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Sport Management AT A GLANCE
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As with many of our degrees, our Sport Management degree is unique to Western New York. Our faculty will prepare you to dive into this emerging field. After graduation or during an internship, you could be working with professional and collegiate athletic teams or sports broadcasters. Prepare to enter this growing, multi-billion dollar industry with strong management skills and superior professional knowledge.
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Best Western Inn - On the Avenue
18 Agassiz Circle Buffalo, NY 14214 (716) 880-2200 www.medaille.edu
510 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 886-8333 1(800) 528-1234 www.bestwestern.com
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This course emphasizes the competencies involved in the designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating of sport events. In doing so, students learn logistical skills and techniques associated with various aspects of event management including: 1) box office management; 2) security and supervision; 3) safety and medical services; 4) housekeeping and maintenance; 5) concessions and merchandise; 6) risk management and insurance; 7) media marketing of sport events; and 8) sponsorship of and hospitality at sport events. Emphasis is also placed on the experience of sport event customer and/or participant.
Adam’s Mark Hotel
SPM 335 SPORT EVENT MANAGEMENT
120 Church Street Buffalo, NY 14202 1(800) 444-2326 www.adamsmark.com
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In a highly competitive field, a Sport Management degree helps identify you above the rest. It identifies you as someone who understands the dynamics of sport management and someone who is serious about a career in this field. Potential careers include: Sportswriter, Athletic Camp Coordinator, Account Representative, Sports Information Director, Fitness Facility Director and Director of Promotions, among others.
Medaille’s Sport Management program is accredited by the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). Medaille holds membership in the North American Society for Sports Management and the College Sports Information Directors of America. The Sport Management program was developed using the joint accreditation standards of NASSM and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). Students within the program have the opportunity to take courses that lead to certification as a coach. Contact the admissions office to learn more at (800) 292-1582.
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Do you rearrange your schedule to watch your favorite sports team on TV? Are the walls of your room covered with posters of Olympic record-breakers? Combine a love of sports with the skills of business in Medaille’s Sport Management program.
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*additional guests are welcome
Friday, October 12, 2007
� Student for a Day � Environmental Sustainability; Bringing the “Academic” to Life!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
� Breakfast, Sullivan Campus Center � International Festival Dinner � Hypnotist Joshua Seth
Sunday, October 14, 2007
� Brunch, Sullivan Campus Center � Women’s Soccer vs. Penn State-Altoona � Men’s Soccer vs. Penn State-Altoona
stadium/facilities management • coaching sports broadcasting • sports agent sports law • recreation management health and wellness • fitness centers • sport facility development
Sport Management Bachelor of Science Sport Management involves applying marketing and communication concepts as well as the management principles of planning, organizing, leading, and directing to the unique industry of commercial sport. Emphasis is placed on the production, facilitation, promotion, and organization of sport products and services. Because the $500 billion sport industry demands sport communicators, marketers, administrators, and managers with a specialized combination of functional business and sport management skills, this degree serves students who have a desire to be involved in any aspect of the commercial sport-related enterprise. Medaille Sport Management now offers all courses required by New York State Education Department to obtain a New York State Coaching Certificate (Sport Specific). Credit Distribution General Education Core ENG 110 College Writing II (3) ENG 200 Analytical Writing (3) GEN 110 Introduction to Critical Thought (3) GEN 220 A Global Perspective on Colonial North America (3) GEN 230 Creative Expression (3) GEN 240 Scientific Discovery (3) GEN 410 Baccalaureate Capstone I (3) GEN 411 Baccalaureate Capstone II (3) MAT 115 Pre-Calculus (3) SPE 130 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3) Minimum General Education Credit Hours 30
Sport Management Core ECO 380 Economics of Sports (3) PSY 385 Sport Psychology (3) SOC 301 Sociology of Sport (3) SPM 220 Management and Leadership in Sport Organizations (3) SPM 320 Sport Marketing and Promotion (3) SPM 325 Legal and Ethical Issues in Sport and Recreation (3) SPM 335 Sport Event Management (3) SPM 340 History and Philosophy of Sport (3) SPM 400 Sport Facility Planning and Management (3) Minimum Sport Management Credit Hours 27 Field Experience SPM 377 Field Experience I (3) SPM 477 Field Experience II (3) Minimum Field Experience Credit Hours 6 Liberal Arts and Sciences ENG 260 Business and Professional Writing (3) PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3) PHI 300 Ethics (3) Liberal Arts Electives (9) Minimum Liberal Arts and Sciences Credit Hours 18 Electives Free electives (12) Minimum Elective Credit Hours 12 Total Credit Hours in Sport Management 120
Business Core ACC 101 Financial Accounting (3) ECO 201 Microeconomics (3) ECO 260 Econometrics I (3) ECO 261 Econometrics II (3) MGT 175 Management Concepts and Communication (3) MGT 335 Organizational Behavior (3) MGT 340 Financial Management (3) MGT 420 Policy and Strategy Case Studies (3) MIS 240 Management Information Systems (3) Minimum Business Credit Hours 27
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