51°΅Νψ

As a 51°΅Νψ Sport Leadership and Management (SLAM) student, your education prepares you for a variety of careers in the $500 billion global sports industry. The B.S. with a major in Sport Leadership and Management provides you with a comprehensive education by building a solid foundation in the management, financial, marketing, law, and leadership functions of the sport industry, fifteen (15) credits towards a minor in Business Administration, and at least two-hundred and forty (240) hours of experiential learning through internships, industry-based guest speakers, site visits, and applied projects. The SLAM program trains students to develop a mastery of the sport industry landscape in an effort to find their place within it and demonstrate critical thinking to address current problems, innovate to create timely solutions, exhibit leadership qualities to inspire colleagues, and exercise both hard and soft skills to expand their roles, improve their organizations, and make the sport industry better overall.

• The Sport Leadership and Management major requires successful completion of eleven (11) industry-specific courses (thirty-three (33) credits) that enable students to develop hard and soft skills and engage with contemporary issues, practitioners, and best practices to better position one’s self for post-graduate success.
• The Sport Leadership and Management major affords the successful student fifteen (15) credits towards a Minor in Business Administration.
• The Sport Leadership and Management major provides students with the opportunity to pursue additional coursework that aligns with their personal and professional goals by enrolling in a variety of pre-established elective courses (six (6) credits). Thus, students can take multiple courses in a variety of areas to continue the development of hard and/or soft skills, including but not limited to data science, graphic design, public speaking, sport media, and, of course, additional internship credits or SLAM travel courses to supplement their major coursework. Or, if students wish, they can allocate six (6) of their general elective credits towards a second major, such as one in the College of Business, or minor, such as the coaching minor.

The Sport Leadership and Management major requires students to fulfill a minimum of two hundred and forty (240) hours, or a maximum of four-hundred and eighty (480) hours, of experiential learning through internships after completing their first year. Internships are established by working with our Internship Coordinator and are uniquely tailored to align with each student's career goals (minimum six (6) credits).