Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Regardless of your major, this minor is a great option for sports-minded students.
Required courses
Twelve hours from:
- ECON 3359 - Sports Economics
- MGMT 3325 - Principles of Sports Business
- MGMT 3345 - Business of College Sports
- MGMT 3364 - Sports and Entertainment Entrepreneurship and NIL
- MGMT 4380 - Sports Analytics
- MGMT 3395 - Sports Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- MKTG 3358 - Sports Marketing
- MKTG 3362 - Sports Promotion
- MKTG 3372 - Esport Marketing
- MKTG 4358 - International Sports Marketing
- or three hours of one of the following as advised:
- MGMT 4170 - Topics in Management
- MKTG 4170 - Topics in Marketing
- or three hours of one of the following as advised:
- MGMT 4175 - Special Problems in Management
- MGMT 4176 - Internship Management
- MKTG 4175 - Special Problems in Marketing
- MKTG 4186 - Internship in Marketing
- or three hours of one of the following as advised:
As part of the program, you'll also take courses within a specialization track that fits your career goals:
- Sales and management
- Athletic administration
- Hospitality administration
- Outdoor recreation management
- Mass communication
Expand the sections below to learn more about each track and the curriculum details.
Sales and management
This track focuses on courses for career goals such as sales and sales management for ticketing, membership, sponsorship and retail sales, and management of sport organizations.
In addition to the 12 required courses for the sport business minor, you also must take six hours from the following:
- BUSI 4300 - Negotiation and Alternate Dispute Resolution
- MGMT 3385 - Organizational Leadership
- MKTG 3353 - Personal Selling
- MKTG 3362 - Sports Promotion
- as advised:
- MGMT 4170 - Topics in Management
- MKTG 4170 - Topics in Marketing
Athletic administration
This track focuses on courses for career goals such as administration of college and youth-level sport, and fitness facility management.
In addition to the 12 required courses for the sport business minor, you also must take six hours from the following:
- KINE 4359 - Risk Management in Sport Organizations
- KINE 4360 - Principles of Coaching Interscholastic Athletics
- KINE 4175 - Special Problems: Independent Study
Hospitality administration
This track focuses on courses for career goals such as operation of hospitality for sporting events and tourism.
In addition to the 12 required courses for the sport business minor, you also must take six hours from the following:
- HAMG 4380 - Executive Strategies in Hospitality Administration
- TRVM 3370 - Destination Management in Tourism
Outdoor recreation management
This track focuses on courses for career goals such as parks and recreation management.
In addition to the 12 required courses for the sport business minor, you also must take six hours from the following:
- FORS 3351 - Management of Outdoor Rec Areas I
- FORS 4351 - Management of Outdoor Recreation Areas II
Mass communication
This track focuses on courses for career goals such as sports broadcasting and writing.
In addition to the 12 required courses for the sport business minor, you also must take six hours from the following:
- MCOM 2327 - Advertising Principles
- MCOM 2330 - Public Relations Principles
- MCOM 3320 - Sports Writing
View curriculum requirements on the Loading... webpage within the online catalog.
