The sport leadership & management degree will provide you with a foundation of knowledge and experience to prepare you for a leadership position in the sport and recreation field, while also allowing you the flexibility to choose elective courses that you feel will make you distinctive. Please see the major requirements for a list of required courses.
When planning for your completion of the SLAM major, please consider the following:
- Minors/Double-Majors: Students completing a SLAM major are encouraged to pursue minors and/or double-majors that will enhance their preparation for their chosen specialization, but should carefully review requirements for those programs in order to plan for completion. An advisor/second advisor in the chosen area is recommended.
- Prerequisites: Be sure to check course prerequisites early in your degree planning, as there are a number of courses that have multiple prerequisite courses (e.g., SLAM 464 requires SLAM 363 be taken prior to the course, which has a prerequisite of SLAM 362 or KINES 365, which each have their own prerequisites).
- Minimum Grades: A grade of C is required in all prerequisite courses (e.g., if a course requires SLAM XXX as a prerequisite, SLAM XXX must have been completed with a grade of C or better in order to register).
- Math Requirement: Although not listed as a requirement, completion of MATH 122 (College Algebra) or Math II placement is required to take Statistics (which is required).
- Field Experience/Practicum (SLAM 479) can be completed during the regular school year or during the summer months (with approval and additional tuition).
Sport Leadership & Management Major Requirements
Complete all of the following (34 credits) |
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SLAM 101 |
Intro to Sport & Rec Management |
2 credits |
MEDA 108 |
Fundamentals of Sports Communication |
4 credits |
SLAM 201 |
Leadership Dynamics in Recreation & Sport |
2 credits |
ACCT 201 |
Accounting Principles |
4 credits |
MATH 207 |
Statistics (or SOC 301 or MATH 307 or BA 301) |
4 credits |
ECON 222 |
Sports Economics |
4 credits |
PHIL 333 |
Sports Ethics |
2 credits |
SLAM 321 |
Sport Analytics |
2 credits |
SLAM 300W |
Current Issues & Topics of Sport and Outdoor Rec |
2 credits |
SLAM 435 |
Sport Law & Governance |
2 credits |
SLAM 479 |
Field Experience |
4 credits |
SLAM 499 |
Capstone |
2 credits |
Complete three of the following. Minimum of 8 credits, 4 of which must be upper-division.
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BA 309 |
Principles of Marketing |
4 credits |
BA 310 |
Social Media Marketing |
4 credits |
BA 360 |
Organizational Behavior Management |
4 credits |
BA 412 |
Consumer Behavior |
4 credits |
OL 340 |
Risk Management in Recreation & Sport |
2 credits |
SLAM 261 |
Coaching Management |
2 credits |
SLAM 345 |
Facility & Event Management |
2 credits |
SLAM 362 |
Program Development & Design |
2 credits |
SLAM 363 |
Inclusive & Adaptive Recreation |
2 credits |
SLAM 464 |
Sport & Activity Leadership |
2 credits |
Choose 1 of the following. (2-4 credits) |
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GSS 265/365 |
Gender, Sexuality & Sport |
2 credits |
KINES 340 |
Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity |
4 credits |
POLS 352 |
Politics & Sports |
4 credits |
POLS 353 |
Politics, Media & Sports |
4 credits |
SINP 201 |
Diversity & Equity in Organizations |
2 credits |
SOC 360 |
Critical Race Theory |
4 credits |