SPM 2000 – Introduction to Sports Management 

About The Course

The sport industry is an ever-evolving field of study with a diverse landscape of career and management opportunities. The foundation of the management skills and practices learned in this field are applicable to a variety of businesses and organizational needs. This course serves as an introduction to the field of sport management, offering a diversity of information pertaining to the history and foundations of sport management, the differing levels of sport (e.g., youth, recreation, amateur and professional), the various sport industry segments, international sport, and current ethical and social issues in sport. 

Course Goals

At the end of this course, students will be expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes in content, communication and critical thinking: 

• Demonstrate a strong knowledge foundation of the sport industry on which to build through upper level UF Sport Management courses. 
• Identify and explain all segments of the sport industry, both in the US and internationally. 
• Apply managerial, marketing, financial, sociological, and legal principles to the management of sport facilities, events, and organizations. 
• Discuss the current status and various challenges of sport at the recreational, youth, interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional, and international levels. 
• Explain key components of the expanding field of sport event management. 

Satisfied High School Graduation Requirement Subject: Elective (GE)

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