Legal Aspects of Sport

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Explores the relationship between sport and law, and the fundamentals of law used by sport managers, including contract law, tort law, Constitutional issues, employment and discrimination law, the effect of state and federal statutes on recreational activities and sport, and current legal issues in sports. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; admission to professional phase of program or approval of instructor for non-sport management majors.