The mission of the Cumberland University Sport Management program is to prepare students for a career in the sport industry. Graduates in our program will represent excellence in Sport Management education as required by key content areas of the Common Professional Component (CPC) prescribed by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), a commission of the North American Society of Sport Management (NASSM).
Degree Requirements
Area I - Foundation Skills - 3 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 3 |
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area I - Mathematics - 3-4 hours
Choose one from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours
| CIS 170 | Introduction to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
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| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - The Arts - 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours
Choose two from the following:
| ANTH 210/SOC 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ECON 241 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | or | |
| ECON 242 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 200 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| POLSC 223 | Introduction to American National Government & Politics | 3 |
| | or | |
| POLSC 224 | Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| | or | |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| | or | |
| SOC 223 | Social Problems | 3 |
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| SOC 243 | Peoples and Cultures of the World in Sociological Perspective | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one sequence from the following:
| HIS 111 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 112 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose two different science disciplines from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Sport Management - 27 hours
| SM 201 | Introduction to Sport Management | 3 |
| SM 317 | Sport Law | 3 |
| SM 362 | Sport Ethics | 3 |
| SM 373 | Sport Enterprise | 3 |
| SM 392 | Sport Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| SM 402 | Administration of Health, Physical Education & Athletic Programs | 3 |
| SM 407 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
| SM 408 | Sport Leadership and Governance | 3 |
| SM 409 | Facility Planning & Design in Recreation & Sports Administration | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Other required courses - 11 hours
Choose one:
AND choose all of the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Internship Requirements - 10 hours
Students majoring in Sport Management must complete a 10 hours of internship credit. Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Business Core for Sport Management - 9 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
General Electives required - 18-23 hours