The Major

Students majoring in Sport Management are assigned to the General Curriculum Track for advising purposes. The election of a curriculum with an internship is possible once the following requirements have been satisfied:
1. Seventy-two or more University graduation credits.
2. Twelve or more Department credits (inclusive of SPORTMGT 210).
3. A 3.0 grade point average in Department courses.
4. Three or more of ECON 103, MATH 121, ACCOUNTNG 221, and CMPSCI 105.
5. Completed and signed “Selection of an Internship Track” form.

Courses Required Outside the Department (30 cr)
ACCOUNTNG 221 Introduction to Accounting I
ECON 103 Introduction to Microeconomics or RES-ECON 102 Introduction to Resource Economics
ECON 104 Macroeconomics
FINOPMGT 301 Corporation Finance
MATH 121 Linear Methods and Probability for Business or MATH 127 Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences I or MATH 131 Calculus I
MANAGMNT 301 Principles of Management
MANAGMNT 260 Introduction to Law (must have sophomore status)
MARKETNG 301 Fundamentals of Marketing
One of the following:
CMPSCI 105 Computer Literacy or SCH-MGMT 210 Introduction to Business Information Systems
One of the following:
OIM 240 Business Data Analysis or RES-ECON 211 Introductory Statistics for the Life Sciences or RES-ECON 212 Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences or STATISTC 240 Introduction to Statistics

Required Sport Management Courses (24 cr)
200 Sociology of Sport or 202 History of Sport
210 Introduction to Sport Management
321 Sport Marketing
335 Introduction to Sport Law (MANAGMNT 260 prerequisite)
SCH-MGMT 310 Junior Year Writing
395C Sport Leadership
424 Sport Business and Finance
480 or 494PI Sport Management Policy

For the General Track: (30 cr)
Three electives at any level

For the Internship Track: (36 cr)
Internship (12 credits)
One elective at any level

Restrictions
Courses used to satisfy major requirements may not be graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Students may not use Independent Study courses in place of required SPORTMGT electives.

Admission to the Sport Management Major
Enrollment in the Sport Management major is restricted. Students will be admitted to the major on a competitive basis. Those interested in being accepted directly into the major upon freshman or transfer admission should apply through the Admissions Office, where applications will be evaluated. Students who are currently matriculated at the Amherst campus and are considering changing their major to Sport Management should contact the Isenberg School of Management Undergraduate Advising Office directly, tel. (413) 545-5610, for information on predictor courses required and the application process.