Sport Management Option

Associate in Science Professional Studies - Business Administration

This curriculum map contains the new General Education Requirements. Current students should log in to BHCC Self-Service to review their specific program requirements or contact Advising & LifeMap for more information. Prospective students should go to bhcc.edu/admissions and contact an admissions counselor.

Semester 1	Credits	Milestone	GenEd	Note	Pre-req	Expand
ENG-111 College Writing I	3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown. This course meets the General Education requirement for Academic Discourse. (Formerly Area 1) Prerequisites: ENG-095 and RDG-095, ELL-103 or placement
ACC-101 Principles of Accounting I	3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown. Prerequisites: ESL-098 or RDG-095 or ELL-103 or placement
CIT-110 Applications/Concepts	3
Prerequisites: ESL-098 or RDG-095 or ELL-103 or placement
SPM-101 Principles of Sport Management	3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown. Pre/Co-requisite: BUS-101
BUS-101 Introduction to Business	3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown. BUS-101 Satisfies Learning Community Seminar Requirement Prerequisites: ESL-098 and ESL-099 or RDG-095 or ELL-103 and ENG-090 or placement
Total Credits:
Semester 1 Advising Note: New degree-seeking students enrolled in 9 credits or more must take a Learning Community Seminar or a Learning Community Cluster within their first year. Explore BHCC Student Activities offered i.e., BHCC’s Entrepreneurship Club. Create and follow education plan.

Semester 2	Credits	Milestone	GenEd	Note	Pre-req	Expand
SPM-211 Sport Facility and Event Management	3
Prerequisite: SPM-101
SPM-215 Sport Marketing and Promotion	3
Prerequisite: SPM-101
ENG-112 College Writing II	3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown. This course meets the General Education requirement for Research Writing. (Formerly Area 1) Prerequisite: ENG-111
ACC-102 Principles of Accounting II	3
Prerequisite: ACC-101
BUS-201 Business Law I	3
Prerequisites: ENG-095 and ESL-098 or RDG-095 or ELL-103 or placement
Total Credits:
Semester 2 Advising Note: Meet with an advisor to begin career planning activities. Begin exploring transfer options: attend a transfer workshop and the College transfer fair Complete a volunteer activity in an area of interest. Learn about Alpha Beta Gamma (Business Honor Society) and Alpha Kappa Mu (General Honor Society). Inquire about the Commonwealth Honors Program.

Semester 3	Credits	Milestone	GenEd	Note	Pre-req	Expand
SPM-201 Psychology of Sport	3
Prerequisite: PSY-101
MAT-181 Statistics	3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown. This course meets the General Education requirement for Quantitative Problem Solving. (Formerly Area 4) Prerequisite: MAT-097 or MAT-098 or placement
ECO-201 Macroeconomics	3
This course meets the General Education requirement for General Education Elective. Prerequisites: MAT-097 or MAT-098 or placement and RDG-095 or ELL-103 or placement
BIO-108 Human Biology/Lab	4
This course meets the General Education requirement for Scientific Reasoning. (Formerly Area 5) Prerequisites: ENG-095, MAT-093 and RDG-095 or ELL-103 or placement
PSY-101 Principles of Psychology	3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown. This course meets the General Education requirement for Community & Cultural Contexts. (Formerly Areas 2 and 3) Prerequisites: ESL-098 or RDG-095 or ELL-103 or placement
Total Credits:
Semester 3 Advising Note: Continue preparations for transfer: write essays for transfer institution, collect letters of recommendation, apply for transfer. Develop a financial plan for continued education and life after graduation. Complete a pre-graduation check with an advisor in LifeMap

Semester 4	Credits	Milestone	GenEd	Note	Pre-req	Expand
SPM-213 Sport Law and Ethics	3
Prerequisite: SPM-101
BUS-207 Professional Communication	3
Prerequisite: ENG-111
GenEd-CW Creative Work	3
This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work. (Formerly Area 6) Choose one course from Creative Work Menu
MAN-107 Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3
Prerequisites: ESL-098 or RDG-095 or ELL-103 and ESL-099 or ENG-090 or placement
SPM-217 Seminar in Sport Management SPM-299 Sport Management Internship	3
Prerequisite for SPM-217: SPM-101 Prerequisite for SPM-299: Chair approval
Total Credits:
Semester 4 Advising Note: Gather recommendation letters from faculty and staff. Apply for graduation Finalize your resume and upload it to your ePortfolio and LinkedIn website.

Last Modified Date: June 16, 2021

Approved for the 2021-2023 College Catalog

Upon Completion of this Concentration Graduates will be able to:

Integrate principles of management to organize people and resources to succeed in the sport management industry.
Apply the concepts needed to plan, lead, organize, control and staff the operations of a sport management enterprise.
Understand the basic principles of sport management as they relate to legal issues, managing and marketing a sports organization, communications and administration.

Career Outlook

This option prepares students to seek employment in many entry-level positions in the areas of health and fitness, sport and leisure, park and recreation and the professional sport industry including opportunities in the management of professional, college, secondary school and community sports.