Faculty:

• John Michael Atherton, Ph.D.
• James Bosco, D.Ed.
• Catherine Giunta, Ph.D.
• Victoria Marie Gribschaw, S.C., Ph.D.
• Paul W. Mahady, Jr., D.B.A.
• Lyzona Marshall, M.B.A.
• Doina Vlad, Ph.D.
• Roland Warfield, M.B.A., C.P.A., C.I.A., C.G.M.A.

Learning Objectives: Sports Management

1. Integrate theory with practice in understanding sports management.
2. Articulate ethical principles that guide personal and professional sports management decisions.
3. Justify sports as a microcosm of society influenced by culture and social, values-based, global, and psychosocial experience.
4. Discuss and explain the principles of interpersonal and mass media oriented communication.
5. Interpret the financial and economic underpinning of sports management in theory and practice.
6. Evaluate the analytical skill competencies of proactive change agents in sports management.
7. Summarize the contribution of sports on quality of life and culture.

All candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree in sports management must complete the Liberal Arts Curriculum requirements, the capstone assessment requirement, and the required courses for the major.

The Capstone assessment includes successful completion of a showcase portfolio. Students are required to present how their professional identity is solidified by study in the liberal arts.

A minimum of 120 credits is required.