Sport Management Certificate of Completion

The Sport Management Certificate of Completion provides students foundational knowledge and skills needed to work within the sport industry. The intent of this certificate is to introduce students to the business of sport. Concepts focus on potential career paths, basic computer applications, communication, and ethical conduct within the sport industry.

You can build credit and add Certificates of Completion to your credentials as part of an undergraduate degree program -- such as in the Associate of Science in Business or Multidisciplinary Studies (AS) degrees or any bachelor's degree program.
Note: Courses taken with an approved degree program are financial aid eligible.

Curriculum

What You'll Learn

  • Describe various segments of the sport industry from a business perspective.
  • Identify career opportunities and paths of interest, within the sport industry.
  • Design basic elements of a public relations campaign for a sport organization.
  • Discuss ethical values associated with the business of sport.

Certificate of Completion Courses: (12 credit hours)

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This course is designed for College of Business students who have basic file management and office software skills. Course projects are designed for business problem solving and include document management, using spreadsheets for information processing, design and management of personal databases for automated data management, presentation, and integrating business communications. Recommend prior computer knowledge. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Recommend prior computer knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint before taking BA 222, also MA 101 is a prerequisite.

This course provides an overview of the business of sport. Current topics and issues within various sport organizations are introduced and discussed. Career opportunities within the sport industry are explored.

This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of public relations and communication in a sport setting. Applied activities offer an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills related to public relations and communication within the sport industry.

This course serves as an introduction to ethics within the sport industry. An examination of values promoted by sport and ethical dilemmas within the industry provide opportunities for critical analysis.