Sport Governance: 3 semester hours

Catalog description

This course is designed as an in-depth study of major sport governing agencies. Specifically, the students will study the organizational structure, constitutions, policies, procedures, and membership requirements of sport agencies at the state, national, and international levels. The course will also provide an introduction to sport governance, managerial activities related to governance, strategic management and policy development, ethics in sport organizations, scholastic sport, amateur sport in the community, campus recreation, intercollegiate athletics, major games in amateur sport,Olympic Sport, Paralympics sport, North American Professional sport, internationalprofessional sport, and the future of sport governance, among other topics of interest relating to sport governance. Prerequisites: SPMT 1302 .