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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide "product-oriented" experiential opportunities for in-depth development and refinement of operational skills needed to successfully complete a capstone internship experience and to succeed in entry level event and facility management career opportunities.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to develop a solid understanding of the methods and techniques associated with the design of strength and conditioning programs to enhance human performance in sport. The use of different resistance modalities typically used to improve muscular endurance and muscular strength will be considered as well as plyometric programming, speed and agility drills and programming and the injury prevention effects of appropriate training. Emphasis will be placed on proper form and utilization of various workout designs to meet the unique needs of athletes of all ages. Practical experience in resistance training programming will be an integral part of this course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth study and application of skills necessary for coaches and athletic/sport administrators. Students will examine instructional strategies, skill and tactical analyses, organization and administration, evaluation techniques and management strategies of athletic programs.
  • 3.00 Credits

    experience under the supervision of a school, fitness or recreation facility or community professional for one semester. Students will apply their knowledge and skills of coaching and fitness in a real-life situation. Student will work with a sport team or fitness/recreational organization for a minimum of one hundred hours. The field experience will provide the opportunity for students to practice, integrate, and apply coaching and fitness methods and principles. The experience is related to but differs from classroom learning in that students will apply their knowledge and skills of coaching and fitness in real-life situations.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to address the magnitude of global expansion and development of sports. It provides an introduction to business opportunities and barriers in the global marketplace. Special attention is devoted to contrasting the US sport industry with international markets. The topics address major social, cultural, ethical, and business issues facing international sport business.
  • 6.00 - 12.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide a capstone sport/recreation field experience. Students will apply and refine knowledge and skills requisite to entry-level event and facility operations while participating in the activities of an established professional organization. May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is intended to prepare the student with knowledge and skills basic to the field of personal fitness training. Areas of educational development will include basic human anatomy, physiology, risk management, legal liability, fitness program development and evaluation. A student who successfully completes this training, combined certifications in CPR and First Aid, will be positioned to participate in a certification exam that may lead to the acquisition of a certificate in Personal Fitness Training. This course includes an entrepreneurial focus.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with an opportunity for in-depth study of topics of current interest in the field of Leisure and Sport Studies. The format for the course will vary to best address educational goals as they relate to the selected topic. Students may register for this course more than one time, up to a maximum of six semester hours or credits, provided the same topic is not repeated.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to assist students in becoming thoughtful professionals who understand the purpose and value of academic research, in developing knowledge of conceptual foundations and methodological tools of quantitative and qualitative research, and in applying these skills to the field of sport management.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Independent Study provides an opportunity for individuals to pursue scholarly activity in an area pertinent to the discipline of Sport Management not covered within a regularly offered undergraduate course in Sport Management. Credit for the course may be scheduled for one to three semester hours in a single semester for no more than three credits of independent study overall. Permission of the faculty member instructing the independent study as well as that of the departmental chair of the degree program or certification area is required.