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Sports Culture and Management Minor

What is a Minor in Sports Culture and Management?

Passionate about the relationship between community and sport? Curious about how different disciplines approach sports studies? A minor in Sports Culture and Management explores the connections between sports, media, business, culture, and society. Students examine sport through interdisciplinary perspectives while building skills in communication, leadership, analytics, management, and community engagement.

Curriculum

What You'll Study

Students complete coursework in sports media, management, and culture before selecting electives in areas such as sports analytics, economics, history, communication, and sports science. The minor concludes with either a research-based capstone or an internship experience.

Possible areas of study include:

  • Sports media and journalism
  • Event and facility management
  • Sports analytics and statistics
  • Sports economics
  • Sports history and culture
  • Sports science and performance
  • Community engagement and leadership

Pathways Core Concepts

  • 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
  • 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
  • 5A - Advanced/Applied Quantitative and Computational Thinking
  • 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts

This minor is part of the Pathways to General Education.


18 hrs
Total Credit Hours


 

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