Sport Management (BA)

Graduates with a sport management degree are prepared for a career in any sector of the sport industry, including sales of sport and sport-related products, event management, facility management, intercollegiate athletics, youth and high school sports, professional sport, and sport marketing.

A bachelor of arts in sport management will prepare you for a career in the sport industry. The sport management degree provides you with a core business degree; however, it also gives you the opportunity to apply the core business theories of economics, marketing, finance, and accounting to the growing world of sport and recreation. Graduates with a sport management degree are prepared for a career in any sector of the sport industry, including sales of sport and sport-related products, event management, facility management, intercollegiate athletics, youth and high school sports, professional sport, and sport marketing.

The sport management degree will prepare you through both theoretical and practical learning. You will learn the theories associated with marketing, selling, directing, and financing sport while incorporating the legal and ethical theories necessary to be a successful sport manager. You will also have the opportunity to practically apply the theories that you learn in the classroom through active learning and real-life situational case studies. Finally, you will be required to complete a practicum (internship) in the sport industry, allowing you to gain practical experience and a jump-start on your career.

Sport Management Faculty at Lindenwood University

The sport management faculty at Lindenwood University is made up of degreed educators and business professionals who know their subjects and have the experience to back up that knowledge. Small class sizes and easily accessible faculty ensure that you, as a Lindenwood University student, are afforded the attention and instructional time you deserve.

The skills you acquire as a sport management student at Lindenwood University will benefit you in the business of sport, whether that be event management, facility management, intercollegiate athletics or sport marketing among other areas.

A bachelor of arts in sport management requires 78-80 credit hours. Topics of study include orientation to sport management, sport marketing and promotion, event management, sport law, plus many more.

PCB&E GE and PCB&E Core Coursework

51-53 credit hours of coursework from the following requirements:

• General Education Business Requirements
• Core Business Requirements

with SPMGT 47080 Sport Management Policy replacing MGMT 46082 Management Policy.

Major Coursework

27 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

• SPMGT 27020 Orientation to Sport Management
• SPMGT 37030 Ethical Dilemmas in the Sport Settings
• SPMGT 37040 Sport Marketing and Promotion
• SPMGT 37050 Event Management
• SPMGT 37060 Sport Law
• SPMGT 37070 Sales & Sales Management in the Sport & Entertainment Industry
• SPMGT 37080 Sport Economics
• SPMGT 47080 Sport Management Policy
• SPMGT 47095 Practicum in Sport Management

Elective Coursework

The following courses are options to assist the student reach 120 credit hours for program completion. They are suggestions to expand the students sport management experience.

• MGMT 36081 Career Development
• SPMGT 27030 Sport Management Experience I: Introduction to Working in Intercollegiate Athletics
• SPMGT 27040 Sport Management Experience II: Intercollegiate Athletics in Practice
• SPMGT 37030 Ethical Dilemmas in the Sport Settings