Sport Management Practicum

Catalog description

This course is designed to give sport management majors advanced practice and participation in working in the sport and recreational industry. This will include, but is not limited to, performing managerial functions, such as planning, organizing, leading and evaluating, as well as, facility and event management, marketing, promotion, and market research. Students are expected to engage in the professional affiliation experience and complete accompanying academic requirements during the semester that they have made application. This is an experiential course that allows the mid-level sport management major to build on the competencies developed SMGT 2301 through experience in hands-on supervisory and leadership positions and focused reflection through academic work. Students may have the opportunities available in the course to develop more advanced knowledge, skills and values held by professionals in the sport management industry. The practical work for this course is predominately completed on campus.