
| 15 | ||||
Fourth Semester | ||||
| COMM110 | Effective Speaking G,4 | 3 | ||
| INTG285 | Integration of Knowledge E,G,6 | 3 | ||
| SPMT280 | Sport Management Internship G | 3 | ||
| Math A and/or ScienceC | 3 | |||
| Physical Education Electives B | 4 | |||
| 16 | ||||
A Placement testing required
B Health and Physical Education majors must take at least
six of these physical education skills courses: PHED133, PHED145, PHED150,
PHED155, PHED156, PHED170, PHED178, PHED190, PHED191.
C Any of the following may be chosen: CHEM101, BIOL101,
MATH101, MATH102, MATH120, MATH125, MATH140.
D Any of the following may be chosen: HIST111, HIST112,
HIST151, HIST152, HUMN111, HUMN112, HUMN113, HUMN114.
E Any INTG course may be chosen.
F CISC110 or CISC115 may be substituted.
G Course requires prerequisite.
1 Satisfies College Writing Level I.
2 Satisfies College Writing Level II.
3 Satisfies Social Perspectives.
4 Satisfies Creative Expression.
5 Satisfies Personal Health.
6 Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement.
Note for Degree Course Requirements:
*See the college catalog for important information on Revisions to
Degree/Major Requirements. Students who do not seek the Associate of Arts Degree may earn the legend, "Major Requirements Satisfied", on their transcripts by successfully completing all the courses listed in
the major except three to five credits in mathematics or science, COMP111, three credits in
cultural perspectives, and six credits of undesignated electives. Credits exceeding the required
minimum cannot be used to satisfy credits in other course requirements.
