Sports Management Plan of Study
This program will lead to a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree. Included in this plan of study is a business component: students must complete either the Business Foundations Certificate (21 cr.) or the Business Minor (21 cr.) through the Kelley School of Business. Details of the business component are available on the Kelley School of Business Web site, kelley.iupui.edu/undergrad/Curriculum.cfm.
Kinesiology Requirements (53 credit hours)
(C or higher required for all major courses)
- HPER-L 135 Learning Community: Physical Education-Exercise Science (for new students & transfers with <15 hours) (1 cr.)
- HPER-H 160 First Aid and Emergency Care (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 200 Microcomputer Applications in Kinesiology (3 cr.) OR BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 211 Principles & Practice of Exercise Science (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 216 Current Concepts & Applications in Physical Fitness (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 392 Sport in American Society (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 393 Professional Practice Programs in Health, Physical Education and Recreation (Practical Experience) (10 cr.)
- HPER-P 402 Ethics in Sport (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 411 Legal Aspects of Sport and Risk Management (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 415 Sport Promotions & Public Relations (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 418 Sport Marketing (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 423 Financial Principles of Sport (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 426 Sales Management in Sport (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 432 Sports Management Consulting Project (3 cr.)
- TCEM 219 Management of Sports Events (3 cr.)
- HPER-R 275 (2) + HPER-R 100 (1) Camp Brosius Leadership Training (3 cr.)
Total: 53 credit hours
Business Requirements
Sports Management majors must complete either Business Minor or Business Foundations Certificate.
Business Minor (18-21 credit hours)
- BUS-A 200 Foundations of Accounting (3 cr.)
- BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
- BUS-L 203 Commercial Law I (3 cr.)
- BUS-F 300 Introduction to Financial Management (3 cr.)
- BUS-M 300 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
- BUS-P 300 Introduction to Operations Management (3 cr.)
- BUS-D 301 International Business Environment (3 cr.) OR BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavioral in Organizations (3 cr.) OR BUS-Z 311 Leadership and Ethics in the Business Environment (3 cr.) AND BUS-Z 312 Human Resources and Negotiations (3 cr.) OR BUS-Z 340 Introduction to Human Resources
Business Foundations Certificate (18-21 credit hours)
- BUS-A 186 Accounting and the Business Environment (3 cr.)
- BUS-W 200 Introduction to Business and Management (3 cr.)
- BUS-M 200 Marketing and Society: Roles/Responsibilities (3 cr.)
- BUS-Z 200 Introduction to Human Resources Practices (3 cr.)
- BUS-F 200 Foundations of Financial Management (3 cr.)
- BUS-P 200 Foundations of Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 cr.)
Choose one of the following:
- BUS-L 100 Personal Law (3 cr.)
- BUS-F 260 Personal Finance (3 cr.)
- ECON-E 101 Survey of Economic Issues/Problems (3 cr.)
- BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
- BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)
- BUS-M 226 Personal Selling Techniques (3 cr.)
Total: 18-21 credit hours
Common Core General Education Requirements (30 credit hours)
*Course options for Common Core can be found at http://go.iupui.edu/gened.
- Core Communication--Required: ENG-W 131 English Composition I (3 cr.) (C or higher)
- Core Communication--Required: COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.) (C or higher)
- Social Science--Choose course from *Common Core list (3 cr.) (Recommended: PSY-B 110)
- Social Science--Required: ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
- Cultural Understanding--Choose course from *Common Core list (3 cr.) (Recommended: INTL-100)
- Arts & Humanities--Choose course from *Common Core list (3 cr.)
- Life & Physical Science--Required: HPER-N 220 Nutrition for Health (3 cr.)
- Life & Physical Science--Required: HPER-P 205 Structural Kinesiology (3 cr.)
- Analytical Reasoning--Choose course from *Common Core list (3 cr.) (Recommended: MATH-M 119)
- Analytical Reasoning--Choose course from *Common Core list (3 cr.) (Recommended: any 200 or 300 level statistics course)
Total: 30 credit hours
Suggested Electives (16-19 credit hours)
- HPER-P 333 Sport in America: History Perspective (3 cr.)
- HPER-H 363 Personal Health (3 cr.)
- HPER-N 220 Nutrition for Health (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 331 Planning & Operation of Sports Facilities (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 324 Recreational Sports Programming (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 484 Interscholastic Athletic Administration (2 cr.)
- HPER-P 421 Special Topics in Physical Education (Summer Study Abroad Program) (3 cr.)
- JOUR-J 321 Principles of Public Relations (3 cr.)
- MSTE 31000 Business of Motorsports I (3 cr.)
- MSTE 31100 Business of Motorsports II (3 cr.)
- INFO-I 485 Informatics in Sports (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
- BUS-W 212 Explore Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- BUS-W 311 New Venture Creation (3 cr.)
- BUS-D 301 International Business Environment (3 cr.)
*HPER-P 200 may substitute for BUS-K 201 in the Business Minor; BUS-K 201 is required for the Business Certificate.
Total: 16-19 credit hours
Total: 120 credit hours