Organizational Management (BAS), Sports Management Specialization
Previous Degree Required: A.S./A.A.
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): Hybrid, Online
Location(s): Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Online
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements: Not Required
Academic Community: BUSN
Program Code: OMBSSPMA
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 52.0299
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 1105202991
This is a specialization of the BAS Organizational Management degree.
Students in the Sports Management Specialization 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.
Refer to the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) overview page to find information about admission, graduation, general education and other requirements. Students who need technical electives will work with a bachelor’s advisor to determine the courses best suited to their plan of study.
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Program of Study
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Associate Degree | 60 | |
Complete Associate Degree | ||
General Education or Technical Concentration | 21 | |
General Education (for A.S. degree students) or Technical Concentration (for A.A. degree students) | ||
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 | 3 |
or ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | |
FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 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 |
In accordance with Florida Statute and Florida Administrative Code, students must
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Satisfy the foreign language competency requirement
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Satisfy the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement.
Course Sequence
Below is the recommended sequence for taking courses in this degree. Using this guide and meeting with your assigned advisor each term is the key to successful program completion.
Please note that course prerequisites, including required developmental math, reading, or writing, need to be completed to continue on to the more advanced course. Click on the course number to see the requirements.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
SPM 3004 | Introduction to Sports Management | 3 |
SPM 3024 | Issues in Sports | 3 |
GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
SPM 3104 | Sports Facilities Management | 3 |
SPM 3306 | Sports Marketing | 3 |
MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
ECP 3530 | Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy | 3 |
or ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | |
FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
or QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | |
SPM 4505 | Sports Finance | 3 |
Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 60 |
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Select 21 credits to meet the general education requirement or technical elective requirement. Work with a bachelor's advisor to determine the courses needed.
Learning Outcomes
- 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
- Apply ethical practices in a business environment.
- Supports Core Ability: Model Ethical and Civic Responsibility
- Demonstrate financial management, capital budgeting, and assets management skills expected of an organizational manager
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills expected of an organizational manager.
- Supports Core Ability: Communicate Effectively
- Demonstrate knowledge of appraisal and evaluation techniques for employee performance and commitment within the organization.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Apply management and leadership theories and practice in program and resource management.
- Supports Core Ability: Process information
- Demonstrate the techniques leaders use to motivate and evaluate individuals and teams.
- Supports Core Ability: Work Cooperatively