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Business Administration - Sport Management

Program Codes: ASBUSSM
Associate of Science

The Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration, Sport Management Concentration offers a sequence of courses that prepares students for entry- level positions in the sports industry. Possible career paths will include areas such as: Personal Trainer, Intercollegiate Athletics, Community-Based Sport Programs, Sport Marketing and Promotion, and Corporate Fitness Programs. Students are exposed to the fundamentals of Accounting, Economics, Management, Marketing, Strength and Conditioning, First Aid, Officiating, and topics in Professional, Collegiate, and Recreational Athletics.

Our unique Coaching Techniques course covers the fundamentals of coaching (with a focus on youth and interscholastic sports) to prepare you for a coaching position after graduation. You will develop the skills and character traits to become a better coach while also investigating contemporary issues and problems with coaching. You will also get real-world coaching experience in 10 to 15 hours of work alongside actual coaches in the MNE athletics program. Students will have the opportunity to earn 11 certificates from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the PIAA.

 

Program Outcomes:

• Demonstrate knowledge and functions of accounting.

• Demonstrate knowledge and functions of management.

• Demonstrate knowledge and functions of marketing.

• Demonstrate knowledge and functions of economics.

• Demonstrate proficiency in computer applications.

• Demonstrate specialized knowledge in concentration courses.

Program Requirements:

A minimum of 60 credits is required for the completion of this Associate degree program. Students must earn an overall 2.0 GPA along with a minimum grade of a 2.0 in all concentration required courses. Any concentration required course(s) with a grade less than a 2.0 must be repeated.

REACH (AS)
Mercyhurst - Associate Science REACH
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I: FINANCIAL
Course Code:
ACCT 101
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:

This course introduces the basics of financial accounting for business enterprises with a focus on accounting for corporations. Topics include the theory of the financial accounting principles that guide the preparation of financial accounting information and the role of accounting in capital markets as well as the ethical standards imposed on accountants. The course provides a thorough review of the accounting cycle and the operating areas of the balance sheet with special focus on how accounting transactions affect the financial statements and analysis of financial statement information.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
ACCT 101
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I: FINANCIAL
3
MACROECONOMICS
Course Code:
ECON 105
Course Group(s):
CONTEXTS AND SYSTEMS
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:
A study of mixed capitalism in aggregate form designed to provide the student with a knowledge of the American economic system. Topics include the causes of recession, unemployment, inflation and the uses of fiscal and monetary policies. 3 credits.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
ECON 105
MACROECONOMICS
3
MICROECONOMICS
Course Code:
ECON 106
Course Group(s):
CONTEXTS AND SYSTEMS
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:
A course emphasizing the economic activities of individual consumers and producers. Topic coverage includes demand-supply analysis, the costs of production and price and output determination by the market structure.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
ECON 106
MICROECONOMICS
3
INTRODUCTION TO EVENT MANAGEMENT
Course Code:
HMC 205
Course Group(s):
HM ELECTIVES & CONCENTRATION COURSES
Active Term:
Fall Term
/ All Years
Course Description:
HMC 205 is a comprehensive analysis of the meetings and convention industry. Each market segment is examined in depth and its relationship to other segments is explored. How the meetings and conventions business contributes to hospitality profitability are analyzed. Each student will be given the opportunity to practice event planning by developing a special event contract. Site selection, room setup, food and beverage requirements, and attendee expectations are identified.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
HMC 205
INTRODUCTION TO EVENT MANAGEMENT
3
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Course Code:
HRMG 206
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:

Examination of the basic personnel processes involved in the selection, development, and maintenance of human resources. Emphasis on managerial and legal requirements.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Prerequisites:

MGMT 120

x
HRMG 206
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
3
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Course Code:
MGMT 120
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:
An introduction designed to provide a basic understanding of the principles, concepts and functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling with an emphasis on managing and being managed.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
MGMT 120
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
3
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
Course Code:
MKTG 162
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:
A broad study of the field of marketing from a managerial and analytical perspective. Emphasis is on demand analysis, need satisfaction, strategic planning, product development, distribution channels, promotions, and price determination.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
MKTG 162
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
3
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
Course Code:
PSYC 235
Course Group(s):
HUMANS IN CONNECTION
Active Term:
Spring Term
/ Odd Years
Course Description:

This course examines the application of psychological principles to sports and to athletes of all levels. Topics include: performance enhancement (i.e, mental imagery, self-talk), promoting well-being (i.e., the "recreational athlete"), psychopathology in sport and exercise (i.e., eating disorders), working with special populations (i.e., children, elite athletes, college athletes), and education and training for a career in sport psychology (i.e., graduate training, relevant work experience).

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
PSYC 235
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
3
INTRO TO SPORT INDUSTRY
Course Code:
SBM 100
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:
Sport has grown and spread throughout the world and has developed into a complex, extensive and highly distinct structure and organizational process. This course will explore the many components of Sport Business Management that are present in this academic field. This class will bridge these two areas together in such a way that the student will understand clearly what the Sport Business Industry is all about. Sport Business is far more than people liking sport. 3 credits.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
SBM 100
INTRO TO SPORT INDUSTRY
3
SPORT MARKETING & PROMOTION
Course Code:
SBM 210
Active Term:
Fall Term
/ All Years
Course Description:
The course provides practitioners the tools necessary to survive in the legal and ethical framework of the sport industry. Sport managers will establish a foundation of the legal aspects ranging from risk management, gender equity, and antitrust law. Basic concepts of ethics and morality will be discussed to assist in developing an ethical perspective of sport managers.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Prerequisites:
MKTG-162 SBM-100
x
SBM 210
SPORT MARKETING & PROMOTION
3
LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN SPORT
Course Code:
SBM 220
Active Term:
Spring Term
/ All Years
Course Description:
This course applies basic marketing principles to the sport industry. An examination of the current environment of the sport industry will include: tactics, strategies and examples of sport industry organizations use of marketing.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
SBM 220
LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN SPORT
3
SPECIAL TOPICS:PRACTICAL APPS SBM
Course Code:
SBM 230
Active Term:
Fall Term
/ All Years
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
SBM 230
SPECIAL TOPICS:PRACTICAL APPS SBM
3
BUSINESS STATISTICS I
Course Code:
STAT 135
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:

Application of statistical techniques to business problems. Includes descriptive statistics, business forecasting, statistical inference, and regression. Computer software is used in this course. The goal is to introduce students to a new way of thinking about data, and to help them gain an understanding of how to use, communicate, and interpret statistics in a variety of business contexts. Offered fall and spring semesters.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
x
STAT 135
BUSINESS STATISTICS I
3
Two (2) Business electives required (6 credits)
CELLULAR&MOLECULAR BIO
Course Code:
BIO 142
Course Group(s):
ANALYTICAL, CHEMISTRY MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:

Introduction to the biology of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including the structure and function of membranes and organelles, especially mitochondria and chloroplasts. Also included are studies of the molecular structure and function of DNA, with emphasis on the organization of the eukaryotic genome, transcription and translation.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Corequisites:

BIO 143

x
- -
ELECTIVE
3
CELLULAR&MOLECULAR BIO
Course Code:
BIO 142
Course Group(s):
ANALYTICAL, CHEMISTRY MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES
Active Term:
All Terms
/ All Years
Course Description:

Introduction to the biology of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including the structure and function of membranes and organelles, especially mitochondria and chloroplasts. Also included are studies of the molecular structure and function of DNA, with emphasis on the organization of the eukaryotic genome, transcription and translation.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Corequisites:

BIO 143

x
- -
ELECTIVE
3
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