Sports Management Specialization - Organizational Management, Bachelor of Applied Science
Program Code: OMBSSPMA
Meta-Major: BUSN
Location(s): Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Online
Delivery Method(s): Hybrid, Online
Previous Degree Required: Bachelors
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements:
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 52.0299
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 1105202991
Students can only select one major and one specialization.
Students in the Sports Management track will complete core business coursework relating to current topics in strategic management, customer relations, economics, human resources, accounting, the legal aspects of business, and organizational behavior and communication — plus focus on athletics-intensive business courses including sports finance, management and marketing and sports facilities management. Visit the program page for more details and how to apply.
Specialization Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Associate Degree | ||
Complete Associate Degree | 60 | |
General Education or Technical Concentration | ||
General Education (for A.S. degree students) or Technical Concentration (for A.A. degree students) 1 | 21 | |
Organizational Management - Core Courses | ||
ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
ECP 3530 | Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy 2 | 3 |
or ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | |
FIN 3402 | Financial Management 3 | 3 |
or QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | |
Sports Management Specialization | ||
SPM 3004 | Introduction to Sports Management | 3 |
SPM 3024 | Issues in Sports | 3 |
SPM 3104 | Sports Facilities Management | 3 |
SPM 3306 | Sports Marketing | 3 |
SPM 4505 | Sports Finance | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
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Students in the Accounting Specialization must take ACG 2021 Financial Accounting, ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting,
ACG 2100 Intermediate Accounting 1 as part of their 21 General Education or Technical Concentration if they have not satisfied these specialization requirements with their associate degree.- 2
Students in the Healthcare Management specialization should take ECP 3530 Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy.
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Students in Banking and Financial Management specialization only will take both courses (see OMBSBAFI specialization).
Learning Outcomes: Sports Management BAS
- Assess the myriad challenges of organizing, leading and managing youth in the sports industry.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Evaluate the inherent impact on the global sports movement and potential job opportunities within the sports industry by the Olympic Games and other international sports organizations.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Determine and evaluate the required steps in the complex process of construction and development of recreational sports facilities and major sports complexes.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Evaluate sports marketing concepts including market segmentation, product differentiation, advertising, sales and promotional campaigns in the sports industry.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Analyze complex financial statements produced in the financial and management decision-making process.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Evaluate economic and financial impacts of spectator participation, and the potential impact of media, marketing, migration, and international sports on the sports industry.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Determine the core concepts of facilities management including the operational responsibilities of facilities managers in the sports industry.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Characterize the internal and external environment as it relates to marketing in the sports industry including the identification of the key characteristics of sports consumers.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Summarize the core financial concepts utilized in the sports industry and the importance of financial planning.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems