Through this program, students are prepared for diverse roles in the areas of sport marketing and promotions, sales, analytics and fan behavior, along with proficiency in facility and event management and planning, financial management, leadership management and business planning. The curriculum aligns with the sport industry to ensure graduating students are competitive in the field. Students complete their degree plan with a culminating experience that consists of four (4) options: (1) internship, (2) capstone experience, (3) international experience, and (4) undergraduate research. The internship, following coursework, provides students with on-the-job experience and networking opportunities. The capstone experience consists of an entrepreneurial option and a business project option. The entrepreneurial option provides students with the practical skills necessary to start and manage their own business in sport. The business project allows students to gain practical industry experience working on problems or projects with sport organizations. The international experience is a unique blend of academic programming that provides students with meaningful global engagement and cross-cultural understanding through education abroad programs, faculty-led international field trips, and/or globally focused coursework. The undergraduate research option provides students with the opportunity to develop and investigate their own research project under the guidance of sport management faculty. The degree plan allows students to pursue a minor from a list of approved minors (e.g., business, journalism, speech communications). 

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Must make a grade of C or better.

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MATH 148, MATH 152, MATH 168 and MATH 172 will be accepted in lieu of MATH 140.

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MATH 147, MATH 151 and MATH 171 will be accepted in lieu of MATH 142.

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Select from ACCT 209, ACCT 210, ACCT 229; ALED 340, ALED 341; COMM 205, COMM 210, COMM 315, COMM 320, COMM 340; ECON 202, ECON 203; EHRD 408; FINC 409; FINP 235; HMGT 211, HMGT 301, HMGT 302, HMGT 331, HMGT 340, HMGT 426; ISTM 209, ISTM 210; KINE 199, KINE 223; MGMT 309, MGMT 409, MGMT 430/WGST 430; MKTG 402/IBUS 402, MKTG 409; PBSI 107; SPMT 220, SPMT 230, SPMT 285, SPMT 291, SPMT 330, SPMT 336, SPMT 337 SPMT 340, SPMT 412, SPMT 420, SPMT 421, SPMT 435, SPMT 483, SPMT 485, SPMT 489, SPMT 491; WGST 430/MGMT 430. As part of the directed electives, students may choose courses to fulfill a minor in approved departments. Please contact your advisor for a list of approved minors. Up to 3 hours of KINE 199 may be taken; must be taken at Texas A&M University.

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The culminating experience has 4 unique options. These options are explained in the Culminating Experience seminar SPMT 295. The following courses, among other courses, may satisfy the completion of the culminating experience: SPMT 401, SPMT 402, SPMT 450, SPMT 455, SPMT 481, SPMT 484, SPMT 485 and SPMT 491. Students will gain approval of additional courses through consultation with faculty.