Sport Management Major

Degree Requirements

All students are required to complete overall degree requirements in addition to their major.  Please see Degree Completion Requirements for full details for students entering in the 2024-2025 catalog year. 

Those students who started at Hiram prior to the 2024-2025 academic year will follow the Degree Requirements outlined in your catalog of record.

Major Requirements

Students may only double major in two disciplines from the Scarborough School of Business & Communication with permission from the program faculty. Students must develop a proposal to outline how they will achieve breadth of knowledge in the two disciplines chosen.

Core Sport Management Courses  

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ACCT 22500	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING:CA	4
MGMT 11800	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR:CA	4
MKTG 15500	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING:CA	4
SPMT 10100	INTRO TO SPORT MANAGEMENT 1	4
SPMT 20200	CAREERS IN SPORT MGMT	1
SPMT 22000	PRINCIPLES COACH/LEADERSHIP	4
SPMT 30100	HIST/PHIL OF SPORT IN US	3
SPMT 32000	SPORT IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY:UD	3
SPMT 35000	LEGAL&ETHIC ASPECT OF SPORT:ES	4
SPMT 40500	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT 1	4
Sport Management Electives
9 or more credit hours (at least 3 hours at the 30000 level); students may take only one elective without the SPMT designation		9
Total Hours		44

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Students must earn a C- or better for this course to count toward the completion of the major/minor. 

Students must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better in the  major.

Sport Management Capstone Experience

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SPMT 49800	INTERNSHIP (Beginning Internship)	1-6
or SPMT 29800	FIELD EXPERIENCE
SPMT 49800	INTERNSHIP (Senior Internship)	1-6
SPMT 48000	SENIOR SEMINAR (3 credits)	3
Total Hours		5-15

Pathway

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall 12 Week		Hours
UCS 10101	FIRST-YEAR ENDURING QUESTIONS	4
SPMT 10100	INTRO TO SPORT MANAGEMENT	4
Hiram Core Requirement		4
	Hours	12
Fall 3 Week
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		3-4
	Hours	3-4
Spring 12 Week
UCS 20201	ADDRESSING URGENT QUESTIONS	4
ACCT 22500	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING:CA	4
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
	Hours	12
Spring 3 Week
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		3-4
	Hours	3-4
Second Year
Fall 12 Week
MKTG 15500	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING:CA	4
SPMT 20200	CAREERS IN SPORT MGMT	1
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
	Hours	13
Fall 3 Week
SPMT 30100	HIST/PHIL OF SPORT IN US	3
	Hours	3
Spring 12 Week
Sport Management Track-specific Course		4
MGMT 11800	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR:CA	4
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
	Hours	12
Spring 3 Week
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		3-4
	Hours	3-4
Third Year
Fall 12 Week
SPMT 22000	PRINCIPLES COACH/LEADERSHIP	4
SPMT 49800	INTERNSHIP (Beginning Internship)	1
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
	Hours	13
Fall 3 Week
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		3-4
	Hours	3-4
Spring 12 Week
UCS 30301	URGENT CHALLENGE SEMINAR:TT	4
SPMT 35000	LEGAL&ETHIC ASPECT OF SPORT:ES	4
Sport Management Elective Course		4
	Hours	12
Spring 3 Week
SPMT 32000	SPORT IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY:UD	3
	Hours	3
Fourth Year
Fall 12 Week
SPMT 49800	INTERNSHIP	1
Sport Management Elective Course		4
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
	Hours	13
Fall 3 Week
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		3-4
	Hours	3-4
Spring 12 Week
SPMT 48000	SENIOR SEMINAR	3
SPMT 40500	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT	4
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		4
	Hours	11
Spring 3 Week
Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or Minor Course		3
	Hours	3
	Total Hours	122-127