Sport Management program

ESS 110 Introduction to Sport Management This course exposes students to the profession of sport management. The course provides a broad overview of the sport industry, covers fundamental knowledge and skill sets of the sport manager, and provides students with information on specific sport industry segments for potential employment and career choices. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 421 Sport Operations Management/Event and Venue Management This course is designed to introduce students to principles and procedures for preparing, planning, operating, managing, and evaluating event and venue in sports settings. Students will gain a greater understanding of event and venue management and the total operation of sports organizations. Prerequisite: admission to exercise sports science - sport management emphasis; junior standing. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 450 Exercise and Sport Science Internship The internship is designed to be a terminal experience for students majoring in fitness or sport management (12 credits) emphases with an intensive supervised practical work experience. Prerequisite: fitness and sport management majors: all course work for the appropriate major must be completed and a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.75. Pass/Fail grading. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

ESS 145 Sport Management and Communication This course will cover fundamental knowledge of sport-related communication, including sport information as found in print and electronic media, personal communication, and social media. Sport management trends and issues include media, legal and sociological issues, crisis management, and employment options in sport communication. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 320 Field Experience in Sport Management Practical experience in a sport management setting. Experiences provided may include: sport event facilitation, budget preparation and monitoring, preparing contracts, checking eligibility, and marketing and promotion. Repeatable for credit - maximum six. Prerequisite: admission into exercise sports science - sport management emphasis. Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.

ESS 373 Media and Public Relations in Sport Management This course is designed to acquaint students with media and public relations practices that are incorporated in sport management. Included in the class are the responsibilities and issues that sport managers face on a daily basis such as PR management, crisis management, interviews and media conferences, legal and ethical dilemmas, and the production of sport media relations tools. The course emphasizes practical application of sport media and PR. Prerequisite: admission to exercise sports science plan - sport management emphasis. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 407 Sport Management and Society This course is designed to provide the foundation for an understanding of the ethical, social, cultural, and psychological aspects for the operation of programs in athletics, sports, physical education and fitness. The student will be able to identify current social, cultural, and ethical issues and problems and the potential solutions to these problems. Prerequisite: admission to exercise sports science - sport management emphasis; junior standing. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 410 Legal Implications of Sport and Activity This course addresses the legal aspects for the operation and administration of sports programs, competitive athletic programs, and community and commercial fitness programs. Prerequisite: admission to exercise sports science - fitness or sport management emphasis. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 445 Planning Facilities for Physical Activity and Sport A study of planning techniques concerning facility development and maintenance for schools, athletic clubs, fitness centers and professional sport organizations. This course is taught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will have additional course requirements/expectations. Prerequisite: admission to exercise sports science - sport management emphasis; junior standing. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 447 Administration in Fitness and Sport The course will cover principles of administrative theory and practice in the fitness and sport industry, including general administrative functions, public relations, personnel, budget and finance, facility management, and evaluation techniques. Prerequisite: admission to exercise sports science major - fitness or sport management emphasis. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 448 Promotion and Development of Fitness and Sport Programs This course will provide understanding of and skill in the promotion process as it relates to advertising and public relations activities for the operation of programs in sport, physical education and fitness. Primary focus will be on the application of promotion principles to specific sport scenarios. Prerequisite: MKT 309, admission to exercise sports science major - fitness or sport management emphasis. Offered Fall, Spring.

ESS 449 Seminar in Fitness/Sports Management An in-depth orientation to the required senior internship experience. Required course to be taken one semester prior to internship. Prerequisite: GPA of 2.75 (cumulative and major); admission to the exercise sports science major - fitness or sport management emphasis; senior standing. Offered Fall, Spring.