Sep 16, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sport Administration, B.I.S.

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Degree Requirements

Students must attend the departmental induction ceremony and sign the honor code after they have been admitted into the program.

Areas A-E: Core Curriculum (42 Hours)

(see University Core Curriculum Requirements in the undergraduate catalog)

Students should complete ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hours in area E.

Area F. Preparation for the Major (18 Hours)

Required (18 Hours)

ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 1010 - Basic News Writing 3 Credit Hours
KH 2400 - Introduction to Sport Management 3 Credit Hours
KH 2460 - Sport and Society 3 Credit Hours
LT 2010 - Computer Skills for the Information Age 3 Hours
or
CIS 2010 - Introduction to Information Systems 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 1500 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours

Area G. Area of Concentration: Sport Administration (54 Hours)

Students must complete all courses in Area G with a grade of “C” or higher unless otherwise noted.

Required (30 Hours)

KH 3320 - Sport Marketing 3 Credit Hours
KH 3330 - Sport Leadership 3 Credit Hours
KH 4340 - Sport Finance 3 Credit Hours
KH 4370 - Sport Law 3 Credit Hours
KH 4450 - Tickets Sales and Operations 3 Credit Hours
KH 4460 - Sponsorship Sales and Activation 3 Credit Hours
KH 4570 - Social Media Strategies 3 Credit Hours
or
JOUR 4570 - Social Media Strategies 3 Credit Hours
KH 4670 - Field Experience in Sport Management-CTW 3 to 9 Credit Hours

Choose two of the disciplines below (24 Hours)

Hospitality Administration (12 Hours)

Required (6 Hours)

HADM 3010 - Perspectives in the Hospitality Industry 3 Credit Hours
HADM 3600 - Event Management 3 Credit Hours

Choose Two Courses (6 Hours)

HADM 3750 - Hospitality Human Resources Management 3 Credit Hours
HADM 3760 - Hospitality Branding and Distribution Channel Strategies 3 Credit Hours
HADM 4200 - Venue and Facility Management 3 Credit Hours
HADM 4800 - Hospitality Strategic Leadership-CTW 3 Credit Hours
Other courses approved with the permission of the B.I.S. Sport Administration Program Coordinator.

Journalism and Public Relations (12 Hours)

JOUR 1010 is a prerequisite for this discipline.

Required (6 Hours)

JOUR 3010 - Advanced Media Writing 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 3900 - Digital Journalism 3 Credit Hours

Choose Two Courses (6 Hours)

JOUR 3500 - Public Relation Techniques 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 4001 - Sports Journalism 2 Credit Hours and
JOUR 4030 - Journalism Practicum 1 to 4 Credit Hours
JOUR 4610 - Applied Graphic Communication 3 Credit Hours
Other courses approved with the permission of the B.I.S. Sport Administration Program Coordinator.

Sport Coaching (12 Hours)

CPR/First Aid/AED for child and adult and the USOC Safe Sport Certificate are required for discipline completion.

Required (6 Hours)

KH 3630 - Principles and Philosophy of Coaching 3 Credit Hours
KH 3635 - Special Considerations for Coaching Athletes with Disabilities 3 Credit Hours

Choose Two Courses (6 Hours)

KH 3060 - Performance and Analysis in Disability Sport 3 Credit Hours
KH 3360 - Disability, Sport, and Physical Activity 3 Credit Hours
KH 4200 - Analysis of Sport Coaching 3 Credit Hours
KH 4210 - Long Term Athlete Development 3 Credit Hours
Other courses approved with the permission of the B.I.S. Sport Administration Program Coordinator.

Area H: Allied Electives (6 Hours)

Students must complete all courses in Area H with a grade of “C” or higher unless otherwise noted.

Students can take courses numbered 1000 or above in Kinesiology and Health (KH), Hospitality Administration (HADM), Journalism and Public Relations (JOUR), Communication (SCOM), Managerial Sciences (MGS), Marketing (MK), International Business (IB), Policy Studies (PMAP), to fulfill allied elective requirement.

Reminder: Students must earn 39 semester hours at Georgia State University in courses numbered 3000 or above with an average grade of at least a C (2.00 GPA).

Sport Administration, B.I.S.

Degree Requirements

Areas A-E: Core Curriculum (42 Hours)

Area F. Preparation for the Major (18 Hours)

Required (18 Hours)

Area G. Area of Concentration: Sport Administration (54 Hours)

Required (30 Hours)

Choose two of the disciplines below (24 Hours)

Hospitality Administration (12 Hours)

Required (6 Hours)

Choose Two Courses (6 Hours)

Journalism and Public Relations (12 Hours)

Required (6 Hours)

Choose Two Courses (6 Hours)

Sport Coaching (12 Hours)

Required (6 Hours)

Choose Two Courses (6 Hours)

Area H: Allied Electives (6 Hours)

Total Program: Minimum of 120 Semester Hours