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BBA-Sports Management Concentration
A business degree with a concentration in Sports Management is an exciting and rewarding option which offers a path of study in preparing students to understand the sports industry. The Sports Management concentration focuses on developing students’ leadership skills in marketing, accounting, economics, legal aspects of sports, and more. The critical skills of managing a sports are taught and developed in the student to give them the confidence to lead people through the competitive landscape demanded in today’s sports business world. At the A&M-Texarkana College of Business, Engineering and Technology, we take great pride in educating and graduating the future business, who leave our campus with the skills and qualities sought by employers regionally and throughout the world.
Skills acquired via the sports management concentration are in high demand. By completing a concentration in sports management, students set themselves apart to succeed in the business of sports. These skills will set students apart in learning about profitability and how to evaluate and incorporate business decisions on utilizing valuable financial and human resources. Students in sports management have the opportunity to learn and then subsequently return the value to their companies by using valuable leadership skills.
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Degree Requirements
Students should refer to their DegreeWorks degree audit in their Web for Students account for more information regarding their degree requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements | 42 | |
| Business Administration Core Courses | ||
| FIN 354 | Financial Management | 3 |
| GBUS 310 | Business Communications | 3 |
| GBUS 440 | International Business (EL) | 3 |
| ACCT 430 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| MGT 395 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 439 | Business Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| MGT 465 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| MIS 360 | Essentials of Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT 363 | Marketing | 3 |
| MGT 324 | Business Data Analytics I | 3 |
| or SCM 324 | Business Data Analytics I | |
| Sports Management Concentration | 18 | |
| Legal Aspects of Sports Management | ||
| Profitability in Sports | ||
| Event and Facility Management | ||
| Marketing the Business of Sports | ||
| Business Data Analytics II | ||
or SCM 476 | Business Data Analytics II | |
| Strategic Sourcing | ||
| Other Requirements-Business Introductory Courses | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BUSI 2301 | Business Law | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics 2 | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 1342 | Elementary Statistical Methods | 3 |
| BBA Secondary Core | ||
| 12sch upper division Business Electives 3 | 12 | |
| Minimum Hours for Degree | 120 | |
- 2
Satisfies Core Curriculum
- 3
Upper Division Business Electives include 300 & 400 level courses from Accounting, General Business, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing & Supply Chain Management.
Note: A minimum of 54 upper division hours (300 and 400 level courses) are required for this degree. Resident credit totaling 25% of the hours is required for the degree. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in three areas for graduation: Overall GPA, Institutional GPA, and Major GPA.
Four Year Plan
First Year
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I requires minimum grade of 'C', Satisfies Core Curriculum | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I Satisfies Core Curriculum | 3 |
| MATH 1342 | Elementary Statistical Methods Satisfies Core Curriculum | 3 |
| Creative Arts Core Curriculum Requirement | ||
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics Satisfies Core Curriculum | 3 |
| IS 1100 | University Foundations mandatory for FTIC students only | 1 |
| Fall Total Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II Satisfies Core Curriculum | 3 |
| or ENGL 2311 | Technical Writing & Communication | |
| HIST 1302 | United States History II Satisfies Core Curriculum | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture Core Curriculum Requirement | 3 | |
| SPCH 1315 | Public Speaking Satisfies Core Curriculum | 3 |
| or COMM 1307 | Introduction to Mass Communication | |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Spring Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total First Year Semester Credit Hours | 31 | |
Second Year
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| Life and Physical Sciences Core Curriculum Requirement Satisfies Core Curriculum | 3-4 | |
| PSCI 2305 | U.S. Government and Politics | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Accounting I requires minimum grade of 'C' | 3 |
| Component Area Option B of the Core Curriculum | 3 | |
| MGT 395 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Fall Total Semester Credit Hours | 15-16 | |
| Spring | Semester Credit Hours | |
| Life and Physical Sciences Core Curriculum Requirement | 3-4 | |
| PSCI 2306 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Accounting II requires minimum grade of 'C' | 3 |
| BUSI 2301 | Business Law | 3 |
| MKT 363 | Marketing | 3 |
| Spring Total Semester Credit Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Second Year Semester Credit Hours | 30-32 | |
Third Year
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| FIN 354 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT 465 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| MIS 360 | Essentials of Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGT 324 | Business Data Analytics I | 3 |
| or SCM 324 | Business Data Analytics I | |
| SPMT 415 | Event and Facility Management | 3 |
| Fall Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ACCT 430 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| GBUS 310 | Business Communications | 3 |
| SPMT 315 | Legal Aspects of Sports Management | 3 |
| Upper Division Business Elective (300-400 level from: ACCT, FIN, GBUS, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM) | 3 | |
| Elective - Upper or Lower Division as needed to meet upper division and overall requirement | 3 | |
| Spring Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Third Year Semester Credit Hours | 30 | |
Fourth Year
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| GBUS 440 | International Business (EL) | 3 |
| MGT 476 | Business Data Analytics II | 3 |
| or SCM 476 | Business Data Analytics II | |
| Upper Division Business Elective (300-400 level from: ACCT, FIN, GBUS, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM) | 3 | |
| Upper Division Business Elective (300-400 level from: ACCT, FIN, GBUS, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM) | 3 | |
| Elective - Upper or Lower Division as needed to meet upper division and overall requirement | 3 | |
| Fall Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | Semester Credit Hours | |
| MGT 439 | Business Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| SCM 310 | Strategic Sourcing | 3 |
| SPMT 357 | Profitability in Sports | 3 |
| SPMT 425 | Marketing the Business of Sports | 3 |
| Upper Division Business Elective (300-400 level from: ACCT, FIN, GBUS, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM) | 3 | |
| Spring Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Fourth Year Semester Credit Hours | 30 | |
| Minimum Semester Credit Hours required for Degree | 120 | |
Note: A minimum of 54 upper division hours (300 and 400 level courses) are required for this degree. Resident credit totaling 25% of the hours is required for the degree. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in three areas for graduation: Overall GPA, Institutional GPA, and Major GPA.
