Sport and Recreation Management Comprehensive, Bachelor of Science

Major Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Sport and Recreation Management Comprehensive Core Requirements
KSS 280	Foundations of Sport and Recreation Management	3
KSS 401	Psychology of Sport	3
KSS 402	Sociology of Sport	3
KSS 412	Social Media Management in Sport	3
KSS 425	Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation	3
KSS 429	Marketing in Sport, Recreation and Events	3
KSS 430	Organization and Administration in Recreation, Sport and Events	3
KSS 303	Volunteer Practicum in Sports Management	2
or REC 300	Volunteer Practicum
REC 354	Programming in Sport, Recreation, and Events	3
REC 422	Facilities in Recreation, Events and Sport	3
REC 477	Internship	12
Select one of the following:		15-20
Management Track
Sports Media Track
Recreation Management Track
Total Credit Hours		56-61

Management Track

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
ACCT 311	Business Law I	3
KSS 403	Sport Finance	3
MGT 380	Human Resource Management	3
MGT 493	Social Responsibilities of Business: Issues and Ethics	3
MKT 300	Principles of Marketing	3
MKT 366	Event Operation Fundamentals	3
Total Credit Hours		18

Sport Media Track

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
JMC 112	Communication Software	3
JMC 215	News Writing & Photography	3
JMC 226	Audio Production & Announcing	3
JMC 330	Media Design	3
Select 3 credit hours from the following:		3
KSS 330	Volleyball Theory
KSS 331	Football Theory
KSS 333	Basketball Theory
KSS 334	Track Theory
KSS 337	Baseball/Softball Theory
Total Credit Hours		15

Recreation Management Track 

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
KSS 121	Foundations of Instructing Sport and Recreation Concepts	3
KSS 265	Emergency Medical Response	2
MKT 366	Event Operation Fundamentals	3
REC 215	Introduction to Outdoor Recreation	3
REC 321	Campus Recreation Management	3
REC 352	Outdoor Adventure Education	3
REC 375	Leadership in Recreation, Sport and Events	3
Total Credit Hours		20

¹

Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level. Students are required to take a LOPERs 4: Mathematics, Statistical, and Quantitative Reasoning course regardless of entry level.

²

Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required GS hours.

This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 1
LOPER 1: First-year Seminar		3
LOPER 2: Writing Skills		3
MATH 102	College Algebra (LOPER 4)	3-5
or MATH 115	Calculus I with Analytic Geometry
KSS 280	Foundations of Sport and Recreation Management	3
KSS 150	Healthy Wealthy and Wise (LOPER 11)	3
Total Credit Hours		15-17

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 2
LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills		3
LOPER 5: Visual or Performing Arts		3
LOPER 6: Humanities		3
LOPER 8: Natural Science		3
REC 354	Programming in Sport, Recreation, and Events	3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 3
KSS 402	Sociology of Sport	3
ECON 270	Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics (LOPER 7)	3
ACCT 311	Business Law I 1	3
or JMC 112	Communication Software
or REC 215	Introduction to Outdoor Recreation
LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement		3
MKT 300	Principles of Marketing 2	3
or JMC 226	Audio Production & Announcing
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 4
REC 422	Facilities in Recreation, Events and Sport	3
ECON 271	Principles of Economics, Microeconomics	3
LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity		3
REC 300	Volunteer Practicum	3
or KSS 303	Volunteer Practicum in Sports Management
Unrestricted Elective		3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 5
KSS 412	Social Media Management in Sport	3
KSS 401	Psychology of Sport	3
MKT 366	Event Operation Fundamentals 3	3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Sport Theory Class (Sport Media Track) or REC 321 4		3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 6
KSS 403	Sport Finance 5	3
or JMC 219	Sports Writing for the Media
or REC 375	Leadership in Recreation, Sport and Events
MGT 380	Human Resource Management 6	3
or KSS 265	Emergency Medical Response
or JMC 330	Media Design
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Summer Semester
REC 352	Outdoor Adventure Education (offered every other summer for Recreation Track students)	3
Total Credit Hours		3

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 7
KSS 430	Organization and Administration in Recreation, Sport and Events	3
KSS 425	Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation	3
MGT 493	Social Responsibilities of Business: Issues and Ethics 7	3
or JMC 265	Video Production
or KSS 121	Foundations of Instructing Sport and Recreation Concepts
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		0-3
Total Credit Hours		12

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 8
KSS 429	Marketing in Sport, Recreation and Events	3
REC 477	Internship	12
Unrestricted Elective		0-3
Total Credit Hours		15

¹

ACCT 311 for Management Track, JMC 112 for Sport Media  Track, or REC 215 Recreation Track

²

MKT 300 for Management Track or JMC 226 for Sport Media Track

³

Management Track and Recreation Track

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Sport Theory Class for Sport Media Track or REC 321 for Recreation Track

⁵

KSS 403 for Management Track, JMC 219 for Sport Media Track, or REC 475 for Recreation Track

⁶

MGT 380 for Management Track, KSS 265 for Recreation Track, or JMC 330 for Sport Media Track

⁷

MGT 493 for Management Track, JMC 265 for Sport Media Track, or KSS 121 for Recreation Track