Sport Management Major

Interested in putting your determination and drive to work in the sport industry? Judson's newly-modified Sport Management major incorporates courses in facility and event management, economics, marketing, accounting, finance, leadership, and technology to provide a cutting-edge foundation full of competencies that future employers will demand. The revised core also allows plenty of elective space for students to pursue a minor related to their personal interests and career goals. Our graduates are working across the country and overseas in the areas of sport facility management, sport retailing, sport information, sports marketing, sales, and more.

Program Goals

Students majoring in Sport Management will:

• Develop, both personally and professionally, into well-educated, ethical, competent sport management professionals
• Understand and be prepared to deal effectively with critical issues in a changing global environment
• Be able to connect key concepts related to the historical, sociological, and psychological foundations of sport
• Demonstrate competency in the foundations of sport management including but not limited to management concepts, governance and policy, and international sport
• Demonstrate competency in the functions of sport management including but not limited to operations, marketing, communication, and finance
• Demonstrate competency in skills, knowledge, and abilities related to the environment of sport management including but not limited to legal and ethical aspects, diversity, and technology
• Engage in experiential learning designed to promote relevant career experience
• Synthesize and apply knowledge gained through their curricular coursework with a capstone experience
• Reflect on the Christian faith’s implications as applied to life, work, and learning

Note: Across the curriculum, these learning objectives will be purposefully embedded into course content through creative pedagogies, interactive discussions, reflective assignments/assessments, and experiential learning. The assumed foundational content knowledge that should exist in each graduate through the calculated scope and sequence of all course objectives will be augmented by an overall emphasis on professionalism as it applies to communication, ethics, and technology.

Important Notes

40% of major requirements must be completed at Judson.
40% of major requirements must be upper division.

Gen Eds Required by Major

• ESS395 ESS Practicum (1 c.h.) (fulfills Gen Ed GEN301 requirement)

Major Requirements

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Sport Management majors should register for ESS393 ESS Colloquium (0 c.h.) each of their last four semesters. Exception: ESS393 ESS Colloquium (0 c.h.) may be waived by the ESS Chair the last semester if incompatible with ESS Internship.

Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management (Four-Year Plan)

Academic planning is the student's responsibility. This Graduation Plan is designed to be a guide to assist students as they plan their course selections. This is only a suggested schedule, and is not a substitute for a student's Advising Worksheet, nor the Program Requirements in the Judson University Catalog. Actual course selections should be made with the advice and approval of an academic advisor. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time at which they entered the institution. Course requirements and sequencing may vary with AP courses, transfer courses, English/math placement, or other conditions.

A full-time course load for undergraduate students is 12-18 credits per semester. Illinois residents receiving state aid should register for 15 hours per semester.

In addition to the courses below, chapel is required for all traditional full-time students (i.e., those taking 12 or more credit hours), both residents and commuters. This course counts as 1 credit towards a student's full-time status within the term, but does not earn credits towards graduation.

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First-time students (those entering college directly from high school) should take GEN101; transfer students should take ESS101

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If course is full, may be swapped with another general education course in the spring semester.

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Sport Management majors should register for ESS393 ESS Colloquium each of their last four semesters. Exception: ESS393 may be waived by the ESS Chair the last semester if incompatible with ESS Internship.

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Internship may be taken in fall or spring semester; students should discuss options with their advisor.