Ethics in Sports

Catalog description

Prerequisites: SPMGT 1113 or equivalent. This course focuses on the exploration of contemporary values, issues, and controversies associated with sport and sport management. It discusses current issues, ethical dilemmas in the sport environment, organizational responsibility, and professional ethics. During this course, students become involved with discussions on sportsmanship, fan behavior, performance-enhancing drugs, cheating and deception, the role of violence in sports, gender equity in sport, deviant behavior in athletics, and issues related to youth sports participation.