Minors
The Sport Management Department offers a Coaching Minor and a Sports Communication Minor.
Coaching Minor
Students enrolled in the Coaching minor are provided with the option to acquire ASEP (American Sports Education Program) Coaching Certification; a certification that fulfills the coaching education requirement of most high schools nationwide. The Coaching minor program is designed to prepare graduates to coach in a variety of settings. These include schools, public agencies and youth organizations. The coaching minor emphasizes coaching theory, psychology, medical and nutritional concerns, risk management and skills development.
Minor Requirements:
14 credits
| AT 220 | Techniques of Emergency Care | 3 |
| SPSC 104 | Principles and Problems of Coaching | 3 |
| SPSC 205 | Principle of Strength Training and Conditioning | 3 |
| SPSC 213 | Coaching Practicum | 2 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| COM 203 |
Effective Speaking | 3 |
| SPSC 211 | Introduction to Personal Training | 3 |
| PYSC 240 | Psychology of Sport | 3 |
| SMGT 101 | Sport and Society | 3 |
| SMGT 202 |
Ethics in Sport | 3 |
| SMGT 201 | Legal Aspects of Sport | 3 |
| SMGT 304 | Sports Information and Communication | 3 |
Sports Communication Minor
A Sports Communication Minor provides students the opportunity to deepen their understanding and expertise in an additional area of study. A 2.0 [C] average must be maintained within a Minor program of study in order to receive the Minor, with some programs having additional earned-grade requirements.
Minor Requirements:
18 credits
| COM 101 | Understanding Mass Media | 3 |
| SMGT 102 | Introduction to Sport Management | 3 |
Choose one of the following:
| COM 205 | Media Ethics and Society | 3 |
| SMGT 202 | Ethics in Sport AI (ME) | 3 |
Choose three of the following courses:
At least one course must be a COM course; at least one course must be a SMGT course.
SMGT courses:
| SMGT 101 | Sport and Society | 3 |
| SMGT 201 | Legal Aspects of Sport | 3 |
| SMGT 204 | History of Sport | 3 |
| SMGT 302 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
| SMGT 304 | Sport Information and Communication | 3 |
| PSYCH 240 | Sport Psychology | 3 |
COM courses:
| COM 204 |
Professional Communication | 3 |
| COM 208 | Introduction to Public Relations | 3 |
| COM 209 | Journalism | 3 |
| COM 213 | Writing for Public Relations | 3 |
| COM 215 | Introduction to Radio Production | 3 |
| COM 217 |
Introduction to Video Production | 3 |
| COM 218 | Digital Video Editing | 3 |
| COM 221 | Introduction to ADV | 3 |
| COM 304 | TV Studio Production | 3 |
| COM 312 | Advanced Radio Production | 3 |
| COM 313 |
Advanced Video Production | 3 |
| COM 314 | Magazine and Feature Writing | 3 |
| COM 317 | Media Relations | 3 |
| COM 319 | ADV Planning: Media Campaigns | 3 |
