Sports Management and Marketing

ANNE O’NEILL-KLEMENSIC, Program Director

With the proliferation of sports teams and facilities to advance sports and exercise there is a growing need for professionals interested in combining both a passion and talent for the marketing and management of the sport industry. The Sports Management and Marketing Program at Gannon is an interdisciplinary program of the Dahlkemper School of Business and the Sport and Exercise Science Department, where students study the theory and application of business with a focus on the sports and exercise industries. The major provides students the opportunity to combine their dual interests in marketing/management with a specific application to the sports profession. Students in the program advance their education while drawing on multiple areas of knowledge and skills learned and experienced in the classroom, lab setting and on sports-specific sites on the local, regional and national level. The program seeks to combine a strong foundation in theory and practice in preparing the student for advanced degree programs or entry level careers in a variety of fields including, but not limited to, the marketing and management of professional sports, collegiate sports and administration, recreation and leisure studies, retail, marketing and promotions, sports communications and others.

Sports Management and Marketing Curriculum

(Numerals in front of courses indicate credits)

 FRESHMAN  SOPHOMORE
3Prin of Microeconomics/BCOR 111
3Algebra for Bus Students/MATH 114
3Business Technology 1/CIS 150
3College Composition/LENG 111
3Introduction to Philosophy/LPHI 131
3Prin of Macroeconomics/BCOR 112
3Financial Accounting/BCOR 201
3Prin of Marketing/BCOR 241
3Critical Analysis & Comp/LENG 112
3Sacred Scripture/LTHE 121
3Natural Science
33Credits
 
3Prin of Management/BCOR 251
3Managerial Accounting/BCOR 202
3Legal Environment of Business/1 BCOR 203
3Business and Prof Comm/BCOR 231
3Sport Psychology/SPRT 314
3Philosophy II Series/LPHI
3Speech/SPCH 111
3Business Statistics/BCOR 221
3Principles of Marketing/BCOR 241
3Team Sports Org and Mgmt/SPRT 322
3Sport in Society I/SPRT 318
33Credits
 
 JUNIOR SENIOR
3LS Natural Science
3Advertising Fundamentals/MKTG 340
3Organizational Behavior/MGMT 316
3Advert for Electronic Media/COMM 381
3Sales Promo and Direct Mktg/ADVC 350
3Global Business/BCOR 306
3Financial Management I/BCOR 311
3Sales Force Management/MKTG 320
3Principles of Sports Mgmt/SPRT 370
3Children and Youth in Sport/SPRT 324
3Sport in Society II/SPRT 319
3Theology or Phil III Series/LTHE or LPHI
36Credits
 
3Literature Series/LENG
3Principles of Sport Marketing/SPRT 380
3Consumer Behavior/MKTG 300
3Business to Business Mktg/MKTG 350
3Business Policy/BCOR 480
3Special Topics in Sport/SPRT 490
3Sport Ethics/SPRT 460
3Public Relations/ENGL 372
3Fine Arts Series/LFIN
3Experiential Learning/BCOR 450
  
  
30Credits
 

 

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