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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Sport Management (BS)
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Program Educational Goals:
The desired Summative Learning Outcomes for the bachelor’s degree program in Sport Management are: Outcome Goal One Students will design a personal plan to market their professional sports management skills. - Students will create an evaluation of the actions and decisions of sports professionals in industry segments along specific competency areas.
- Students will evaluate their job skills and match employment competencies to specific sports industry environments.
- Students will produce a journal that reflects upon their personal experiences to determine the optimal career strategy.
- Students will evaluate their interests and strengths and weaknesses in determining the industry segment and competency area that is most appropriate for them as a career orientation.
Outcome Goal Two In a real world setting, students will apply the theories and important concepts associated with the business aspects of the sport industry. - Students will create business improvement recommendations that draw upon organizational and behavioral theories applied to sports industry situations.
- Students will develop persuasive sponsorship proposals by applying theoretical framework to case studies.
- Students will create marketing plans for sport organizations that apply principles of sport marketing.
- Student will analyze and critique public relations for a sport organization.
- Students will develop a budget for a sport organization that encompasses the revenues sources and expenses for sport organizations.
- Students will be develop, coordinate, and implement a sports event plan.
Outcome Goal Three Through case studies, students will evaluate the legal and ethical issues associated with a career in the sport industry. - Students will investigate a legal concept in the sport industry and produce a decision paper.
- Students will document what their legal responsibilities are as a sport industry professional.
- Students will select and apply the appropriate legal evaluation to a sports industry case that involves any of the following: tort, contract, constitutional, employment and administrative law.
- Students will compare and contrast theoretical and applied ethics in sport industry cases.
- Students will reflect upon and articulate their personal ethical standards and beliefs.
- Students will write and present orally their professional opinions and views on major contemporary issues in the sport field.
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Major Requirements:
All courses required for the major will have a grade minimum of C-. This includes all breadth classes and all other required coursework (besides free elective courses). Applicability of transfer coursework to Lerner majors: Coursework at the 300-level or higher may be transferred from AACSB-accredited institutions only unless credit is earned through an approved articulation agreement or approved study abroad program. Courses at the 100- and 200-level may be transferred from any institution following UD’s standard transfer credit policy. Only one of the following courses may be transferred: SPTM 210, SPTM 313, SPTM 314, SPTM315, SPTM 416, SPTM 417, SPTM 418, SPTM 419. Only two of the following courses may be transferred:ACCT 207, ACCT 208, BUAD 301, BUAD 306, BUAD 309, BUAD 441, ECON 101, ECON 103, FINC 311, MISY 160, and MISY 261. SPTM 311 and SPTM 464 must be completed at the University of Delaware.
Major Breadth Requirements:
- Nine credits of Creative Arts and Humanities, and/or History and Cultural Change, and/or foreign language courses. Foreign language courses can include ARAB, FREN, CHIN, GRMN, GREK, HEBR, ITAL, JAPN, KORE, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN at the 100-level or above. Courses used to fulfill the University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement.
- Six credits from Social & Behavioral Sciences. Courses used to fulfill the University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement excluding ECON 101, ECON 103, BUAD 301, BUAD 309, PSYC100. One SOCI course required as part of the 6-credit requirement.
- PSYC 100 - General Psychology Credit(s): 3
- Seven credits from Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology, including one Lab credit (ECON 415, CISC, STAT, and MATH courses may not apply). Courses used to fulfill the University breadth requirements above may also be used to fulfill this major breadth requirement. Acceptable courses to satisfy lab requirement include:
- ARTC 210 - Science of Color Phenomena Credit(s): 4
- BISC 104 - Principles of Biology with Laboratory Credit(s): 4
- BISC 113 - General Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- BISC 115 - Human Heredity and Development Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- BISC 116 - Elementary Human Physiology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- BISC 117 - Elementary Evolutionary Ecology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 3
- BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II Credit(s): 3
- BISC 217 - Introductory Biology I Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- BISC 218 - Introductory Biology II Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- ENWC 215 - Insects and Society Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- GEOG 111 - Physical Geography Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- GEOG 152 - Climate and Life Credit(s): 4
- GEOG 221 - Meteorology Lab Credit(s): 1
- GEOL 107 - Geology of Dynamic Earth Credit(s): 4
- GEOL 110 - Earth’s Evolving Systems Credit(s): 4
- GEOL 113 - Earth Science Credit(s): 4
- GEOL 115 - Geological Hazards Laboratory Credit(s): 1
- KAAP 309 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4
- KAAP 310 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II Credit(s): 4
- PHYS 133 - Introduction to Astronomy Credit(s): 4
- PHYS 203 - Fundamentals of Physics with Biomedical Applications I Credit(s): 4
- PHYS 204 - Fundamentals of Physics with Biomedical Applications II Credit(s): 4
- PHYS 221 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
- PHYS 222 - Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1
- PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
- PHYS 228 - Fundamentials of Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1
- SCEN 101 - Physical Science Credit(s): 4
- SCEN 102 - Physical Science Credit(s): 4
- SCEN 105 - Science on the Scene Credit(s): 4
- SCEN 107 - Snack Science Credit(s): 4
- SCEN 109 - Art of Botany Credit(s): 4
- SCEN 111 - Revolutionary Science Credit(s): 4
- SCEN 115 - Origami Science Fablab/Makerspace Credit(s): 4
- SCEN 117 - Citizen Science Credit(s): 4
- SCEN 119 - Transforming Solar Energy Credit(s): 4
Business Core:
Minimum grade of C-. Sport Managment Core:
MInimum grade of C- in all classes except SPTM 311. A Pass grade is required for SPTM 311. One of the following:
Minimum grade of C-. Electives:
In addition to required courses, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Free electives include any course subject to the following: - A maximum of 2-credits of HBNS 120 may be applied,
- Excess credits from any category above may be applied,
- “0” level courses may not be counted toward the degree,
- If a student elects to take an eligible free elective course Pass/Fail, a maximum of one P/F course (3 to 4-credits) may be taken each semester. This is in addition to courses offered only on a P/F basis.
Credits to Total a Minimum of 122
Last Revised for 2025-2026 Academic Year
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